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I wonder if anyone has had experience of gear getting broken or poked or moved not carefully on set and how did you deal with the situation.
Someone laid a big manfrotto stand few…

@Dan Selakovich
Thanks! I am gonna ask everytime from now on ;)

15 min. Short film

Hi, I've been shooting several short videos and documentaries with my own kit (Canon dslr), but I'm looking for more production experience around Bristol/Cardiff. I can work as 2n…

I need to not be part of the site any more and wish to pay for it please Yvonne

Hi Yvonne,

Please send us an email at help@shootingpeople.org and we can sort this out right away.

Matt
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Hi All,

I am hoping to shot over the next few weeks a short film and would like to find a cabbie or ex-cabbie to interview.

The film is based on travel and adventure and what …

Hi All,

Just seeing if any producers/directors out there needing a stills photographer? I've just finished Unit Stills on Feature Film 'Blue Iguana' (Sam Rockwell) and previous T…

Any writers out there with a short script (max 15 pages) who'd like to apply as a team to the Film London: London Calling Plus scheme?

"London Calling Plus offers five awards of …

Does anyone know any camera operator courses in the Bristol area? (not University courses)

I'm heavily pondering establishing a studio / arty space business. I have a ton of tip-top filmmaking kit that sits idle 99% of the year that costs me £185 a month to keep in stor…

Hi Alwyne,

Would love to know more - my brother Ben and I made our first feature 'Nina Forever' which came out last year. Our office is based in Hither Green SE13 (and I live nex…

I'm hoping to drop in on CineFest at Arnolfini in Bristol later this month and am wondering if any other Shooters will be going and fancy a meet-up in the bar? Thursday is current…

Hi Pam, I'd be interested in meeting up. Drop me a message on here. Do you know if I can get tickets to single sessions being run by Cinefest or would I have to buy day passes?

Hi everyone,

I'm new to Shooting People and would love to get some feedback on my site and showreel which I've just updated.

I'm a cinematographer based in Yorkshire, if anyone …

Hello,

My Name is Maria Codina, I've been working for 5 years in Barcelona. I've worked in commercials, documentaries and cinema.

I have where to stay in London so I'd like to …

Hello everyone,

I need some general advice for a job I am working as a Producer/Director on. This is the first job I am working on that involves a contract and there are some as…

Well it depends on how much the income is to treat it as 'casual income'... maybe seek advice just to be sure, otherwise as Tony mentioned, stay as an employee :-)

Just wondering if people knew where the best place in London to get a decent DCP done for an affordable price?

Thanks for these!

Hey everyone!

I'm looking to get involved in more film, TV and commericial projects in and around the UK. I'm an up and coming award-winning director, based near Manchester, alwa…

Hi Nic,
We are looking for a Director to Direct a short movie in South London, Streatham. I just put an add in this site today but I can not find it. If you are interested pleas…

Hello Fellow shooters

I am selling my Freefly Systems Movi M5 Mimic Bundle Camera rig

I have only used this kit twice on two separate days and that's it! once indoors and once o…

Hi Paddy, Yes that is that exact kit, in fact I bought it from CVP. There are also those extras as well as the kit, i.e the extra batteries, movi ring etc etc. Thanks Luke

Name removed but this is what they want/do:

"An entertainment law firm that represents producers and financiers. We can help you with creating attachments for your project. How…

@Nat Nollid I think you misread that. I said a "produced writer." Meaning one of your screenplays was turned into a real movie that people paid to see. If that's the case, getting…

We have a new and exciting challenge that you guys might be interested in...

THE SHOWREEL WRITERS CHALLENGE
London Short Film's Project Four

On Wednesday 24th of August, …

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…