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Launching

Shot on
Phone
Challenge

30 days. 30 lessons. 30 videos.

Turn the phone in your pocket into your filmmaking habit. Make 30 films in 30 days.

Join free. Get first access to the $245 founding price.

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The challenge

One film a day.
On the phone in your pocket.

A daily lesson, a daily shoot, a daily post. By day 30 you have thirty films and a habit most people never build.

01 Watch02 Shoot03 Post #shotonphonechallenge

Prizes

Post daily.
Win daily.

Every assignment you post is an entry into that day's prize draw. Thirty days of prizes, and one big one at the end.

The grand prize

iPhone
18 Pro Max

Shoot on the phone you have. You could finish the challenge with your next one.

Get first access

Plus 30 daily prize draws during the challenge.

Burgundy iPhone 18 Pro Max shown beside iPhone 18 Pro
iPhone 18 Pro family · Image: Apple

Proof

Films I shot
on a phone

Not test footage. A feature film and finished shorts, shot on the same phones this challenge is built around.

Who's running it

Blake Ridder

Blake Ridder shooting on iPhone

Filmmaker and director. 5 features, over 70 short films, and an audience built by teaching this exact craft. His phone cinematography work is consistently his most watched teaching content.

70+
Short films
5
Feature films
1.4M
Followers
30
Days with you

What you get

No gear.
Just this.

30

Daily lessons

One short video a day, each on a single skill, with the assignment attached. Yours to keep and rewatch.

30

Prize draws

Post your assignment and you're entered that day. Thirty draws, plus the iPhone 18 Pro Max at the end.

01

Posting playbook

How to post what you shoot so it actually gets seen, not just uploaded.

Runs on any phone from the last few years. No gear, no subscriptions, no film school.

Pricing

Founding price,
first batch only

One payment. No subscription. The first batch joins at the founding price, then it goes up and stays up.

Founding batch
$245

Save $214 on the full challenge.

Join the free waitlist
After the first batch
$459

Same challenge, later price.

Before you join

One phone. You’re ready.

Do I need an iPhone or extra gear?

No. The challenge works with any phone from the last few years. Use the phone you already have.

Is joining the waitlist free?

Yes. There’s no payment today. You’ll get an email when enrollment opens, with first access to the $245 founding price. Joining the waitlist does not enroll you in the paid challenge.

What happens during the 30 days?

Watch a short daily lesson, shoot the assignment and post your film with #shotonphonechallenge. The lessons are yours to keep and rewatch.

Launching October 2026

Your next film
starts here.

Thirty days from watching to making. Join the free waitlist and get first access to enroll at $245 instead of $459.

Free to join · No payment today
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