The film industry has been trending in a certain direction. Heads of Production have been doing everything in their power to avoid COVID and search out more and more cost-savings and convenience with their next shoot. This has led to remote production becoming the preferred method for saving time, money, and your people from getting sick.

And a big, new player has emerged on this scene. Industry leader Frame.io has decided to get into the fray and offer customers a high-end, remote production experience with the launch of their Camera to Cloud, or C2C service. This service allows C2C-certified devices like cameras, mics, and other gear to capture and encode high-quality pictures and sound, then deliver them over low bandwidth to the cloud. There, the content can then be reviewed and edited anywhere in the world.

While Frame.io's technology is innovative and can significantly improve the video production workflow, it does come with a cost. The specialized equipment needed to fully utilize the platform is typically only accessible to large production crews and companies with the budget to invest in expensive C2C-enabled configurations. This means that smaller-scale video production teams and independent creators may not be able to take advantage of Frame.io's full capabilities, limiting their ability to streamline their video production workflow.

For the jobs that aren’t quite as big of a Hollywood production, there’s other software you can roll with. Like Cinebody. This app has been around for a while now and can help you pull together high-quality footage from anyone, anywhere in the world. Cinebody allows you to:

Capture Authenticity

Recruiting rogue filmmakers across the world not only saves you money on equipment and crew, it screams “authenticity.” Filming on their own devices, like the iPhone 14, on their own time, allows participants to capture intimate moments and elemental footage on the fly, providing an oftentimes much-needed human element.

Direct Remotely

Aside from just being able to load footage to the cloud, you can also provide users with detailed direction about what it is exactly you want them to shoot. Shot lists that include subject matter, camera settings and more can be added right into the app.

Review And Download Footage In Real-Time

As soon as your shooters capture their footage, it magically appears on the cloud. From there, that video can be instantly accessed by editors and other stakeholders to speed up your post-production workflow.

No matter how grand of a scale you’re looking for, cloud-based remote production is here to stay. This article merely scratches the surface on everything headed our way to improve post-production workflows. Just like with any good movie, it’s time to sit back and enjoy the show.