An Ithaca College dean is offering a sweet $5,000 prize to the student who comes up with the best 30-second movie shot entirely with a cell phone. The idea came to the dean last year while she was attending a conference in New York in which one of the topics was the future of mobile delivery of content. She explains, “Historically, we’ve always had students thinking bigger and bigger. All of a sudden, things have reversed and everything is getting smaller.”

The hardest part of it all seems to be working with such a small screen. I’d imagine you may want to leave out that 50 person fight sequence. With such visual limitations, what exactly can you shoot on a cell phone? Could it be interesting? Have any of you out there attempted this before and, if so, how did you go about pulling it off effectively?

A cell phone ring is the sound of danger on the road tonight. A government study out today shows more drivers than ever are using a cell phone while driving. It’s a scary statistic, considering answering the phone while driving makes you four times more likely to crash.