Martin Scorsese narrates Apple’s Oscar ad, ‘Make a Film With iPad’

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Martin Scorsese narrates Apple's latest ad. Photo: Cult Of Mac
Martin Scorsese narrates Apple's latest ad. Photo: Cult Of Mac

Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, Apple released a new video celebrating how iOS devices can help filmmakers.

Called “Make a Film With iPad,” the video shows student directors from Los Angeles County High School. Directors featured include Juliet Chin, Miu Jun and Chester Milton.

During the course of the video, they use apps such as Final Draft Writer, FiLMiC Pro, GarageBand and Video Grade to make films with their iPads. As they do so, excerpts from Scorsese’s 2014 commencement speech at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LVf4wA9qX4

Here’s the official description of the video.

“Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.” — Martin Scorsese

iPad is the ultimate tool for independent filmmakers. Learn how the students of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts relied on iPad to create films in a matter of days.

Apple has also posted an official page on the App Store, giving would-be iPad filmmakers an all-in-one repository of download links for the apps featured in the video. You can find it here.

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