The six-second time limit and looping nature of Twitter’s Vine videos have turned them into a fresh challenge for cinematographers — most recently, the Tribeca Film Festival hosted its own Vine movie competition. A new update, just released on the iTunes App Store, will add precisely one very important feature to the toolbox: access to the front-facing camera. Version 1.1 of Vine puts an icon on the bottom of the screen when shooting a Vine; pressing it will switch between cameras, so you can apportion your time however you choose.
Vine video makers can use their front-facing cameras with latest update
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.
Vine is also making mentions a little easier to use, adding a button that will bring up a list of names as you type. The app started off with an extremely pared-down aesthetic, and that’s not changing, but the developers seem to be judiciously adding features as they become useful. Including front-facing camera support opens up a range of new options for making movies, though we assume a subset of purists will soon reject it in favor of a “vintage” Vine experience.
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