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iPhone Cinematography

"The technology has changed. The craft has not." We are joined by cinematographer and educator Bill Kerrigan to discuss the massive shift toward "iPhone Cinematography." With global experience shooting in over 40 countries, Bill saw early on how smartphones could revolutionize production—leading him to found the iPhone Cinematography Facebook Group. Today, he leads this community of over 18,000 filmmakers as they develop tested, professional workflows for the modern era. We look at the decentralized future of filmmaking, the evolution of mobile workflows, and how Bill's community is leading the charge. Submit your questions anytime https://www.askofficehours.global Join our global community https://officehours.global

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Bit

A Bit is a binary digit from the Tron franchise that is represented by a white polyhedral shape, which is a compound of dodecahedron and icosahedron. It was only capable of providing yes or no answers to any question. Despite this, it still managed to convey emotion and other levels of complexity. Physically, Bit was represented within the movie by a blue polyhedral shape that morphed between the compound of dodecahedron and icosahedron and the small triambic icosahedron (the first...

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Prolost Watches went live yesterday. Today I released v1.0.1. The new features don't fit on a single screen.

I mean it's one movie Michael, what could it cost, two pings?

If you made it "with a single prompt," you didn't make it.

Stu Maschwitz @prolost.com · 4mo ago

Did you know legendary sound designer Randy Thom has a blog?

Painkillers Instead of Diagnosis … The Evils of Temp Music

For decades, temp music tracks have been defended as a “necessary evil” in film editing. A shortcut to convey emotional tone and pacing before a composer enters. But this supposed necessity crumble…

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YouTube saw what Netflix did to their Apple TV user experience and said hold my beer.

Stu Maschwitz @prolost.com · 4mo ago

After being rejected from the App Store, I had an unscratched itch to ship a native iPhone app. Prolost Watches is an iPhone app for managing your watch collection. It’s part database, part journal; designed for the detail-obsessed mind of the watch fanatic.

Prolost Watches — Prolost

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Stu Maschwitz @prolost.com · 5mo ago

Maxon Autograph: Compositing and Motion Graphics, Free for Individual Use prolost.com/blog/autograph

Maxon Autograph — Prolost

Today Maxon announced the return of Autograph , a modern compositing and motion graphics tool. Autograph is incredibly powerful, and it’s been a thrill to work with the original creators to fold it ...

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Stu Maschwitz @prolost.com · 6mo ago

Prolost Beta members are measuring 1 ½ times and cutting once today.

Prolost Fraction Calculator in its native habitat.

I’ll take Prompts that Will be Ignored for 500 Alex.

Many good questions! For the purposes of this conversation, try to keep your replies to roughly the same length as my prompts. That will help me keep ideas straight. I have ADHD, and when you throw 100 things at me I get overwhelmed.

John Voorhees@johnvoorhees.macstories.net · 9mo ago

If my Drinking Buddy post left you with questions about vibe-coding, App Store rejections, the role of Shortcuts in an AI-future, and what exactly is possible today using various AI app-creation tools, I highly recommend the latest episode of @appstories.macstories.net.

Stu Maschwitz's experience vibe-coding an app is exactly the sort of thing @viticci.macstories.net and I talk about on @appstories.macstories.net this week. It parallels our experience and has profound implications for the future of apps. More on @macstories.net: www.macstories.net/linked/how-s...

Red Giant @maxonredgiant.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Chad's got a nifty tutorial for you on our main feature in last week's release! ▶️ https://maxonvfx.com/4iC97nB

Presenter Chad Perkins in front of text saying "What's New in Red Giant Dec 2025" and a motion graphics computer interface.

My App Will Harm You Physically, Using Math prolost.com/blog/drinkin...

My App Will Harm You Physically, Using Math — Prolost

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Kinda crazy deal on the PYXIS 6K right now. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/18...

Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Cinema Box Camera (Leica L)

Buy Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Cinema Box Camera (Leica L) featuring Full Frame 6K Sensor, Up to 6K36 fps Open Gate / 6K Anamorphic, 13-Stop Dynamic Range, Dual-Native ISO, Leica L Lens Mount, 4" HDR ...

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When the photo disproves the title.

This is a screen capture from an actual app! Right now Prolost Beta subscribers are testing VECTATE, a vector-graphics fidget toy/sketchpad for iPhone.

Insufferable font nerds, test your mettle: type.method.ac

Kern Type

A game to learn how to kern type

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Finding new ways to be back on my BS