Kris Khaira

Every release of FFmpeg is a step closer towards creating alternative video networks to YouTube and having people avoid putting all of their eggs in one basket. So it’s good news then that FFmpeg 0.5 has just been released. Major changes include more support for Real, AAC and WMV9. Centralization of video sharing over the Web faces problems when countries only have to block a few video sharing sites to prevent access to human rights related videos, YouTube being the most popular, of course. In fact, YouTube themselves have been involved in the censorship of politically critical videos.

Check out this kung fu short film called The Sacred Heart. It was shot on a mobile phone and is the first episode from the Motoreel Phone Films series that was produced by Motorola to encourage people to shoot with their mobile phones. Mobile phones have always had inferior video recording features but this film seems to exploit that to give it a vintage feel. All of the sound effects are also edited in. It’s making me think of possibilities…

Watch the rest of the Motoreel Phone Series:

• Episode 2: Planning Your Film
• Episode 3: Camera Techniques
• Episode 4: Special Effects & Stunts
• Episode 5: Editing and Sound