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Hello!

I have posted here before regarding me offering my services to help out on sets. This still stands but as of now I am only interested in helping out in the camera departme…

I am a journalist currently working in publicity and PR. And as a keen photographer, radio journalist and amateur filmmaker, I want to get into making short films. I have a decent…

Hi Simon,
Sounds interesting, send me an email if you like, edchristmasfilm@gmail.com

Hi all
Invariably when looking through SP bulletins it's rare that I come across anyone looking for a Director. I'm a writer/director who has written for and directed some well kn…

Have your films won any awards? Even no-name awards?

Years ago, a producer optioned one of my scripts. She was looking for a director for a different project she was doing, and …

I’m only 13, but I have already made a number of short films and I’ve acted in over 50. Over four years ago now I came up with an idea for a film that I knew I had to make and ove…

Thank you Dan. I will take more pictures as we go along and put them all together when it's finished. I do some blog posts and vlogs too and you can see those on the campaign page…

Hi everyone,

Mutiny Media is considering developing an introductory course to Unity 3D and interactive design for 360 VR video. Will be fantastic to get some feedback if filmmak…

Just finished this brilliant book. It collates the experiences of 50 of Hollywood's best known and most successful screenwriters. After reading it, you won't feel so bad about all…

Currently shooting a feature doc on a FS5 without a recorder using the codec XAVC HD (1920 x 1080), Premiere cc (windows) accepts this native but should I transcode, for a bett…

Not all transcoding loses quality. Lossy compression loses quality, sure, but there's nothing inherent in transcoding to lose it. And I agree that you cannot create quality where…

Hi guys.

As the title suggests, I'm making a film where I need an original language created.

I know certain people are hired to create or develop these languages.

Any pointers…

Any language, dead or unknown, created by humans will always sound human. Doesn't matter how clever or functional is. This is because we create languages using the sounds we can p…

In the last year I've been gimbal operating and renting out my kit

How does everyone here feel about them? I think they're under utilised especially on short films and lower budg…

Yeah they are great

Does anyone want to rent my Dji ronin and readyrig GS

It's a brilliant piece of kit
I hire it out or you could hire with me as tech or hire with me as operator


If so please con…

Hi all,

Ive written the pre-script treatment for psychological thriller for Television in seven episodes and I'm now ready to find someone to write the script with.
I usua…

Hi! Im so sorry, I haven't been receiving email alerts so I completely missed your answer. Im still looking, are you interested?
Thanks for your reply
Paul

So going to The world’s biggest professional screenwriting event:
http://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/whats-on/sessions/speed-pitching

for the first time- so any advice fr…

Anyone?

Sopher and Co are very kindly and gently hand-carrying me through the minefield of financing my first feature - James MacLaughlin and lawyer, Ed Rieu are life savers xx http://www…

I have to complete a 'real life' (how it would be in the industry) budget for the short film i have just created for my MA in film and TV and wondered if anyone could point me i…

How does one create a budget without a schedule? They aren't requiring you do both? Or is it some kind of test to muck you up?

I don't know if this is still the case, but Gorilla…

This post is for composers and people who advertise for composers

I have been using shooting people for the past 2 years now and I quite frequently apply for composer roles on p…

Hello Ben,

Yes, I know how frustrating can it get. However, it is better to be than not to be...
I also find quite helpful Facebook groups and networking events.
I guess patien…

Afternoon wonderful shooters!

I am currently looking for a fantastic poster designer that would be interested in getting involved in our feature film.
Our film is called A Quiet…

Barely a day after US sales agent Fortissimo closed their doors, UK distributor Metrodome announced insolvency, with all staff redundant with immediate effect. A bit of a shock, a…

Yes it is. Maybe they figured they may over time become dependent on some of these curators...

Hi, We are a London based production team/ film makers seeking an experienced film producer to join us on our journey,

Our current film project we are trying to get off the groun…

Hi guys,

I am a Writer/Director living in Devon. I have recently been chosen as one of the fifteen finalists in the BAFTA Rocliffe Drama Script Call 2016 for my script THE LONG …

Hi Karen, Just seen your message... where are you based? I live in the South Hams and shot two shorts n the last 12 months with local crew. Stuart

I am looking for a Bulgarian DOP who speaks English for a short film, part filmed in Bulgaria late September. I wonder if any other shooters know of anyone or an agency that I c…

This is for a short film project to be shot in 2 weeks. I need a coin created that's a double tails (rather than double heads) and another of apparatus to connect to the coin.

Many thanks. I have found a double penny at ALwyne's magic website (top tip, thanks ALwyne) but I will contact Catherine too.

Thanks so much to you all for all your time and effo…

Hi everyone, I've been following the threads very closely and love how everyone networks and helps one another out. I thought I would write a small article with regards to the Fla…

@Paddy Robinson-Griffin "Can pay, won't pay? Or just Can't pay?". I have gone nuclear before, sending a long detailed letter explaining how to bankrupt someone and pointing out th…

Hi fellow shooters, this is a general call for help. I am looking for a two bedroomed house to use in London for filming, preferably over the course of two days.

It's for a horro…

AirBnB?

Hello folks.

We're new to the documentary film business and just completed our first feature. We did most of the post-production ourselves but had to own up to the fact that in …

Thanks folks for your detailed answers without having too much of the detail from me. We are looking at things at the moment and now that we have a ballpark understanding it makes…

I am a Film Studies student at Peter Symonds College and am keen to gain some real set experience outside of college productions. I am open to any kind of job as I would love to l…

Contact Sue Kenderdine at TwoFour. They're based in Plymouth, they do factual tv and documentaries.