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I am sharing this blog written by sound titan, Randy Thom in the hope that more filmmakers will give sound proper consideration throughout their movie making process:


"This is a…

Thanks for sharing the article. Very inspiring and will definitely pay more attention to writing my scripts with sound in mind. Are there any courses or avenues you would recommen…

It is a drama about two sisters, naturalistic and I suppose a european/art house feel to it, I have absolutely no idea how to decide which festivals to apply to, any advice would …

Try https://filmfreeway.com/ it has listings of short film festivals all over the world, tells you all about them and what they look for and even has reviews from people who've en…

Hello

I have a short film shoot planned for the 16th of September and we need a location that is set dressed to look like an office or even a working office that's not used at w…

Hello

I'm going to be shooting a self funded short film in Barking, East London soon and I need various office equipment, phones, keyboards, monitors, a printer or two (non of wh…

Thanks for the suggestions.

Good morning all.

I have a quick question for anyone who has had even the slightest experience working on a project that has involved a green screen.

I am currently in the pre-p…

Curmudgeon alert. I loathe green screen for realistic drama. For high budget CGI, there are no alternatives, and for totally off the wall comedy, it works, too. But for drama, mo…

Hi, I have been commissioned to write a book about cinematography for Taylor Francis, Focal Press for the North American and UK markets due for publication in June 2018. I would l…

Hi, Tania. I'm good friends with three behind-the-scenes photographers. If you send me your email address, I'll have them contact you directly. Or you can contact me, and I'll se…

Actors looking for representation - Artistes Collective Talent Management are looking for new actors for their books:

"We’re an innovative, boutique co-operative actors agency ba…

Being somewhat left of centre I've always toyed with the idea of a co-op and tried to join one once. This involved being interviewed by a group of around twenty or so and two aud…

I'm looking for a Production Company interested in putting the budget to bring to life my Script "Barback" a drama-comedy about Gary, a Glass Collector in an infamous bar in Londo…

As part of our campaign to enter a recent completed documentary (largely shot in the USA) to approx 25 odd festivals we included ImpactDoc Awards in the list
http://impactdocsawar…

Hi David / Paddy - thanks for your input - luckily entry only cost $40 out of a total budget of around £800 for our festival campaign - I haven't counted them but looks like he ha…

Hi Guys,

So I'm quite a new colourist who was trained on Da Vinci Resolve a year ago, I've so far been using it to do colour grades on some simple promos and music videos.

I'm l…

Hi - looking to grade 3 x 5 minute docs on education for the EU. One day next week or the week after. Would be great to talk.; I've just released my first feature, Panic, 4 stars …

Hey,

I am a Sound Designer & post production sound mixer looking for work. Full details and CV on my website www.freddienevison.com. Get in touch if you have an interesting p…

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A friend has the following issue:

I spent 13 years in South Africa in my 20s/30s. I wrote a romance novel in 2011 under a female pen name. The story is mostly set in Zimbabwe…

Hi Bob. I don't doubt this at all. There is a whole industry of Amazon ebook "publishers" that hire ghost writers at one cent a word. That's all they get. No royalties at all. If …

Hi everyone, after successfully completing my first feature 'Whisper' I am now entering into development on my second feature. I have a cast, crew and of my £40,000 budget I have …

@Glyn Carter Film production tax credit not SEIS/EIS

Looking for psychological horror short film/s to complete a Portmanteau Indie feature.

For your reference I have attached a Vimeo link to an eight minute psychological horror fil…

Last call out for completed Horror shorts. Please forward viewing links asap. No scripts please, just completed horror shorts that have in place all necessary clearances please. S…

I recently self-published my second book of short stories, which are all quite dark and most of which have a twist in the tail. I want to write a screenplay of one of them, a ghos…

One questioin an adapter has to ask, is: do I want to create a filmic representation of the book? Or, do I want to use the book as a launch pad to create the best film screenplay …

Is it okay to post here that the deadline is fast approaching for the IMDb New Filmmaker Award offered annually as part of Bath Film Festival? Entries need to be in by 15 August t…

Is it just me or other writers and writer/directors struggle to write TV bibles? I wrote 7 eps (all of the eps) 400 + pages but I am not able to distill the synopses (I did OK wit…

I think bibles are important. I have just been offered possible funding of several million for a tv series and asked for a bible. Thank you for the link for templates Alice. Also …

Hey guys,

Not sure what the score with this is but, we're raising funds for a project that began on shooting people and we are using the site to recruit team members so I figured…

Hi Anthony,

This sounds great! Please can you share the Indiegogo link to your campaign?

All the best,
Xenia
SP

Hello guys!

My name is Richi Carter, a film and TV composer with over 15 years experience composing music. I have recently joined ShootingPeople and am on the hunt for projects. …

Hi Richi,

Welcome to SP. Please take a look at the Music Video bulletins for relevant work and topics:
https://shootingpeople.org/bulletin/view/list/7

All the best,

Xenia
SP

I was offered a freelancer job and need to negotiate my day rate for producing online video content for a big organisation.
Any advice on standard video producer rates in London …

Yep, as Paddy suggests; something between zero and £10,000 and even more. Once worked with a guy who made commercials with budgets of over one million pounds per minute. His day r…

Virtual Reality is at an exciting crossroads, the technology is now in the mainstream and with the price of hardware falling all the time the virtual experience is now accessible …

Hi Patrick
I'm in the process of developing a short I have written for VR in education and would be interested in joining in the discussion.
Please feel free to visit my profile h…

Dear all, I am not into cinematography but I am asking this for a friend who is looking for a advice and opinion about this HWMART 50 w LED fresnel light kit:



https://www.amazo…

Thank you Alwyne! I'll report your advice to my friend....I suppose he had chosen this kit especially for price , but if not OK, it'll be better to ask for a replacement, or simp…

Hi there!

I know this is a bit of an odd question, and maybe belongs more on a PR/marketing forum than here, but I am curious about your experiences.

At the moment I am working …

Thanks for your replies.

Yes, Matt, that's a very good point. The issue with us is that we've been doing a whole lot of freelancing, where sure, you get the credit, but those are…

Hey guys,

This has been mentioned before on SP - but from my search it seems that many of the posts are a bit outdated. I'm editing and grading a personal project, and would love…

If you're still looking check out 01Zero-One, in Hopkins St. Soho, great space with friendly team, screening rooms, green screen / TV studio. We (Mutiny Media) are based there!

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Hi
I work for WildBrain
We're always on the hunt for more talent - particularly those who are focused on steady role in editing or channel management (which primarily involves twe…

Hi Alfie

I'd be interested to know more. I'm based in Buckinghamshire and wondered what opportunities there may be to assist as a freelancer either from home or on location with …