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Looking for some Camera Advice

I'm looking to get an entry level camera to use to shoot auditions -- thinking along the lines of a Canon 5D -- but wondered if anyone had any reco…

Hi Jack,

A second hand 5dmk2 or Sony a7s are probably both less than 500 now but this may be without a lens. For your needs it sounds like you don't want to be spending too much …

Hello, I'm an actor from LA. Visiting London for a few weeks.
Would love to act also in London.
More info about me at www.idosamuel.com
Cheers,
Ido

Open mic stand up nights could be worth looking at.

Hello,

I'll be leaving for the States in a few days for a commercial job. It's commissioned and paid by and UK client, even though our locations/participants will be American.

W…

Apologies for being so late in thanking you all for your replies and your help. Just to let you know, we eventually went with the standard release forms we use in the UK (so under…

Are you looking for someone to do some filming, perhaps for an actor's showreel?

If so, how about a skills swap?

I've just finished making a self-funded, self-shot short film - …

Hi All,

I am looking at buying a new laptop and know I want to be able to have Final Cut installed as that is my preferred editing software. I looked at the new MacBook's but I'…

I've been researching laptops also, and so far have settled on the HP lineup as the best out there, with Del and Lenovo coming close. I currently use an HP and I'm planning on upg…

Dear Shooters.

I have recently directed and produced a black & white comedy silent short film (7 minutes length) in which I am impersonating, as an actress, Charlie Chaplin's…

Thank you Glyn. I’ll drop you a message for the discount code.

Many thanks,

Alexandra!!!

Hi All,

I need some advice on what equipment is best to buy/ hire for a short documentary film. The quality need to be high (big screen), but I have a low budget.
I will be filmi…

I spotted this logical bit of kit the other day; might be good if there are quite a few interior interviews - combines support for camera, lights and sound - https://www.squidrig…

Hello Helen.

I've not been unable to reply to your messages because Google says that there's a serious security issue with that part of Shooting Peoples website and simply won't…

Great stuff Colm

It's working properly now

Regards

John

Hello SP world

I have a piece of spoken word that was well received and I'd like to make it into a short film. I have some vague ideas about how to do it visually, but I think I …

Check out my friend's short ... Clive Ashenden is a great director and I've worked with him on a short we premiered at Raindance ... https://vimeo.com/136934830

I can spend days googling "short script contest" and find loads of international competitions but - considering they all come at a price (entry fee) - which are the ones you consi…

I am due to shoot the crime film 'Karma' in 4 days and our location scout proved to be flaky. As a result we have everything prepared minus the location and so are desperately loo…

Thank you all and many thanks Abigail for your kind offer. I would love the opportunity to shoot there on a future occasion and fortunately in this instance a colleague has offere…

I am looking to shoot a scene for crime film 'Karma' and am seeking a convenience store/newsagent to film in (preferably one which sells vapes - the scene depicts a salesman tryin…

Has been produced by UpWall Pictures and was released online today.

Have a view and enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmHpC0NVMk&t=23s

Have a look at me, in action, and see what springs to mind----
https://vimeo.com/184211069. "Margie's Garden"
http://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id/1684 "IRENE"
http://vime…

Hi Shooters,
We're recording a festive edition of our podcast this weekend: https://castbox.fm/va/1359883
We'd like to do a short comedy sketch about the aftermath of a disastrous…

Hey guys,

I've just moved to Bristol, and looking to connect with other filmmakers of all types in the area. if you'd like to say hi I'd love to hear from you!

Matt

Hi Matt,
There is a writer's group that has started on Facebook called 'write then socialise.' They are spread across the country but there is one that meets in Bristol which is r…

I like to buy a secondhand smallish camera for own projects. Don't want anything bulky for now as I want to be a bit invisible.
Anyone selling?

Thank you so much all of you!
I am not entirely new to this (I think I joined SP back in 2004, only I didn't change my pic all this time! ). Let's say I have been "absent" for wa…

Hey!

I've been a photographer for years now (feel free to check me out at www.mickeyf.uk) and I'm stepping into film currently! To help build my portfolio, I'm getting ready to f…

Hello Shooters,

If you're in London and want to see a film project truly evolve come see 'The Executioner Inside' begin life as a stage production before shooting as my 14th ind…

Hi everyone. I hope some of you here could help me with this. What does ‘breathing space’ end credits sequence mean? I am writing my feature -length screenplay and can't seem to f…

Like Tony, it's not a phrase I've come across, and I've read a few screenwriting books. Maybe it was in the last chapter and my attention strayed...

But one thing they all say is…

Hi shooters
Just south of the British Museum in the heart of Bloomsbury, London is a charming little place called the Camera Museum run by a guy called Adrian Tang. It has a lovel…

Honestly if they ask Arri or Panavision nicely, there's a pretty decent chance that they'll play along and dig something up.

Hi, sorry if this is a ridiculous question, but I'm wondering what factors are taken into account when someone reads a script and figures out how much it will cost to make?

I'm a…

Hi James,

It’s not a directors job to see what it will cost to make something. An Assistant Director is more likely to have a better grasp on things as they would do the shooting…

A treatment has been undertaken, based upon my novel 'The Major and Miner', the first book of a trilogy, but could be read and produced as a single historical thriller. If there …

I just want to find out if there's anyone here on SP who live in the Medway Towns (or the surrounding areas) who would be up for attending a meet-up for a coffee and a chat?
Most …

Hi Ray, absolutely. I will drop you another email. Planning to shoot in Feb or March so could be good.
Speak shortly.

Hello Shooters!!!

I would like to ask if anyone knows some website with license free music? I need to find a score for my 7 minutes silent short film.

Thank you,

Alexandra!!!

Thank you all for your answers, I appreciate that..

Alexandra!!!

I am a sound professional looking to expand my portfolio and would like to to work with an animator or short film producer requiring music/ foley sound. Feel free to message me re…

Hey Reuben, just serendipitously came across this post! I'm a composer by trade, if you're still on the look out for music feel free to get in touch, here's my site: www.holliebuh…