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Hi, I am considering signing to a union for insurance & advice/training. Has anyone signed up to or others? Any tips welcome. Thanks Nathalie

Thanks Mark & Paddy. I wish had joined before when was in at MTV & made redundant but now as a freelancer think more important esp re H&S & liability etc but I do …

Trying to find a car transporter company to put a car on a low-loader and drag it around whilst I shoot inside the car with two actors. Does anyone have any contacts?

Lighting is very important if you are doing it green screen. Lighting has to move to sell the 'movement' of the car.

Hi All, This is a more general thing about life. This forum is like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow when experiences are like, I William Blake. I was on ESA after some acc…

Thanks everyone for the replies & Shobina think will meet soon. Am more keen on female protagonists but William Blake could be interesting..

I have a room available in a shared rented apartment, 22nd - 25th May inclusive (depart noon on 26th). It's in the Pointe Croisette area, about a 20 minute walk along the promenad…

Hi Glyn Excuse delay but did not get notice or reply. Yes let's email privately & pics & half then rest seems best. I need to finalise days etc may have to cut down time. …

Hi guys.

I'm looking to share my office at Shepperton. It would suit somebody who doesn't take up a huge amount of space as it's not a very large room so ideally anyone who work…

Hello all,

I was just wondering if anyone knows if there are any worker co-operative film production companies around? Or if anyone else likes the idea?

Here is a good short fil…

Thanks for the reply Jamie, my apologies to you aswell for the mega delay. I've also replied to Christopher's response which may be of interest you.

These are all very good point…

I have a script pitched on your site for three months and Id like to edit it, please advise, Bob Baldwin

I've written a monologue and had an actress film it with her friend/colleague over a day. Now I've downloaded Adobe Premiere Pro, naively thinking I could have a bash at editing i…

This has been sorted now. Not sure why it came up in the Screenwriters newsletter (?!)

Are we still doing Shooters In The Pub? Can local ones be organized?

I don't know if they exist still, maybe I'm out of the loop. Can they be organized by town, not city. E.g. no…

And is there a standard agenda/ minimum things that we need to cover? Thanks!

Hi everyone

I have recently had my short film made into high quality DVDs. They are all intended to be given to everyone who helped make my film from the actors, to the crew and…

When we made our short film Waters End we produced a Special Version on DVD with some "Extras" making it an attractive buy. This proved a winner as we sold over 3000 copies either…

Actors, I'm interested in finding out who you'd recommend for headshots, showreels and voice reels?

For headshots I really rate Dan Flynn: http://www.danflynn.xyz - for quality, …

Wolf Marloh is really really good, and has huge experience with hundreds of actors under his belt.
http://www.wolfmarloh.com/
500@marloh.com

just wondering if there is a format or something?!

I'm just doing this very thing for a small team/crew of a 90 min animation. Best advice I had is open with a Banner for the film company that "Presents" then title of film followe…

£650 all in for whole festival. Bed to yourself no need to share! You'll be sharing a flat in La Suquet (the beautiful old part of town right by the castle) with two friendly prod…

The people behind the London Screenwriters' Festival and Chris Jones made "50 Kisses" which involved all of their members and collaborators writing, acting, crewing and producing …

Lift Off Festivals doing something similar. http://www.lift-off-festivals.com/mushroom-feature-film-arg/

Hi,
can any one recommend some affordable casting space (like a small meeting room) in Central (ish) - or within good transport links? I know there is a lot out there, but wanted …

Hi Xenia - the Barbican would appear to be in sharp contrast to the London parks who appear to consider filming of any description as some sort of heinous crime pursuing anyone ho…

Hi all,

the title pretty much says it already - does anybody know an experienced designer for film package design?
I mean not just a "good graphic designer" but someone who actu…

Can someone please recommend me a dslr slider for shooting video? Thanks

i was recommended this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koolertron-Carbon-Bearings-Capacity-Photography/dp/B06XPCSCWN/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&qid=1493411148&sr=8-31&keywords…

Hi,

I'm in the process of setting up a process in which I shoot a music video once every couple of weeks all over the UK. I'm offering a full shooting package on RED, which peopl…

Although ben aware Radar cost £6.99 a month and the gig rates are not high - often a few hundred quid

I updated my profile so I could sell some equipment, but I've not seen any daily bulletins to know if it was posted.

Hi Richard, Get in touch with us at help@shootingpeople.org and we can see if theres an issue?

Matt
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UI'm swelling my camera crane on Ebay if anyone is interested.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262942495265?euid=d84e09253c02413a88086ab31a5f6444&bu=43722603008&cp=1&sojTags…

Dear all,

I'm considering to add a series of fireworks in a distance in a shoot I completed for a short film. the scene is a night one of a boat in the lagoon and the fireworks m…

Can do the same without green screen

Hi just advertising to anyone interested in buying a Carl Zeiss Milvus 15mm F2.8 Lens. rrp £2,329. I am selling a brand new one for £1,500 if anyone is interested. Pop me a messag…

Hey freelance writer here!

My name is Sarah Pollitt, and I am interested in writing scripts, and just writing in general (novels, poems, songs, graphic novels, plays, musicals, a…

Hi Sarah, Screenwriter / Cinematographer myself - I know a co writer is a useful asset to have currently working on 3 project all at different stages - Horror, Neo Noir and short…

I am currently studying a BA in Design at Goldsmiths University and am looking for a work placement in filmmaking, specifically in documentary! I would love to learn from anyone i…

Thank you Nathalie, look forward to hearing from you. Emily

This is a project I was looking into maybe 3 years ago, but not having the skills and not living in London means this has dwindled. I was reminded just this week, and it might su…

@Paddy Robinson-Griffin Thks Paddy glad been taken.