Shooting, editing and sharing are easy, but it has some surprisingly professional depths to explore too. Originally focused on capturing video, MoviePro added editing features to make it a good all-round option for budding mobile film directors. But Boomerang is very inventive: it shoots 10 photos quickly from your front or rear camera, then turns them into a GIF-like looping clip.

Instagram has a number of spin-off apps, including Hyperlapse and Layout. Watch this Boomerang from Instagram preview. It’s been updated smartly for touchscreen devices though: editing together your videos, soundtracks and photos is a cinch. Pinnacle Studio Pro (iOS)Īnother powerful video-editing app which, like iMovie, has its roots on desktop computers. It’s an app for creating “lip dub” videos, where you mime along to famous songs and film/TV quotes, then share the results with friends – on social networks or (a recent addition) by messaging them within the app. Dubsmash (Android/iOS)Ī mobile craze in 2015, but Dubsmash has legs well into 2016. Splash is one of the first apps that helps you shoot 360-degree video to be watched on them, as well as shared with friends who can watch them without a headset. Virtual reality headsets, from Oculus Rift to Google Cardboard, are growing in popularity. Perfect for everyone from beginners to videography pros, it has bags of features – slo-mo, time-lapse, all manner of aspect-ratio options and even a vertical-orientation mode. Wherever you’re planning to edit your footage, FiLMiC Pro is one of the best apps to shoot it. Kids will get the hang of shooting quickly, and have lots of fun. This app from Mattel is for Minecraft-mad children who want to make stop-motion movies with their favourite characters, from pigs to creepers, which are sold separately. Minecraft Stop-Motion Movie Creator (Android/iOS)

It’s easy for whipping up quick films with your footage, but its more powerful features are worth tinkering with for even better results. PowerDirector Mobile (Android)Īndroid users looking for a direct equivalent to Apple’s iMovie should check out this. Filming your child playing with a giant, menacing mech-robot was never so easy.

FxGuru: Movie FX Director (Android/iOS)įrom werewolves and zombies to earthquakes and meteor strikes, FxGuru is a fun app for adding Hollywood-style special effects to your own clips. Watch this FxGuru: Movie Fx Director preview.

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