
8mm brings back the magic of film-making from days gone by. Or, if you’re feeling particularly lazy, just wait for the app to compile a video on your behalf (which it does every week) and take all the credit.ĭownload Quik for Android / Download Quik for iOS 8mm Vintage Cameraįinally, here’s an entry for when you want to go old-school – and we mean really old-school. For the most part, though, this is all about letting an app take the strain, turning a pile of photos into a promo, or random baby or pet videos into something guaranteed to make everyone blub. You can make a few tweaks - style, pace, font, titles, filters and trims. You decide on a selection, pick a theme and - BAM! - there’s your masterpiece. Suitably, it’s all about creating videos - fast. Not sure if you’ve got what it takes? Check out the freemium version ( Android/ iOS) before paying your fiver.ĭownload Stop Motion Studio Pro for Android / Download Stop Motion Studio Pro for iOSįormerly known as Replay, Quik was primarily designed for Instagrammers, but is suitable for anyone with pics and videos sloshing about on their iOS device. Want to add bizarre expressions to Lego characters? That’s in there too. You get animation guides, titles, audio tracks and effects, and in-app capturing. It gives you pretty much everything you need to make a tiny animated classic, whether you fancy working with plasticine on a desk or a series of hand-drawn snaps.


If you’re keener on being the next Aardman than a wannabe Spielberg, grab Stop Motion Studio Pro. Whatever you go for, just avoid ending up with teal and orange, eh?ĭownload VideoGrade for iOS Stop Motion Studio Pro Load up a video and you can radically transform how it looks by using adjustment sliders, bring new life to ancient footage with careful use of effects, or simply remove a colour cast from an otherwise perfect shot. Still, as VideoGrade proves, such tools can perform magic on mundane clips – when in the right hands. O Brother, Where Art Thou? has a lot to answer for, given that most modern Hollywood blockbusters are now colour-graded to within an inch of their lives. Still not enough? Then grab the IAP cinematographer kit – £10.49 on Android £13.99 on iOS – which unlocks access to LOG gamma curves that’ll make your phone think it’s a piece of pro-grade videocamera kit.ĭownload FiLMiC Pro for Android/ Download FiLMiC Pro for iOS VideoGrade Found the perfect set-up? Save it as a custom preset for future work. Live analytics warn about clipping so you don’t ruin a once-in-a-lifetime shot. You can adjust frame rates, aspect ratio and white balance. In fact, this one’s full-on tinkerer bliss. This one powers up your thumbs with dials to control focus, exposure and zoom.

But then if you want great footage, you should look further afield than your phone’s built-in camera app. OK, so this one’s not an editor – it’s a camera.
