Welcome back to On The Fly with Jon Gill – this episode sponsored by FiLMiCPro!

..which is very exciting because two years ago this month I had a film in competition at FiLMiCFest as did my guest for this episode SJ van Breda with her film Jane Digby which is stunning.

SJ is a filmmaker from Durban, South Africa who specialises in short films captured using mobile phones. In this episode we pick apart some of the techniques and themes in her most recent award winning mini-doc “Symphony of Spheres” – a poetic documentary that captures the process and the world of South African abstract sculptor Brendon Edwards.

I strongly recommend you give it a watch before you listen to this episode, it’s just 5 minutes and an amazing piece of filmmaking by any measure!

We talk about some of the challenges involved with the lockdown but mostly her filmmaking philosophy and practice of piecing together her style of people-portraits through film, sound, music and visual effects… there’s lots to learn here.

WIN!

Win yourself a FiLMic App bundle and further your filmmaking journey… all you need is a phone (or tablet). 

Competition open to folks worldwide!

About our sponsor:

I’ve been using FiLMiC apps for over three years now and without any exaggeration it’s my go to app for shooting video on my phone. Built with the mobile creator in mind, the FiLMiC family of photo and video apps will help you make the best-looking content of your life! 

Simply put, FiLMiC puts you in full manual control of the camera on your phone. Colour balance, focus, exposure – not to mention a full range of filmic simulations that offer extremely accessible  cinematic quality to your work.

For the cinematographers out there FiLMiC Pro now offers full support for 10-bit SDR on iPhone 12 series and select Android mobile devices and ProRes capture on the new iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. 

So there’s never been a better time to give these apps a go as FiLMiC are offering bundles of their filmmaking apps to three lucky winner – just share this this episode on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn (remember to tag @OntheSuperFly, @FiLMiCPro and most importantly, #OnTheFlyPodcast otherwise I may not see your entry!). Winner will be announced on 30th October 2021.

Learn more about the FiLMiC family of apps at filmicpro.com

Next month I’ll be chatting to legendary helicopter stunt pilot Fred North – he’s responsible for some of the impossible aerial shots in franchises such as Fast and Furious, Mission Impossible and Bond, not to mention his ongoing collaboration with Michael Bay… say what you like about Michael Bay films but he loves an impossible helicopter shot!

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