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Original Post from Hayley Benoit
Experienced Unit Stills, BTS and Gallery Photographer available for work

https://hayleybenoit.format.com/

1 response, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Original Post from CK Goldiing
Most recent response from Darren Brade
London's best film nights?

Hi all,

I'm new to SP and relatively new to London. Are there any great short film nights & general film networking events I should be aware of? Please fill me in... I'd love t…

20 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Yes, I'm hoping to be there.

Original Post from George Wright
Most recent response from Edward Terry
Free or Low Cost Software and 'Things' for Filmmakers

Hello everyone,

Back at Halloween, I posted here looking for help with my writer's block and Shooting People came through! I'm still writing... Which got me thinking...

Do a…

3 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Great idea George,
I came across Story Architect before Christmas (https://starc.app). I haven't tried it as I'm a Final Drafter but it came recommended from another film list I …

Original Post from Richard Lipman
LTO Archive

Does anyone need archiving of their media productions and productions? I work with LTO 8 and 9 and and can archive according to Netflix specs.

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from Jo Lewis
Stills Photography

Hi everyone,
I'm a photographer with over 13 years experience in commercial and weddings. Looking for advice to becoming a movie stills photographer in the film and television p…

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from Kevin Moran
Stills photographer actually looking for low/no budget projects to collaborat

Hi all
Documentary photographer with 18 years experience now looking to develop a stills/behind the scenes film / TV portfolio...I realise i'm not going straight to Hollywood so …

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from Fred W
Most recent response from David Bessell
Looking for collaboration with VFX artist

Looking for an up-and-coming VFX artist for a horror action short film sure to run in festivals. A post-apocalypse story with thrilling monsters, good acting, and cinematography.

1 response, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

This is a bit off topic but - do you have the music organised for this already? It sounds like a project I could add value to - assuming you have some kind of budget for the soun…

Original Post from David Bessell
Horror, Fantasy, Surreal, Original, Creative.

Hi - I'm a very experienced musician looking to make contact with anyone doing really creative and original film work. I have a Phd in classical orchestration with electronics fro…

2 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Thanks for your interest Barry. I could be interested depending on the style of music you have in mind and the available budget. Feel free to mention my name when you are trying t…

Original Post from Dan Frost
Composer looking for projects to work / collaborate on

Hello everyone!

I'm a composer with some experience (from a while ago) working for film / stage but looking to build up my portfolio.

Some of my work is on Spotify etc: http…

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from richard kelly
Contacts Regarding Film Rights

Hello from UK, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels. Some have screenplay adaptions. I have Sci-fi, Horror, and Thrillers. I am looking to sell the Film Rights, I am aware of lit…

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from Louis Mateu
Ideas for jib shot alternatives

Hi everyone,

We're filming a short film in a couple of weeks and have a shot we're having difficulty planning out. We are shooting on an Arri Alexa Mini and are looking to achi…

2 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Hi François,

These are all great ideas and I love the idea of having the bed upright and the actor standing in front of it, I think we'll use that!

Thank you so much for yo…

Original Post from Jim Read
Most recent response from Sabina Müller
Film Podcast Recommendations

Heya all,

Anyone else find the current offerings of film-focused podcasts a tad lack lustre?

Business talk is great and needed, but I'd love to find some pods to listen when…

8 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Hey Jim, great question - thanks for asking and thanks for everyone who made nice new suggestions that made it straight to my 'to listen' list!

One I can recommend (sadly just…

Original Post from Jim Read
Most recent response from Alwyne Kennedy
AI Rotoscoping Tools

Little ramble incoming...

So I used to experiment with rotoscoping for sort of a collagey type of animation (still refining it, but closest reference point I can find is akin t…

4 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Robert mentions a Depth Scanner plug-in for after effects. Davinci Resolve has what is probably the same thing, they call it Depth Map.

Original Post from Julio Molina
Most recent response from George Wright
Submit Your Story Ideas for Winchester Students' Short Films

Do you have a short script in the works?

