As of recently, I've have come to the realization that I need a mobile computer.NO DUH?! Ive' been wanting a laptop to check for emails, look up new jobs and keep track of everything from my bank account to my Facebook on the go. A Mac book pro would be ideal for video production but lately I've been looking at the IPad as a useful tool, on and off set. Though I know tech people will argue with me that the Mac book pro is way better then an IPad, which I agree it is,but I can see the benefits that the IPad brings from the creative side of film making. While there are lots Cons then Pros to the IPad, such as no USB or SD card input, not able to run two apps at the same time and limited hard drive storage (bigest one is 64GB). These were things that turned me off of the IPad. It's awesomeness turned to crap. Pretty much the IPad was more for the care free consumer who just was hang back read,draw, go online and watch movies. But then I saw the new apps that people have created for filmmaking and production. The four apps that has caught my eye are the Scripts Pro app, ProPrompter app, Color app and Movie Slate. Scripts Pro is a script writing program (costing $5.99) and a cheap alternative to the Pro programs such as Final Draft which is $200 bucks worth. ProPrompter is a teleprompter program where you can type up your talents lines and let it scroll down as he/she reads it. I can't tell you how many times I wish I had a teleprompter to move along the production. The last app is the MovieSlate app, which is a digital slate for production. This seems to be the very popular for DSLR filmmakers in some youtube videos but to be honest rarely seen one on a set. The one app that really sparked my mind but couldn't find it anywhere was the Color Correcting Application that works with Final Cut Studios Color.This colors wheel platform is usually a pro dash bord with rolling wheels that effect contrast, saturation, and tone and cost thousands. With this app it could make coloring more easier and incline to experiment. Its pretty cool, though I have not seen the app on iTunes yet. This list I found has more apps: 22 Filmmaking Apps for IPad and IPod. Here is an article from NoFilmschool.com which goes in to the iOS of the IPad, IPhone and Android. Either way, MacBooks are the winners because it has all the inputs you need,bigger hards dives,and compassed to store and edit,where as IPad lacks. Im sure Steve Jobs is working on it.
Here are some video of IPads apps for film/video production:
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