Gallery: IDEO Creates a Gorgeous App for Making Movies on Your iPhone

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    Spark is IDEO's new video recording app for the iPhone. It's lightweight with a few key, powerful features. *Image: IDEO*
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    One is the tap-to-record interaction, pioneered by Vine, that makes it exceedingly simple to string together multi-part sequences. *Image: IDEO*
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    The app also lets you add filters and add a soundtrack to your clip. *Image: IDEO*
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    But two other, less obvious things distinguish it from video-making brethren like Instagram and Vine: you don't *have*to share what you create, and you can revisit and rework projects later. *Image: IDEO*
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    "I think we can complement other video sharing services," says Dominique Yahyav, the IDEO designer who led the project. *Image: IDEO*
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    "I think that what I really see this app as is your video camera. This is your video camera to capture your moments. Then you can go share them." *Image: IDEO*
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