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Hope you are well.

I'm a director and am looking for a producer for my independent feature film,

The feature is called 'Where To Now' and is very much in the vein of Woody Alle…

HI Akaash
I would be interested in talking with you about this.

Best wishes

Marie Farquharson

My son wants me to buy him a video camera.He is however a beginner.What camera would you advice?
This at a tight budget.

Apologies for repeating myself.
Age..

I’m a producer seeking a sound designer or sound editor with short film experience.

'Surveillance Report' (10 mins) is a dialogue-free spy thriller set in the hidden world of sur…

Hi, a certain production company are looking at my Screenplay, they said it was really good...they asked me to leave it with them and they'll get back to me. This was 4 days ago a…

Cheers James ☺

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a swimming pool location in London, it can be indoors or outdoors, any size, not sure how many days it would be required for at the moment.

Any reco…

Hi Xenia, try Parliament Hill Lido on Hampstead Heath where I swim every day. 020 7485 5757. Also Tooting Bec Lido, cheers John

Looking to storyboard a couple of short films

Hi Susie, Check out SkillShare, a great resource for learning skills from pros that I have used. https://www.skillshare.com Once on the site, type in "storyboarding" and a few op…

Someone has offered to finance my feature film but needs to see a budget before releasing the funds.

Can someone please point me in the direction of a feature film budget templa…

Hiya,

Well congratulations! That's a result!

Usually you'd hire a line producer to budget a film for you as there are all kinds of "gotcha's" that can catch you out - for insta…

Hi ,

I am looking for any short or feature project to work even assembly editing in order to build up my showreel. I have experience in post production working as a an assistant …

At our next event we’ll be talking with Mike Figgis, the renowned filmmaker whose credits include Internal Affairs, Timecode and Leaving Las Vegas, for which he received Oscar nom…

Hi all, we are shooting a couple of scenes which involves an actress having to walk into the freezing North Sea in December. She will have to get water up to her hips or waist. A …

So Giles - what happened in the event mate? I'm not a climber and even less a lover of the cold, and just reading what they expected of you scares the crap out of me. OK so you …

I have a short comedy script (9 pages) called SPACE CAKES which I am keen on getting produced.

LOGLINE: A teenage girl must prevent her mom from serving left-over cake to some f…

Greets.

I run a small free film club in London - where I teach newcomers how to make movies + collaborate with artistic people on various projects. Everyone involved sign waivers…

As long as the author is OK with it, I'm pretty confident you'll be just fine.

I'm in Helsinki helping colleagues prepare the launch of Open Cinema Finland later this year. We're flying to Sodankyla tomorrow and will be there until the end of the festival. B…

Hello,
Does anyone see a problem with shooting 16mm film on Schneider Xenon FF glass, apart form the lack of wides... ? I'd shoot on Arriflex 16 SR3. Schneider says that they're d…

Hi, I have two or three Screenplays written up and would like them made into features, just wondering where I would start???

Quite correct, they threw a fair amount at it to get it to the mass market. There are some examples of tiny budget films 'making careers', for example the self-funded/kickstarter …

I have been asked to provide an LP10 with one of my invoices. I understand this is a form which allows self employed people to opt-out of the legal maximum daily working hours. Bu…

Paddy is of course absolutely right in that a Lorimer letter is an easy solution whereby everyone can just get on with their jobs. As I suggested, it's the better part of valour. …

Hey guys,

I'm a London based comedy screenwriter looking for a director and / or a producer to collaborate with on short projects.

I have a few shorts I'd love to see get made, …

Saw this ad on mandy seeking a comedy writer that might be worth a shout for you http://old.mandy.com/projob/413840/comedy_writer/

Am thinking of creating a series of comedy sketches suitable for TV.
What length of programme should I aim at?

And if it is a 'sketch' show, please please please don't make the mistake you made in labelling it a 'sitcom' ;-)
Should go without saying you know the difference, right??

I've written a TV pilot for a show and I'm thinking of putting together a short promotional clip to go on youtube (three minute max). To keep costs down it would be something simp…

I normally upload it from my phone.

I wondered whether this would be of any use to someone on here:

http://m.pinewoodgroup.com/our-studios/uk/news/kodak-and-pinewood-collaborate-support-film-processing

It's true that most people don't really give a toss. However, cinematography works on a subliminal level and helps affect the emotional response of the audiance thus helping the …

I need to expand my portfolio with more video content, I have so far done music videos and one documentary video.

If anyone knows of any videos people need doing, please let me k…

Hi Shooters,

Can anyone recommend the best battery-operated lighting to use for a short horror shot in the woods (daylight)?

The area I wish to shoot in is overcast with some s…

Yes, I agree with Karel. You do need a Cameraman/DOP. And not just for any camera that he/she might bring with him/her. Also for their knowlege/skill/experience. Shooting a Da…

Quick query on characters who take on another character partway through a film, please. She is working somewhere under a pseudonym. While she is at work, should I use the new cha…

It's worth looking at how this has been done before. Best example is probably "Tootsie." Dustin Hoffman's character, a thwarted actor, is MICHAEL. When he shows up in drag for a f…

Hi all
I received some good advice last time posted on here, so I'm hoping I'll find some again. I am a solo filmmaker (ie, I pretty much do everything myself, with all the pro's …

@Mark Wiggins - thanks for the encouragement, Mark. I'm checking out Director's UK now. Meeting and collaborating with other skilled people is essential so thank you for pointing …

Hi, we are screening the premiere of our wine documentary film next Friday 9th June at Curzon Bloomsbury at 4pm.

50% discount with promo code: ShootingPeeps and ticket includes a…