Free/Cheap iPhone apps for Directors

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jghenderson

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Hey everyone. So i finally got rid of my crap Blackberry and got an iPhone. I am looking for any apps that can help me in my directing. I've heard a lot of good things about Artemis, but the $30 price tag seems a bit steep for an app. (I might get it anyway if it's really so good). Otherwise i'm looking for apps that are either free or pretty cheap. Anything from shot lists, viewfinder, storyboard, etc. Something to help organize and streamline my Directing while on set. I have two shoots coming up in the next few weeks and would love to give the apps a test drive!
 
jghenderson said:
Hey everyone. So i finally got rid of my crap Blackberry and got an iPhone. I am looking for any apps that can help me in my directing. I've heard a lot of good things about Artemis, but the $30 price tag seems a bit steep for an app. (I might get it anyway if it's really so good). Otherwise i'm looking for apps that are either free or pretty cheap. Anything from shot lists, viewfinder, storyboard, etc. Something to help organize and streamline my Directing while on set. I have two shoots coming up in the next few weeks and would love to give the apps a test drive!
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"Filmic Pro" is handy to have on your iphone for any unexpected clips that you want to shoot (it will match your frame rate etc). Handy for those 'found-footage' moments anyway.
"DSLR ToolKit" is fairly handy, as it has a number of different functions (such as a viewfinder, clapperboard, shot log, DOF calculator, spirit level, daylight times etc). As the title says, its aimed at DSLR shooters.
"Flashlight" is handy for making an impromptu portable light from your phone in a confined space (it has many different colors available, strobes, you can increase/decrease brightness etc). Obviously its a weak light, but its handy as a light in a car dashboard highlighting the driver, for instance.

Artemis is meant to be good, but you should note that the camera on the iphone is a limitation on how wide the viewfinder can work - in other words the iphone camera is physically not wide enough to show representations of some wide angle lenses. So with the DSLR Toolkit viewfinder you are not able to go wider than 23mm with a APC size sensor - I guess Artemis is restricted by the same physical limitation of the iphone camera. So it doesent work well with ultra wide angle views, but fine for everything else.
 
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