Making a Film on an iPhone

With advent of a technological advancement at the end of last decade it has since became possible to create films with actual decent quality allowing acclaimed director Park Chan Woot of Oldboy fame to direct his short film 'Paranmanjang' completely using the handheld device. Since then even film festivals have also began to pop up.

It's simple enough really, you just use the camera act and slide it into the video position. Also when you're filming be sure to always keep your camera in either horizontal or vertical positions as anything in between won't be particularly 'TV-Friendly'. If you find yourself filming in a darkly lit location the camera's flash can also act as a lighting device. This is represented by the lightning bolt in the upper left corner of the screen. Though personally I feel if you use this too much it will lessen its effect on the audience. For adjusting the focus you need only to simply tap the where you wish it to become sharper. With this the obvious choice next to record is to simply tap the record symbol.

For editing you can perform basic edits right from the phone itself by dragging the film strip at the top of your finished video and selecting the beginning and ending points. However if you wish to carry out a more thorough edit your best option would probably be to download the app known as 'iMovie' which currently costs £2.99 on iTunes but it allows for many more advanced options to customise your film. Then when you feel you have completed the work on your film, many choose to upload their finished products to video-sharing websites such as Youtube but it has been thought of to be more professional to use Vimeo as a host for your talent instead recently.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D loses 30% in the ratings

Originally I was admittedly looking forward to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. however it appears the general consensus agrees with me that the TV Series is underwhelming as the obligatory ratings drop from the series premiere has dropped hard. Originally opening with more than 20 Million Viewers, the show was highly anticipated because of the spin-off connection from The Avengers and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The second episode which aired on the series' usual timespot of 8pm on tuesdays suffered a 34% ratings lose from the premiere.

Personally I attribute this to the show's lackluster direction, It generally just does not feel very engaging and I found myself particularly bored throughout it, this is even worse because in my opinion the Pilot episode feels very cliché in the scenes where the team is first rounded up. One element which is at least slightly interesting is the development of the Extremis storyline from Iron Man 3. I hope in the rest of the show's lifespan it continues to use the rich history of Marvel in its story lines and I believe it was a smart move to use a concept which had been featured in a movie previously, it's just a shame that there is not much creative spark to the series. It has so much potential which it squanders on trite storytelling and a lack of real energy to it.