from the maker
Journal.
Notes on what's new, what's on my mind, and what's happening in the world of filmmaking.
Why I Started Building the Filmari App
From drawing storyboards on paper to coding in Swift: a quick retrospective after a year of development on why Filmari was born, and how it aims to give indie filmmakers their workflow back.
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New routing for budget planner and improved Location scouting
New update's here — a bit of tidying up on the budget planner, location manager, and packing lists. Cleaned out some dead code and fixed a handful of bugs. Nothing huge, just tighter logic and a smoother workflow.
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UI & UX Update 1.15.1
There's a new update out. Nothing huge on the user-facing side this time — I focused on smaller things to make production management more efficient across the project tools. Mostly in shot lists and packing lists.
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Massive Project Expansion in Update 1.15.0
I’m honestly pretty stoked about this one. I finally managed to complete the Projects workflow. Well, I say "for now," because I’ve already thought it was done a few times before, only to realize it wasn’t. God only knows if it ever truly will be.
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Gearing, or the Forgotten Card Syndrome
Every cameraman has been there at least once. You show up on set, backpack loaded with gear, you start plugging things in, pulling out freshly dusted lenses, the tripod is tossed somewhere in the corner of the room—because hey, it's a Manfrotto, it can take a beating—the sun is shining… Life feels pretty good. Until you flip the camera switch and see that terrifying message: "No Media."
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Film Budgets: Why novice cinematographers always underestimate themselves (and what to do about it)
Budgets. One of those topics that makes every filmmaker feel a slight knot in their stomach. No matter how many years of experience they have. But for beginners, it’s a whole different ballgame.
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Filmari 1.14.1: DSA bureaucracy, hyperfocal distance, and smarter takes
The DSA has finally been approved. In the meantime, there have been some minor adjustments and two new tools have been added.
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Filmari 1.14.0: Shotlist Got an Upgrade: Scenes, PDF Scripts, and a Bit of Extra Logic
Waiting for App Store review is a weird stretch of time. The app is submitted, there's nothing left to do — and that's exactly when your brain starts firing off ideas about what could be better. This time, it really got to me.
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Filmari is out. And I can finally breathe.
A year of development, one big release, and a whole mix of feelings — relief, excitement, and a mild panic about what comes next.
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Release of Filmari
Almost a year of development, one big upload, and a lot of thoughts — about how an app I built for myself came to life.
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