The B.A. Film Production course at the University of Winchester is inviting writers to submit their proposals to a pool of stories fro…

4 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

Hello Julio,

I won't be ready to submit anything in January, do you know if you'll be looking for scripts later in 2024? Or does this only run once a year? It sounds like a won…

Original Post from Tina Walker
Most recent response from Peter Spencer
Problematic films...

Hi everyone,

This Christmas my family and I were discussing 'Braveheart' and it led to a long and VERY funny discussion about problematic films that seemed normal at the time b…

6 responses, most recent 1 year, 3 months ago.

But Braveheart was co-funded and produced by Mel Gibson (I'm not a particular Gibson fan) and he's entitled to spend his own money to make the films he wants to make. In the same …

Original Post from Sonia Cheung
I am an actress looking for work

I am looking for paid or unpaid work yo add to my portfolio,spotlight and Imdp.
Looking for work from January (I get some time off work for two and so weeks ) and throughout the…

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from nathalie reiner
looking for volunteers

We are currently working on the pre-production of a documentary about a group of whales in Scotland. Our producer has started looking for funds and we need a volunteer assistant t…

1 year, 3 months ago
Original Post from Jack Henry Greene
Most recent response from Jamie Kennerley
Is it legal to deny travel reimbursement over poor feedback?

I feel like I already know the answer to this but I want to confirm I’m not crazy. I was dismissed from a videography job last week and was told in the same text that I wouldn’t b…

5 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

Provided you have emails that show an agreement between yourselves (or at the very least an offer from them that they will reimburse travel) then it may be worth going the small c…

Original Post from Paul Slaughter
Funding Partnership Sought for 2024/25

We could do with a little help!

We have extensively searched for funding (including SP). However, it seems that any current financial support is for Short Films, TV, Comedy, or…

2 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

Hi Ben
Sorry for the delay in my reply. I have emailed you the relevant information. Thank you for your interest and I look forward to your reply.

PD Slaughter

Original Post from Sherice Griffiths
Most recent response from Linda M James
Award winning short mockumentary Killing for a Living now available!

Hi guys,

I’m delighted to share that my short mockumentary films, Killing for a Living is now available to watch on YouTube!

We screened at a number of global festivals and…

7 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

Hi Sherice
Just watched your film. Very funny. Loved the Russian assassin loving animals and being a vegan. Amazing to have achieved such results for only £400! Well done!

Original Post from Scott Clancey
Acting Showreels

Hi guys!

I’m currently offering a deal of £60 for acting Showreels for the first 15 actors that contact me.

For more info message me or check out my insta post: https://ww…

2 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

Hi David,

Thanks for responding to my post.

Indeed, I can assist you on this. Do you already have some content, short films etc that I can edit into a reel?

Thanks again

Original Post from richard kelly
REPRESENTATION-Please Reply

Hello Everyone, I have Directed a Couple of Shorts- However I more wish to sell the Film Rights to my 6 Creator Owned Graphic Novels. Check out http://www.graphicnovellitagent.com…

1 year, 4 months ago
Original Post from nathalie reiner
looking for volunteers

We are currently working on the pre-production of a documentary about whales in Scotland. Our producer is already looking for funds and we need an assistant volunteer to keep upda…

2 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

Hi Erika
Many thanks for your reply.
drop me a line and I will get back to you: nathaliereiner@yahoo.co.uk

Original Post from richard kelly
Connect With Me-Please Reply

Hello Everyone, I am reaching out to you all, as I am looking for Contacts as I have been looking to Find a Manager etc. I am looking to sell the Film Rights to my 6 creator owned…

1 year, 4 months ago
Original Post from James McCann
Most recent response from Chris Chandler
Reputable Distribution Companies

Hi All,
Can anyone recommend and good distribution companies for a feature-length comedy-horror?

Whether they be known for handling a lot of projects, or if they are a sm…

10 responses, most recent 1 year, 4 months ago.

It's certainly worth planning for entry into selected festivals international - specialist horror and/or comedy fests for choice. This way you will put your film in front of simi…

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