I am used to real TV cameras that you wear on your shoulder (used to be a camera “man” for Cable TV), but these stupid iPhones are not the same. The zoom used two fingers and was very jerky, so to zoom in, I WALKED up to the subject, slowly, allowing the focus to adjust at the same speed. then, to dolly back, I walked backwards. Panning, close-ups, and fades were all done manually too, using my whole body as the lens.
I started with a close-up of a bunch of candles, then zoomed up to my BIL’s hands on the guitar, then panned over to get the cellist and my sister in a triangular three-shot, then zoomed in on the cellist, then , Sis, then BIL, back to the candles to fade out with the last notes of the song. Since we have no editing facilities, I had to do it all in one take.
I like the old equipment better. There is nothing better than a good old fashioned camera.
Resourceful would be you.....you found a way to make it work with the only equipment you had. Good job!