SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking

• Fade In To Film: George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro SDCC 2025

  Episode 215: This episode was recorded August 10, 2025 and published August 19, 2025. A conversation with Justin Ho about filmmaking, art and storytelling. Justin is back for the first time since he experienced the festival in San Diego. He joins me for a passionate discussion about the message film directors George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro just shared with their fans during their panel at SDCC 2025, on July 27. Justin watched the video (link below) and I attended in person! Star Wars creator George Lucas was at San Diego Comic-Con International for the first, time ever and Susy Botello casually stumbled into Hall H for the panel with George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang; moderated by Queen Latifah.  We discuss the topics they discussed about mythology, storytelling, community and art. We also talk about AI in the context Guillermo del Toro discussed. The panel was an announcement about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, set to open in 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Susy Botello was invited to participate in a panel inside the convention during Comic-Con. The panel was called “How to Bring Your Stories to Life: From Page to Live Action. I give shoutouts to co-panelists Multi-Nominated Emmy Award-Winners Mark Nazal and Sina San, Actor Earl Baylon and filmmaker Alan Chan; moderated by Author Lorran Garrison presented with Surreal Arts, Little Brainstorm & Visual Effects Society - Texas Section. Grateful to have been a part of this panel and thankful for the invitation and experience! Justin Ho is a multi-award winning filmmaker who is using his iPhone to turn stories into film experiences. His full length feature film, “Broken Pieces” won Best Feature Film at the International Mobile Film Festival 2025 in San Diego. The International Mobile Film Festival is open for submissions.    SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI. Mentioned: Community resource and support: https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity    SDCC Lucas Panel Video by Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ke3LUd2V30   Shoutout and thank you to Zacuto for sponsoring IMFF 2026 in April!  https://zacuto.com/   Your support means the world. Thank you!  BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello    We’re on Patreon with bonus episodes and so much more! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast    Podcast Update Page: https://subscribepage.io/svpkFh   Subscribe to listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l    Thankful to IMFF fiscal sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/   Follow Justin Ho: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjho8/    Broken Pieces Movie: https://www.instagram.com/brokenpiecesmovie/   IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729964/    LinkedIn: https://vimeo.com/justinjohnho   Susy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial    BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social    Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com    Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com    Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking     Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast         Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/     Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm   © 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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• Part Two: Feature Film Storytelling and the iPhone with Justin Ho

  Episode 214: This episode was recorded March 26, 2025 and published May 20, 2025. Part Two of my conversation with Justin Ho, the winner of the Best Feature Film 2025 at the International Mobile Film Festival  in San Diego on April 27. Justin Ho shot “Broken Pieces” with the iPhone 14 Pro.  In this episode we discuss his feature film which was 1 hour and 23 minutes long. Justin discusses his film, and a few other topics related to the decision to shoot a feature film with iPhones. We discuss production gear, the app he used to shoot, and editing software. Justin gives some shout outs to the wonderful humans who worked on “Broken Pieces” and much more!  Broken Pieces: Writer, Director & Cinematography: Justin Ho; Editor: Justin Ho; Producers: James Orfanos, Teddy Orfanos, Justin Ho; Associate Producer: John Amedro; Costume Designer: Allison Windhausen; Score: Lee Armbrust and Andrija Lazarevic Cast: John Amedro, H. Lynn Pai, Sam Pearce, Sylvie Pratt, James Riley, Diana Salina, Joe Messina, Elisha Jachetti, Ian Allen Jones, Katherine Vollenweider, Gillian Dittmer Listen to Part One: Episode 213: https://mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/feature-film-storytelling-and-the-iphone-part-one-with-justin-ho/  Article on Smartphone Filmmaking publication on Medium: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking/feature-film-storytelling-and-the-iphone-with-justin-ho-e3721e85de2b  Watch the Trailer for Broken Pieces: https://youtu.be/zATIJnRuZAg   Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the festival this year and everyone who participated! SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI. We’re on Patreon with bonus episodes and more! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast   Your support means the world. Thank you!  BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello   Podcast Update Page: https://subscribepage.io/svpkFh  Community resource and support: https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity   Subscribe to listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l   Thankful to our fiscal sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/  Follow Justin Ho: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjho8/   Broken Pieces Movie: https://www.instagram.com/brokenpiecesmovie/  IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729964/   LinkedIn: https://vimeo.com/justinjohnho    Susy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial   BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social   Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com   Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com  Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking    Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm  © 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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• Feature Film Storytelling and the iPhone Part One with Justin Ho

