The iPad and iPhone have taken the world by storm.
Only veryrecently have filmmakers started to see their potential in a productionenvironment.
The iPad has only been out a few months and we are alreadyseeing it used in some very creative ways.
For this feature we have rounded up some of the best and most usefulFilmmaking Apps
that our Deal Leader Steve Jobs has approved for theApp Store.
As more filmmakers explore the possibilities with thesepowerful mobile devices,
we are sure this list will continue to grow.
iMovieMake beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fun, feature-richvideo editing app only for iPhone 4.
Create a video postcard of yourday at the beach and publish it to the web — without ever leaving yourspot in the sand.
Or make a movie of your child’s birthday party andsend it to your parents — while the party is in full swing.
With iMoviefor iPhone, you can start several projects and finish them whenever youwant and wherever you are.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone 4. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
ReelDirectorFull-blown video editing for iPhone and iPad.
Compatible with HDvideo on iPhone 4! Just set Quality to “High 640×480″,
ReelDirectorwill NOT downsize if the first video added to project is HD.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.
DSLR SlateDSLR Slate is the perfect companion for the DSLR Filmmaker.
As aUniversal App, DSLR Slate runs natively on iPad, iPhone, and iPodTouch.
Designed for all needs from student to hollywood,
DSLR Slatewill be just as useful as the traditional film slate,
if not more.“Slating” shots has become standard practice on set and helpsstreamline shot logging and post production.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Movie Slate“Movie Slate is the the Rolls-Royce of iPad/iPhone clapboards” saysHandHeldHollywood.com.
Movie Slate a convenient, all-in-one digitalslate, clapper board, shot log,
and shot notepad— designed for use infilm, television, documentaries, music videos, and interviews.
Thisprofessional production tool is the easy way to log footage
and takenotes as you shoot— saving you valuable time later when capturing andediting footage.
At a mere fraction of a bulky digital clapperboard’scost, you’ll be saving money too.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Storyboard ComposerCinemek Storyboard Composer for iPhone and iPod Touch is a mobilestoryboard
and pre-visualization composer designed for Directors,Directors of Photography,
Producers, Writers, Animators, Art Directors,film students and anyone who wants to be able to visualize their story.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
pCAM Film+Digital CalculatorA Cinematography and Still Photography calculator for Photographers,Directors of Photography,
Camera Operators, Camera Assistants, VFXSupervisors, Script Supervisors, Gaffers, Grips,
Motion PictureEditors, Production Designers, Art Directors, Film and PhotographyStudents.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Action Log ProAction Log is a film and television logging tool, designed for useon location
or in a studio with up to 25 recording devices. At thetouch of a button
the logging system keeps track of all reel names andtimecodes for each recorded piece of action.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later.
ProPrompterMade by professional teleprompter manufacturer Bodelin Technologies,
ProPrompter software allows you to use your iPhone or iPod touch as asmooth scrolling professional teleprompter.
Scripts can be loaded viaemail copy/paste (OS3) or via the FREE ProPrompter Producer site
forunlimited script management and greater security than email or localnetworks.
Scripts can also be created directly in the application. Youcan also edit any script loaded in the ProPrompter software.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Teleprompt+ for iPadTeleprompt+ is a simple yet powerful professional teleprompter forthe iPad.
Perfect for presenters, lecturers, students, teachers,broadcasters, podcasters,
filmmakers, sales and marketingprofessionals, or anyone who would benefit
from having a powerfulvisual aid while engaged in a speaking activity.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.
ScreenplayBlack Mana Studios’ Screenplay is the world’s first fully-functionalmobile screenwriting application.
It allows professionals and hobbyistsalike to write complete movie and television screenplays directly onthe iPhone or iPod Touch.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Scripts ProScripts Pro is an easy-to-use screen writing application for theiPhone,
iPod Touch AND the first and last iPad screenwriting app you’llneed! Using a “TAB” button,
you can easily switch between each elementof the script. When writing in desktop screenplay programs,
you forgetabout the program all together and are focused entirely on writing yourstory.
The same thing is true with Scripts Pro because there is nocluttered interface or complex solutions to writing.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
FiRe – Field RecorderFiRe is the world’s first professional field recorder builtexclusively for iPhone and iPod touch,
brought to you by the minds atAudiofile Engineering. Combining powerful,
elegant and unclutteredaudio utilities with unparalleled technical support,
AudiofileEngineering is one of the most innovative and experienced audiosoftware developers for Mac OS X and the revolutionary iPhone.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.
PocketLDEnter any throw distance to determine beam/field diameter and fc/luxfor any selected fixture and lamp.
Over 1000 fixture/lamp combinationsare included in the library;
which can easily be modified and sortedinto Favorite Fixtures for quick recall.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
BeamCalcUse BeamCalc to calculate the geometry and photometrics of spotlightbeams.
Position and direct three light sources (chosen from theincluded library)
to determine lighting characteristics: elevationangle, beam and field pool width, illumination, shadow length.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Artemis RemoteArtemis Remote allows several people to monitor what Artemis isseeing through the camera
and even change lenses and save a picturetaken with the camera in the local iPad image gallery.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.
Sun Seeker: 3D Augmented Reality ViewerProvides both a FLAT VIEW COMPASS and an AUGMENTED REALITY CAMERA3-D VIEW
showing the solar path, its hour intervals, its winter andsummer solstice paths, rise and set times and more.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.
SMPTE Score HDSMPTE Score HD can calculate ALL relationship combinations of; SMPTEtimecode,
Tempo (beats per minute) and Score length (written measures).
SMPTE Score HD has the added features of a beginning and endingtimecode fields
which allow for many new possibilities of solving yourscoring needs.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.
RehearsalWant to learn your lines? This is the app for that. Rehearsal, isthe professional tool for actors
and other members of the productioncrew to organize their scripts for auditions and working on set.
Battletested in Hollywood by actors on shows like Heroes, LOST, DesperateHousewives, Psych, Gigantic and more.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
AJA DataCalcThe AJA DataCalc computes storage requirements for professionalvideo and audio media.
Designed for video professionals, thisapplication works with all the most popular industry video formats andcompression methods.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
ProRemoteProRemote is the World’s first 32 channel touch sensitive controlsurface that fits in the palm of your hand.
ProRemote allows you tocontrol your Audio applications wirelessly using your existing Wifinetwork.
Get realtime meter data and control your rig from across theroom with flying faders or across the planet!
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Final Cut Pro Field GuideMoviola’s Final Cut Pro Field Guide is a must-have for anyoneworking with Final Cut Pro- packed
with information on troubleshootinga wide range of issues; full editorial workflows for new
and emergingtechnologies including RED, P2 and HD DSLR cameras;
a searchablelisting of all Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts, and links to resources
from software to hardware to online forums to help an editor with anyscenario they face.
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
