BPS 401: iPhone Filmmaking & Cinematography with Jason Van Genderen

Today on the show I have iPhone filmmaking master and TEDTalk
Speaker Jason Van Genderen. I've wanted to have Jason on the
podcast for a long time. He is a true inspiration to anyone who
wants to pick up a camera and tell a story. He has made an industry
out of professional shooting with iPhones for corporate clients, on
commercials, music videos, and short films. Here's some more info
on our guest.No script, storyboard or crew. No exposure to focus
controls. A resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and a total memory of
just 160MB. 

That was Jason’s unexpected entry into the global filmmaking stage
back in 2008.‘Mankind is No Island’ went on to win numerous
prestigious accolades at film festivals around the globe and was
one of the very first exemplar films to champion a whole new
emerging medium of iPhone filmmaking.With screenings and awards
from Tropfest NY, Aspen Shortsfest, Palm Springs, San Francisco
Short Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival right
through to Sundance London, Jason’s made mobile stories that
matter, becoming an unexpected voice for marginalized or emerging
storytellers. It’s the very reason he proudly labels himself a
Filmbreaker.An equally passionate educator, Jason’s talks have
inspired audiences from TEDx Newy to the Aspen Ideas Festival; from
countless televisions, how appearances to keynote addresses at film
schools and festivals. His masterclass workshops continue to
inspire both beginners and seasoned professionals alike. Jason Van
Genderen has also consulted and collaborated with some of the
world’s largest imaging brands, from Sony and Nokia to Nikon and
currently Apple Australia. This year he also commenced an on-air
role presenting guest segments on Channel 7’s ‘Get Arty’ children
show, and has recently consulted to 7 West Media Group on broadcast
applications for smartphone technology.When your introduction to
puberty is selling pet rocks and wearing a back brace, you'd have
to hope that the ability to think creatively comes naturally. For
Jason, his life of creative problem solving was seeded by 20 years
hard labor in the advertising & design industry… before turning
his hand to short films. His reputation for quick thinking under
challenging circumstances saw him carve an early niche, being a
four-time winner in the 24-hour in-camera film festival The Shoot
Out.Always a custodian of content over craft, in 2008 he
experimented with filming on his mobile phone, making a short with
no script, storyboard, actors, narration or budget. ‘Mankind is no
Island' went on to win Tropfest NY and numerous other accolades
globally, by breaking every rule in the book. His unorthodox
approach to filtering story with low-tech simplicity has seen him
in demand internationally as a presenter on pocket
filmmaking.

There are NO MORE EXCUSES ANYMORE. You can tell your story with
what's in your pocket.

Enjoy my conversation with Jason Van Genderen.

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