Blackmagic has introduced Digital Film for iPhone.

“Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your iPhone by adding Blackmagic’s digital film camera controls and image processing! Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. It’s just like using a professional digital film camera! You can adjust settings such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO all in a single tap. Or, record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K! Recording to Blackmagic Cloud Storage lets you collaborate on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time!”

The tech specs are impressive.

This is a great way to learn Blackmagic’s menu system.

It’s also a great way to get introduced to Blackmagic’s Cloud.

And it’s a great way to explore the Sync Bin in DaVinci Resolve.

Oh, and by the way, it’s free.

My take: Grant Petty mentions how multiple filmers at “protests” in this update could use Blackmagic Cameras on their iPhones and work with an editor to create almost instant news stories; I think this technique could also be used during concerts as well.

So, have things changed from fifty years ago? The revolution will be live.