Workshop: Smartphone Cinema

Christopher Cole spent years making films on iPhones at Apple. Now he teaches smartphone cinema at NYU. In the first part of this 90-minute masterclass, he introduces the principles behind cinematic mobile production — how to see the frame, manage light, and make decisions that the best phone cameras in the world can actually reward. Hands-on, intimate, and full.

The second half of Christopher Cole's masterclass moves from principles to production. Participants put what they've learned into practice, guided by someone who has been making the case for phone-first filmmaking long before it became mainstream. This is the session people will wish they'd been in.