Director Mode aims to combine multicamera monitoring and Canon camera control on iOS

A new app called Director Mode is being built for iOS to address the needs of multicamera shoots. The project is described in the announcement as an "upcoming iOS app" focused on workflows where multiple cameras must be seen and managed at once.

The app’s origin traces to Claudio Ripalti, who worked as the lead designer. The announcement specifically states the app was "designed by Claudio Ripalti", and identifies him as a filmmaker and lighting engineer working out of Florence, Italy.

Development credits go to Ripalti and his collaborators. According to the materials, Claudio and his team "developed Director Mode" after drawing on their hands-on experience running and supporting multicamera productions, with the idea of packaging that operational knowledge into software.

The stated goal for the software is to reduce friction on set by putting both monitoring and camera controls into one place. The team says the app will offer what it calls "advanced monitoring and camera control" within a unified interface, with a specific focus on integration with Canon cameras.

That positioning follows an industry pattern where manufacturers and third parties are tightening the connection between image monitoring and remote camera control. Recent product moves in the market have pushed similar capabilities into monitors, mobile apps and firmware updates, and this project aims to join that trend by concentrating those capabilities on an iPhone or iPad for users who run Canon-based multicamera systems.

The announcement leaves several practical details unlisted; the team presents the app as a workflow tool shaped by field experience, rather than as a finished, fully specified product. For now, the core claims are about who made the app and what it is intended to do: its authorship in Florence, its development by Ripalti’s team, and its intention to merge monitoring with camera control for Canon rigs.

For productions that already centralize feeds and controls, a single touchscreen interface could simplify switching, exposure checks and remote adjustments. Whether Director Mode becomes a familiar tool in multicamera environments will depend on how it implements those integrations and how broadly it supports Canon models used in broadcast and live production.