Brian Rossen

Development

Tools for the shoot, and a few for fun.

I'm a filmmaker, and I build apps. Some are tools for the way a shoot runs: reading the light, planning the day, running interviews. Others are simple everyday utilities and games I wanted for myself. All native, built one problem at a time.

11 apps 6 in the BSR family 5 on the App Store

Utilities

Everyday tools: lists, keeping score and expense reports.

3 apps · on the App Store

Games

Mini golf, and typing practice as an arcade game.

2 apps · on the App Store

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BSR

Built by Brian Rossen, a wedding filmmaker

The BSR family

Filmmaker utilities that share one design and hand information to each other. Timeline feeds Sun, Transcript feeds Interview.

6 apps · 1 in App Store review
Timeline by BSR showing a wedding day's shoot moments with their times
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Timeline by BSR

The planner's timeline, cut to what you film

Import a PDF, Word file, spreadsheet, screenshot or email and get back only the moments you shoot (getting ready, ceremony, entrances, dances, sunset), with countdowns and Instagram handles pulled out.

In App Store reviewiPhoneWatchSee the app →
Sun by BSR showing sunset, golden and blue light times and the day's weather for a venue
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Sun by BSR

Natural light and weather, planned

Pick a venue and a date to see the whole day's light: golden and blue hour, the sun's direction and height, cloud, rain and wind, with First Look and Ceremony laid over it. On location, the AR Time Machine shows where the sun will be.

In developmentiPhoneiPad
Meter by BSR showing a live 5,700 K daylight reading, tint, the Kelvin scale and solved exposure
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Meter by BSR

Kelvin, tint and exposure at a glance

Point the phone at the light for live Kelvin and green/magenta tint, the scene's EV, and the ISO, aperture, shutter or ND to set. Save a reference card of the reading for later.

In developmentiPhone
iPhone Duo unfolded, seen from the back: the main cameras on one half, and Teleprompter on the outer screen beside them reading a channel trailer script, with the red read line and the playback controls
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Teleprompter by BSR

A teleprompter that also runs the camera

Built for iPhone Duo: your script shows on the outer screen, right next to the main cameras, so you can film yourself with the good camera and read as you go. Set your pace, hit record, and the take starts with the scroll. Works on any iPhone too.

In App Store reviewiPhoneiPhone DuoSee the app →
Interview by BSR in live mode showing the current question with a violet Got It, Next button
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Interview by BSR

Run on-camera interviews live

Build the question list by typing it, starting from a template, or importing a doc, PDF or screenshot. Then run it one question at a time, star great answers, and pull each answer and best quote in from Transcript.

In developmentiPhone
Transcript by BSR showing a timestamped transcript of wedding vows
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Transcript by BSR

The words that matter, transcribed

Vows, letters and toasts: audio saved first, live on-device transcription alongside, a one-tap ★ Mark for the line that lands, and story selects that are always the exact words spoken.

In developmentiPhone