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Reader Article Review: The Frugal Filmmaker

The Frugal Filmmaker helps create filming equipment without having to spend exorbitant funds. The article that I find the most reasonable for most students is the rig that can be created to an iPhone with an otterbox safety cover. Most student filmmakers rely largely on their phones, most notably the great camera resolution on the iPhone. In order to compensate for the fragility of the iPhone, the otterbox system is reputed to help protect the phone, however there is no tripod rig for the iPhone when the otterbox is installed. Frugal Filmmaker takes on the challenge to create a cheap alternative of the iPhone tripods that can be used with the otterbox. To do 
so, there are little adjustments necessary on the actual otterbox system. The most expensive equipment is the iPhone itself, but the filmic possibilities the installation enables balances the price. By simply adding a simple tripod mount to the belt clip of the otterbox and punching a hole for the camera, a simple yet effective mount for the iPhone is created. The iPhone’s venerability is therefore no longer a risk in the rough world of filmmaking. This and many other techniques are taught in the Frugal Filmmaker’s Youtube videos, that describe several ways to evade the steep price of film technical gear.