As promised at the last BCPVA meeting June 16th 2010 (albeit a little late) here are the links to some very useful iPhone/iPod Touch apps for video and still photography production. The first one on the list is a freebie but the others are retail cost.
TechScout Touch
You can create your lighting order using this one iPhone app and send the order straight to the rental house.
http://www.litegear.com/techscout_touch/
pCam
Film+Digital Calculator for cinematographers and still photographers.
http://www.davideubank.com/Good_Focus/pCAM_for_iPhone.html
Pocket LD
Pocket LD is a photometric database and calculation tool for theatrical and TV/Film lighting professionals.
http://www.lightingiphoneapps.com/
Match Lens
This calculator computes the equivalent lens focal length to produce the same field of view between 2 cameras with different apertures or sensor sizes.
http://web.me.com/donmatthewsmith/Site/MatchLens.html
Helios Sun Position Calculator – by Chemical Wedding (who thinks up these names?)
Helios is a Sun Position Calculator that graphically represents the position of the sun from dusk to dawn, on any given day, in any given place.
http://www.chemicalwedding.tv/helios/helios.html
On Set Office
“A series of management programs produced by film and theater professionals for film and theater directors, producers, stage managers, production managers, casting directors, assistant directors and editors.”
http://www.onsetsoftware.com/
Cheers,
Don


