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Mobile phones havetransormed rom acommunication device to alens-based media. Over thelast decade mobile lmmakinghas evolved rom undergroundand art house into an egalitarianmoving-image practice.Everyday we carry the toolsaround to potentially produceeature lms. In an internationalcontext, mobile lm can provideaccess to lmmaking and videoproduction or a new generationo lmmakers. For localcommunities, mobile deviceshave the potential to engageaudiences all around Wellingtonand beyond Aotearoa. Mobiledevices can enable oneto see the world rom newviewpoints and angles. Thebeauty o mobile lmmaking isexposed through the creativeexploration o lmmaking andits break rom establishedrules and conventions.While mobile cameraphones were never intendedor lmmaking when they rstappeared, the current third (orourth) generation o smartphones are oten equippedwith high denition video.The very rst pioneeringmobile short and eaturelms, which were producedrom 2004-2007, explored the
Experiencing the world in a mobile way
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