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My name's Darren and I've found myself in a very frustrating position.

I wrote a film which was produced and completed, unfortunately due to a very long and complicate…

PS - film is now called “Dusty and Me”. By changing the title from “Slapper and Me” they think they can disappear and avoid paying or acknowledging anyone!

Was chatting to a mate about foley - and had to share this brain wave with you all.

Looking for a broken bones sound effect? SNAP. A. CELERY. STALK.
Really, it works.

You can get a great sound of a sword unsheathing, by sliding a metal spatula out of a toaster slot.
(Obviously please make sure the toaster is off !!!)

I'll soon be shooting a short film, a dark comedy that has the F word a number of times. Do film festivals have a general policy when it comes to such language? Would I be excludi…

Thanks, Niki.

So I just wrapped a short where I was acting (only a small role - nothing major, but a really fun shoot) and the director mentioned they’re planning to edit it themselves.

I’ve…

I’m a self-shooting documentary producer, so I’ve often edited my own work. For me, it works really well because I know the material inside out and understand the subject matter o…

Probably my last post before SP slips into the mists of history and we slip amidst despair.
Finally posting a sardonic comedy short about what happens when Disney engulfs the Com…

Hi, Howard,
That is so cool. Bless your heart and many thanks.
I can provide an XLSX, Word or PDF, whichever is most convenient for you.
All the best from Brixton.
Shiva

We’re screening our new action short film My Brother’s Keeper on Thursday 12th September at 8:30 pm at Rich Mix Cinema, Shoreditch!

The film tells the gripping story of two bro…

Hey everyone!

Me again - I've finally bit the bullet and I've got myself my own camera (secondhand) and landed on getting a Sony A7S III (after various heated debates amongst f…

Hey all –

So I’ve got a couple of shorts on Film Freeway, but honestly my profile is pretty meh – some stills, a trailer, the basics. Never really bothered to make it look all …

Hi all –

I keep seeing the same screenwriting books recommended time and time again (Save the Cat, Story, Screenplay, etc.) and honestly? Most of them don’t do much for me beyo…

Thank you for this, George.

I would like to recommend the late Alexander McKendrick's ON FILM-MAKING, which is curmudgeonly at times, but also has some useful tools you can act…

Hey shooters,

So I've been on a miraculous and unexpected (even for myself) adventure, which led me onto an exciting (but rather mad) idea for a documentary. I have some questi…

if you have a public element to it say with SUTR you could get some funds from https://www.artcry.co.uk/ as they're all about politically urgent art

Hey everyone –

As you’ll know, SP will be wrapping up at the end of October, but we’ve still got time for one last round of our Kickstarter filmmaker picks. Kickstarter have be…

Yes and YES!

Anyone who'd realistically be taking on lead/a role in a crowdfunding campaign would be eligble (often writers/producers/directors are all involved, sometimes jus…

Hi everyone –

Just thought I’d share something I only clocked recently. I signed up to Screen Yorkshire’s crew directory ( https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/production-support/…

Mines a bit of a shambles over in Norfolk, I just found not many people are listed and I've never been contacted through it.
https://www.norfolkscreen.co.uk/cast-and-crew-direct…

Hey folks, making the most of my SP membership while it's still active. Does anyone recommend a service or crew directory I can use to find units stills/photographic work?

I've…

Hey SP folks,

I see the next edition of the popular Future Takes short film fund is opening again in September (https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-ne…

Hi Davin,

This sounds promising. I tried to apply for the other BFI short film fund, but couldn't squeeze it into 15pp.

'Into Darkness' is an edgy portrayal of modern life,…

I’ve been reaching out, networking, and putting calls out, but I’ve found it really tough to secure the right producer for the project. The script is complete, preproduction is un…

After a long career a s a broadcast television drama director with aditional producer credits on continuing drama, I switched my attention to writing screenplays for short drama f…

Hello .
I'm Ewan Ronnie-James and I am a composer .
I'm currently looking to build up my portfolio, so I'm quite eager to find some films to score .
I have just, very recentl…

Hi all,

I've got a friend whose planning on taking part in the Reel Brum 48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge and asked me for advice... but I've never done this before and I'm kind of…

One which came to mind as a really brill example of how a simple script kept the ship afloat, seemingly all one (home?) location, but runs off laughs to keep it all engaging - htt…

Hi all, in case you missed our announcement about our closure later in the year, I’ve posted it here again below. Meanwhile, we’re cracking on with a very busy schedule. Hope to …

I'm gutted to hear SP is closing its doors. I started in the industry 28 years ago and have been a SP member since the start. It's has been a resource, a jobs board and community.…

Hello all,

So, as mentioned this wasn’t the film I originally planned to make. I was set to shoot a totally different project over two weekends, but three days before the shoo…

It feels like I'm betraying Shooting People by asking this here, but I've found it to be SUCH a wonderful community and fruitful resource for finding work, that I wanted to ask - …

Thank you for sharing these resources, Cath - I'll take a look!

O Great Benevolent and Omniscient SP Hive,
I'm joining you all in the sorrow and mourning, but before they turn off the lights:
Students at the University have lensed a brillian…

Yes we will Ray - totally agree it will be helpful for us to do this.
It'll just be a slimmed down read only version (ie no posting/bulletins etc) and it will also include the fu…

Hi, Guys,
Hoping to get this in before the deadline. :(
The Country Gentlewoman is a comedy short shot by a team of women at the University of Winchester, and thus eligible for …

Ps. Wow! Congratulations on Cannes. Total bummer that you weren't able to attend.

Hello SP !
After some hiccoughs our short film is finally finished. But how to promote it ?
How to do you know which film festivals are worth entering? How do you get publicati…

Thank you so much Alwyne !

We have some potential investor,but still need few serious Executive investors, to create a Pool to pruce great feature films..
Exec Prod fm France, UK, Ireland, etc.. very welc…

sorry ..... I Mean needs few serious Executive Producers

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