Last February on a low budget film called Midnight Rider Sarah Jones, a camera assistant was struck and killed by a train. After not checking the right safety precautions and shooting on a live train track the crew found out they had 60 seconds to get off the bridge they were shooting on. Frantically grabbing equipment and trying to escape some off the crew were injured but Jones was hit by debris causing her to land in front of the train.
This caused a massive wake in the industry and many of the crew and her family has been questioning the ethics of the industry and the safety on set. Friends of Jones got together to create an app that lets anyone report any safety issues on set and lets you contact a safety hotline if needed. They hope to cut down the majority of accidents and the lack of safety on sets today.
I hope everyone is safe and takes precautions while filming there final.
As most of you guys know, there's this app called Vine. Vine is a little app that allows any smart phone user to create and share 6-second looping videos on Twitter, Facebook, Vine, and other places. Since it's release on January 23, 2013 Vine has exploded in popularity. It was originally just for iPhones, but it has since branched out to all other smart phone platforms like Android and Windows phone. Vine was first created and founded by Dom Hofmann, Rus, Yusupow, and Colin Kroll in June of 2012 and the company was acquired by Twitter in October of 2012.
Vine is an immensely popular app for a few reasons. First of all, Vines are very easy to make. It uses the camera in your phone so it is accessible. It also features the touch and record process. You touch the screen for the duration you want to record and all you have to do to stop recording is let go of the screen. This makes is easy to use for even the most novice videographers (or Viners). This technology also makes it easy to make stop motion videos. All you have to do is just tap the screen for the duration of the video and there you have it!
This app is also immensely popular for viewing purposes because the videos are so short. You don't have to invest a great amount of time to watch a vine since they are only 6 seconds long. They also loop so you don't even have to click replay if you missed something in the last 6 seconds. This makes it perfect for people to get out their short stories and it is even now being used for news and marketing. The possibilities for this little app are endless. It is just the start and I can't wait to see where it goes.
