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Hi,
I'm an established production professional. I run a successful company that works mainly in the music industry.
I have recently qualified as a CAA approved drone pilot and am…

HI Miles
I am looking for a drone operator for a short film. There will be opportunity of some great footage as the location and script offer it. No dates for the shoot yet but wo…

Hi there awesome people. I’m a director looking for new projects to work on. Any genre really but am mostly leaning towards solid, impactful dramas.
If you have a project you’d li…

Hi Everyone,

My name is Sherice Griffiths and I'm a writer-director based in West London who has produced several award-winning short films. I'm now applying for the Uncertain Ki…

Been out of the constant flow of filmmaking for a while now because of some mental health challenges but I've been working on a couple of scripts as of late and looking to meet up…

Hi Scott,

I would love to collaborate on a project with you. Are you baed in London?

Best,

Matilda

I'm currently re-building my film company's website where we'll be selling downloads of our films, dvds, blurays and merch.
We'd be driving traffic to it and promoting our product…

Thanks so much Ray, we're still building the website but we're getting close. I'm aiming to have it ready in February, so not too long now.
I'll get all the info you need just a…

Hi Producers,

I’m a Leeds-born, London-based writer /director looking for experienced producers to collaborate on two new short film scripts (one 15mins, one 3-4mins) and to seek…

Hi Colm, thanks so much for your message! Didn't realise that was the best way to do it - super useful to have the info now! Thanks again! :) Very Best, Varun

Been off the short film circuit for a while. This is my first shooters post in forever.

Since my last short, it looks like festivals now want you to have a trailer to accompany …

Hi Nadaav, If you’re looking for people to work with, the most effective way of reaching other members is to list your project in the Production part of the site. You can do this …

Hey guys, the Cine Circle Event is coming up on the 22nd of January and it would be great to see you all there! You can come network with fellow filmmakers, producers, actors and …

Have you made a personal film that bares your soul and tells of stuff that most would keep to the privacy of their own thoughts ... having work in TV for over 25 years (100+ edit …

I am writer and emerging filmmaker with little experience of hands-on production techniques and I would like to acquire the skills and tools to make my own films and do my own pos…

Hi,
I just read your post on SP. Are you still looking for training?
I am an experienced editor. I have done tones of trailers for movies and other work.

I can give training on F…

I'm a producer for the short animation grad film called "The One You Feed" at the Arts University Bournemouth.

Synopsis: "A young girl is enlightened to the inner conflict going…

Hi Marianne,

If you’re looking for people to collaborate with, the most effective way of reaching other members is to list your project in the Production part of the site. You ca…

Hi all... I am a one man band at the moment but looking to get onto more bigger sets. I'm happy to help out where every I can, whether that be as a DP camera operator or even a ru…

Hi Carl,

In case you've not done so already, be sure to have a look at the opportunities currently available on our Production pages - https://shootingpeople.org/production/work.…

FRANCK RIBIERE produced the neo-classic horror - INSIDE, is a prime mover in what's now recognised as the new wave of French Extreme cinema and co-produced a few belting Spanish …

Anyone who dug this podcast and/or is interested in the Grand-Guignol there's a great event at Miskatonic Institute in central London on 7 Feb discussing the HORROR AND HILARITY: …

Why do people not put their short films online?

**Just to be clear - I'm not talking about those ropey old bits of work people are happy to keep hidden away**

I'm talking about …

My film The Gun Man was picked up by Shorts TV for online distribution, so I can't have it on my Vimeo or You Tube Channel. (I can still screen it live and sell DVDs). Yes, it's h…

Hello actors (and indeed non-actors),

I'm looking into competitions aimed at actors and am wondering: what types of prizes/rewards would really benefit actors looking to break th…

Georgie's suggestions are spot on but I'd agree with Alwyne that picking at random would discourage people from entering.

Our feature film 'Ask the Cheat', that many shooters contributed to is soon due for a US release followed by a UK theatrical release. As our previous PR company has let us down w…

What do you want to achieve? Column inches? Reviews in the broadsheets? Viral on social media? Bums on seats... Does it star someone we are familiar with? What genre is it? And yo…

Hey guys this January we're going to be hosting another film networking event called Cine Circle but besides film networking we've got an amazing pitch competition taking place! Y…

Hey guys, just to clarify, the winner will win all three of the above not just one. The £200 is more of a prize as it is very low to consider funding for the film. The crowdfundin…

I’m looking for scripts to direct/ produce.

I saw this written in another discussion and it inspired me to ask:

“Max 4 characters that need acting, plus a few extras is OK, all…

Ok thanks

I have a film company (Silver Sombrero Pictures) and a film blog. I've just put on a blog about a film project and would invite folk to look at it: https://silversombreropictures.…

Here's one of the challenges for independent film makers. There's often a disconnect between the kinds of films you want to make and the type of films that are successful in tradi…

@John Lubran
Absolutely. One of the most knowledgeable voices to thankfully grace this forum.

I'm a filmmaker based in London working on my next short film. This will be a black comedy about a photographer whose life is threatened by a mosquito. I'm looking for the main lo…

Static vans will be pretty cheap this time of year, ask your local sites/at your nearest stretch of coastline

Hi SP,

I am finishing a 28 min short documentary for NHS education. It is a "documentary" because it is based on academic research conducted by my producers (for which they own I…

I doubt you can even get e&o if you want it, you'll need to show full chains of title and contracts and releases etc., and the cost would be pretty hefty if you could. It's r…

Does anyone have any experience of distributing their film via Vimeo On Demand?

Interested in how people have found it, and whether there is the sense of an audience and a commun…

A very interesting debate guys! Well, I fell in the same trap of the Vimeo VOD too, hoping I'll make some good sales but only realised, that I am advertising Vimeo services (who r…

Since I can't delete this post, I'll use it.

When we compare the US and British film industries, we might think of Hollywood (which includes two Canadian companies, a Japanese on…

Happy New Year.

Hi guys

I'm working on my next short film: RAGE about a young adult with epilepsy and how he faces everyday life due to an overprotective family.

Looking for a cast and crew. Re…

Cinematographer and Photographer with some great equipment: www.francescobori.com