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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

looking for dramas/thrilers features and shorts to edit.

I have shot a short film, which is not edited and I may be interested in your post, depending on terms. Though I shall not be able to reply for a couple of weeks because of person…

Hi all,

I'm working on a start-up music production company and we're trying to break into film.

As a start up, I can appreciate that researching the right creative people onlin…

Amateur viewpoint:

Used to master a lot of library music, generally long version, minute version, 30secs, sting - and sometimes the underscore.

Fast forward to the world of am…

I want to enter my film into competitions but some have asked for links to vimeo or youtube but I don't want to upload it there if this ruins any chance of entering competitions, …

Thanks for all the useful advice - I appreciate it and will go down the vimeo route with a password on it

Hey peeps,

I have 5 page short and i was wondering if any directors are interested in bringing my 5 page short to live?

Mystery/ thriller. Simple logline: A wounded female priva…

Thank you very much for pointing me to the right direction. As you can tell, I am pretty new to this website, and still learning its features.

I've just upgraded most of my kit so if anyone is looking for an excellent camera set up for film, documentary, music videos etc I have you covered!

Canon C100 with DAF upgrade +…

This is an African Christian film with roles to be played in a 'pub' for the above given date. It's for about two hours
and another one hour role in the exterior near an Estate a…

Hi Efosa,

As Vasco has already shared, if you’re looking for people to collaborate with, the most effective way of reaching other members is to list your project in the Productio…

Yh so someone wants me to film using smart phone but wants good sound from radio mic LIVE, can I get the sound to come out of my camera maybe using what wd normally be the headpho…

Do not connect any microphone directly to a smart phone especially ones that are designed to plug into them. The quality is almost always dreadful. Get the best microphone for …

I'm Sam McNally
A casting director based in Leeds, adept at working with directors to find actors of any age that will perfectly fit the roles you're looking to fill. I have a wid…

www.renegadetalent.co.uk

HI

Directors can now register there interest in having a free client account with Renegade Talent. Which enables you to List an audition or job for free

castings@renegadetalent…

Hi everyone,

I want to start producing and shooting my own short films, but I find the legal part of the process quite frustrating. I live in the UK, didn't go to film school and…

Sent them an email and will contact them on Tuesday as well. Thanks :D

Who would you rather work with…

On a thread recently, someone raised a point that I thought was absurd at first. But the more I thought about it, the more I questioned my own pos…

Experience, every time. If you are reading this and thinking of doing some film degree, get a camera, tripod and mic, go to the local paper and announce that you'll film anything,…

Hi all,

I need some advice on where I stand in this situation.

Summer last year I was asked if I wanted to film an adventure documentary, it would involved following 3 paraglide…

I think Marlom's comments are rather astute here. Decide to fight or take the lesson and walk away (ideally without signing!). Is there really any commercial value? I suspect n…

As some of you may know, I have started to mentor filmmakers through the transition from making shorts through to making features.

So if you have made that journey recently, say …

I saw an answer on another network, by accident:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/Fearing-the-Jump-to-Feature-Length-Films-2

I suspect Russell (or someone who commissioned him) read…

Plain and simple – no funding!

It doesn’t matter if the script is amazing, or the crew worked on big budget Hollywood blockbusters, or the actress is A list… If the financier, w…

I'd like to ask a related question, why do screenplays fail to get finished? Why do budgets, production schedules, and shot lists fail to get made? And, why do people fail to ap…

Hi Shooting People community.

My names Colin and I'm a London based DoP as well as Technical Director of a North London equipment hire company. I'm looking to meet new creativ…

Hi Colin im keen to get involved. Ideally I’d like to assist in camera work. You can see what I’ve done so far www.roseyperkins.com

I'm sure that, even on low budget productions, you have experiences that are worth relating. Some of these are incredibly funny to listen to, even if painful to hear. (As Chapli…

Actor: My showreel is boring, how can I edit it to spice things up?
Editor: Cut to a better actor.

Okay, obviously, features are longer. And, if you've read my blog, you'll see I have some opinions on audience expectations and content.

But, reading this list, I see two import…

There are also the features that are a compilation of short films, like Four Rooms and New York Stories. These were made by feature directors who wanted to work together. I wond…

We have investors who are interested in the horror film genre. Low budget, scary, twists & surprises and a touch of humour required. They have to be completed and extremely…

Hi James - yes I do - its contained and has had very good feedback and competition wins. It has been requested by a US producer but is not under any option yet.

Hi, I'm about to take the plunge and buy a new mac. Im toying between a 2TB Fusion drive or a 500Gb SSD. I mainly use external drives for each project. So now thinking the ssd wou…

A lot of my work lately has involved repairing audio one way or another. I thought I'd make a short YouTube clip to show what can be done, along with a 30% discount code for new c…

Hi Barry,

Thanks for sharing this video - I'm sure it will be useful for other members.

For future reference, the best place to share details like this is in the bulletins ('Acc…

Hello, I hope this is allowed on here, feel free to delete if not appropriate, but my debut feature film THE FERRYMAN is now streaming on all English Language Amazon Territories, …

@Elliott Maguire yes I will definitely do that mate,but for now I really don't have the app but I will get down to doing it and will be in touch. I think it's brilliant you have r…