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I'm producing a 10 minute short next month an am just thinking about any contracts/ permissions I need to get beforehand. As well as wondering about all the things I haven't yet c…

Hey guys, sorry for the late response to all the great advice. I was actually able to read and take on board all the above but because we had some last minute issues with casting …

Hi,

I'm a Notts-based writer/director looking for fellow east midlanders to collaborate on short film ideas/productions.

I have a couple of shorts I am planning to shoot over th…

Hi,

I'm packaging a feature film project and I'm looking for someone experienced in budgeting. It's a 80-page script set in London and if anyone could provide CVS and/or estimate…

How accurate do you need the budget to be?

You can make an awful lot of progress if you start with a schedule then simply work out what you need, for how long, and add in realis…

Your thoughts?

Hi all, I'm after someone who would be interested in financing a short film. What's the best way to go about this?
Thanks all.

Hi Shooters,

I've come onboard a production (after it was shot) that's had a few hiccups and I've been brought on to assist them in getting the film over the finish line in terms…

I was just about to pitch a script, and I took a look at what other people were pitching. It seems anything over 500k is considered high budget? That's the budget for the entire…

Okay. So, I had one thing about how high big budget is. I'm bumping this up because I want to pitch something in script pitch, but I really don't want to commit to a budget. (Y…

Over the past five years, the majority of differences of opinion I've witnessed in my team have been about whether a specific animal is a rodent or not, or how Welsh something is.…

Maintaining essential overheads and infrastructure ought to be factored into ones fee calculations on a realistic and sustainable basis.

Bullshiters, chancers, dreamers and tyre …

Hi Guys,
After about 6 years I have finally managed to get a short film off the ground and attained a great cast including Miriam Margolyes and Professor Green!!

The next phase …

I am going to Venezuela in August and will need solar equipment to charge camera batteries, does anybody know of a company who sells or rents this kind equipment?

I don't, but I'll advise that you need to carry pretty hefty panels to get any real current, and you'll really want some kind of back up. An overcast day can really screw you up!…

Hello,
does anybody know where to find a dog for hire for a low budget short film?

thx
RR

Hi Oscar, Look up "Lady Midnight, the Chihuahua" on the web.
She and I have appeared in half a dozen music videos together, and of her 12 movies she starred in 3, without me!! (w…

Good evening all.

Over the last few months I've started to create my own musical compositions which were originally inspired by old movie and TV scores. I have a few complete tra…

Hi Angel

Nice looking project. I’m not sure how my music might fit in, but here’s a link to my soundcloud page anyway-

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-841646971

Let me know if th…

You are a professional or just starting as a script editor, yet you are hungry for that original and quirky story that you can rarely find. Cops and hospitals can be fun settings …

Is this a creative way of saying you're not offering any money?

I'm producing/directing a low-budget suspense horror feature film with a creature and want to have concept art for the creature FX company to work from. www.thelastmoonfilm.com

'London Short Documentaries' is a screening programme of short documentaries old and new, all about London and Londoners, curated by award winning documentary filmmaker Tal Amiran…

Hi!

I am interested to meet more directors who are based in London for collaborations on creative projects.

I recently stepped up to DOP and have worked on some commercials inc…

I'm based in Croydon and would love to work as a Runner / Production Assistant / Co-writer on projects in Croydon / Beckenham / Crystal Palace / Purley / Streatham / Wimbledon / M…

Hi everyone.
I am looking for team to make perhaps few short films. I need people who is serious about this industry and ready to work in tied with time. Any help or industry reco…

Depending on the project, I could help as DP. I have a Red Helium, a crew, and an artistic visual style. :)
http://WinterLight.visura.co/film

Hi as everyone else seems to be asking, I thought I'd join in. We created a Dramedy feature film designed to be a low budget affair that was to be shot in Arizona and then post do…

I have pitched my script logline etc. for seven months but no-one has requested to read it. I am surprised at this as it is a very unusual screenplay. I believe it has cult potent…

Wayne, please send your screenplay and logline to james@talkinglens.co.uk. Thank you

For some reason, I'm still getting spam from film festivals. If you run a film festival, or anything connected with seminars, note that I'm NOT interested!

However, it seems t…

Cheers for that Paddy. I'll take a look shortly

Sometimes, I think genre is useless. Twilight: horror or romance? And comedy, do we ever all agree what's funny? (I've written more about that here: https://www.linkedin.com/pu…

I've been shooting film stills on set and wondered if I could get hired for it, as I am usually on camera/sparking/running. Can also shoot digitally although it's not my preferred…

Hi Rory, I saw your message on the email mailout. I’m directing a short film on the 7th/8th July and wondered if you’d be at all interested in shooting some stills photography for…

Hello,

Regarding SP/NY filmmaker numbers, do we have any stats on this, how does it compare to British membership?

Tom Lassu
Writer/Director
https://www.meetup.com/New-York-Metr…

Hi Tom,

Shooting People is predominantly a UK filmmakers network (it's where our office is based), and as such, our US membership only makes up around 4%.

All the best,
Helen

Hi, everyone,

Hopefully you’re reading this because a) you’re a filmmaker and b) you have a strong connection to the borough of Waltham Forest (Walthamstow, Chingford, Leyton, Le…

Tickets to the event are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forest-film-club-presents-waltham-forest-shorts-tickets-46550738512