  Episode 213: This episode was recorded March 26, 2025 and published May 13, 2025. My guest in this episode is Justin Ho, the winner of the Best Feature Film 2025 at the International Mobile Film Festival  in San Diego on April 27. Justin shot “Broken Pieces” with the iPhone 14 Pro.  This episode is the first of a two part interview recorded March 27. Meeting Justin in person felt like the frosting on the cake. The second part of the interview, episode 214, will be out next week. Justin goes a deeper on some topics. Including some he mentions in part one.  In this episode we discuss his feature film which was 1 hour and 23 minutes long. Justin discusses his film, an early start with cameras, cinematography in college and for his film, and details about the making of the film, without giving away too much. Except…there’s an incredibly well shot chase scene. Find out how he pulled it off. Broken Pieces: Writer, Director & Cinematography: Justin Ho Editor: Justin Ho Producers: James Orfanos, Teddy Orfanos, Justin Ho Associate Producer: John Amedro; Costume Designer: Allison Windhausen; Score: Lee Armbrust and Andrija Lazarevic Cast: John Amedro, H. Lynn Pai, Sam Pearce, Sylvie Pratt, James Riley, Diana Salina, Joe Messina, Elisha Jachetti, Ian Allen Jones, Katherine Vollenweider, Gillian Dittmer Synopsis: One day in NYC the lives of five people cross paths with each other in unexpected ways, revealing the subtle yet important interconnectedness of their lives as they grapple with their own issues and try to make sense of the chaos that surrounds them. Love is a complicated and messy thing, and sometimes it takes being broken to find the pieces that fit. Watch the Trailer for Broken Pieces: https://youtu.be/zATIJnRuZAg  Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the festival this year and everyone who participated!   SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI. Community resource and support: https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity  Your support means the world, thank you!  BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast  Podcast Update Page: https://subscribepage.io/svpkFh Subscribe to listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l  IMFF Fiscal Sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/ Follow Justin Ho: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjho8/  Broken Pieces Movie: https://www.instagram.com/brokenpiecesmovie/ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729964/  LinkedIn: https://vimeo.com/justinjohnho   Susy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial  BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social  Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com  Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com  Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking Podcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast    Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm © 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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• Indie Film Music Matters with Jason Rivera

  Episode 212: This episode was recorded April 27, 2025 and published May 6, 2025. Feels good to be back with you and publishing episodes again. The 14th Annual International Mobile Film Festival took place April 25-27 in San Diego. During the festival, we scheduled the recording of this episode with a live in-person audience.  Jason Rivera began composing music when he was 4 years old. He’s been on the show several times, and was at the festival, where we met, in April 2023. This recording took place in the later afternoon at the festival. We enjoyed recording with an audience. Thankful to everyone who attended our special session during the festival. Things we discussed: Why indie film music matters more than you may realize How good music and audio can give your indie film an edge Why unique music is important EP 149 with Jason Rivera July 2023 https://mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/music-in-film-tells-the-story-with-jason-rivera/ *I mentioned panelists from "Fade In To Film" and missed mentioning Erica "ET" Taylor who is my guest in Episode 211. SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI. Community Smartphone Filmmaker Support: https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity  Your support means the world!  BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast  Podcast Updates Page: https://subscribepage.io/svpkFh  Listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l  Thankful to IMFF fiscal sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/ Follow Jason Rivera! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiveraJasonMusic  Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jrivera_music  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonriveramusic  IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3499481  Susy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial  BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social  Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com  Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com  Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking Podcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast    Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm © 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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• Fade In To Film: Community and Smartphone Film Connect 2025

  Episode 211: This episode was recorded January 29, 2025 and published February 4, 2025. This is our first episode of the new year 2025! Erica “ET” Taylor is our featured guest in this episode of the Fade In To Film series. I’m stoked to have ET back again for this episode. ET is teaching film appreciation and other filmmaking topics at a new university. We discuss ET’s work teaching film at the university where she is, in Texas. She’s bringing guest speakers to her classes, like protagonist Shellsy Malveaux from her short film, “Coming Home” shot with her iPhone 13 Pro Max. ET’s also reaching out to smartphone filmmakers she met during IMFF 2023, to her classes to inspire her students to make films. We discuss multimedia and ways you can bring one of your older films shot with older smartphone models back to life in 2025. We discuss topics like how filmmakers can publish printed books that play your videos—yes, you can do it now. I appreciate you and the mobile filmmaking community for listening and sharing the podcast. Thank you! Fade In To Film is a series by the SBP Podcast, where we discuss topics and events of interest to indie and mobile filmmakers. http://fadeintofilm.com Joey Min has been extremely busy and we congratulate his success in the industry! He’ll be a featured guest occasionally, along with past and new guests to Fade In To Film. SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Producer, writer, director, editor, composer, graphics and host: Susy Botello. This podcast does not use AI voices or generative AI. Community resource mentioned in this episode: https://subscribepage.io/mobilecommunity  Enjoying our free podcast? You can support us!  BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast  Sign up for our Podcast Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iwK-dM Subscribe to listen in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l  Thankful to our fiscal sponsor Angaelica: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/support/ Follow ET: Erica “ET” Taylor aka Prof Taylor: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyproftaylor/  Webpage: https://linktr.ee/heyproftaylor  Susy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial  BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/susybotello.bsky.social  Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com  Videomaker Magazine: https://www.videomaker.com  Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.com  Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking Podcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast    Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3QbEFUm © 2025 S. Botello Productions. All rights reserved.

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