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I have a Sony Z5 with a stuck eject system. It belongs to our charity WAYout in Sierra Leone and there is nobody there with the parts so I brought it back here. Where can I get it…

I am currently studying a BA in Media Production (3rd year) at Coventry university, and I'm doing a project titled 'Professional Practise Portfolio' in which we have to meet and o…

Top tip when you want to pick anyone's brains, "I appreciate your time, so although I am but a poor student, lunch is on me"

I'm part of a team that is making a series of short docs for BBC Three. An example of one we made last year is here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvBwWeG4Rpc

For this one we…

I know a doctor turned actor, Anthony Metcalfe. I will email him if you can send me your email and let him decide if he wants to contact you.

HI I have recently come back from charity a project filming interviews in refugee camps in multiple different languages - around 6. I have a huge amount of subtitling to get done …

Hi Tomo,

I'm a professional subtitler and translator. My subtitling software enables FCP XML export.
Feel free to get in touch if you need any help. Here is my email: info@subti…

I am making a documentary and interviewing someone on York in the middle of the day (on a Tuesday). It will only take 30-60 mins but I'm not from there so not sure where's best to…

I'd like to know if there are any places that send crews around the world, not bothered about pay really as much as the experience of travelling and shooting. Thanks!

Thanks guys. Yeah I've been thinking a charity might be a good place to start looking. @Stanley, that sounds like an amazing experience, I bet you've got a few stories to tell! Wh…

Could anyone recommend a Dublin-based junior DoP who can also work as an assistant for a one-day shoot in early May?

Ideally someone with their own - or access to - FS7/FS5/FS700…

Where I live they shot the action movie Criminal starring Kevin Costner. How can I know when production companies are shooting films and TV shows like that and others? I want to w…

Call your local city council and ask if they have a film office, many do. It's the department that you go to as a filmmaker for help on getting roads closed, finding production b…

I'm a Director/Producer of documentaries and have moved to Toronto. I've been working in TV for the past few years on BBC one-off docs and making independent films on the side. Ca…

I always suspect that Raindance and Shooting People have some shared membership.
Raindance has a Toronto office- maybe contact Elliot Grove or the Canadian office and ask about SP…

Hi,

Can any shooters recommend any good online screenwriting groups where you can exchange feedback?

Thanks
Carlo

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Hello there,

I'm a final year Editing and Post-Production student studying at Ravensbourne in London looking for editing and grading work to enhance my final portfolio.

I have p…

Can you send me a CV please. info AT sticklebackproductions.co.uk

Hello fellow members of shootingpeople.org! My name is Ishaan and currently employed as a Retail Assistant in the faraway-ish lands of Surrey. Being twenty-two, I'm starting to re…

Hello folks! I apologise for the late response, currently juggling moving houses, work and containing my excitement from the positive responses and tips I've received, for which I…

Hey Shooters,

I just found my feature film online at Tzar Media, an illegal hacking site. I'm trying for figure out who to contact regarding this to get the film taken down. I've…

Isn't it their address on tsar media website? Or is it a different site?

I'm looking for newbie / up-and-coming / new starters to collaborate with on a number of up coming projects.

First of all I'd like to be very clear that I'm not targeting this at…

I can't seem to find creative partners in Scotland. I have a feature film project ongoing but just need to find the talent to help get it on the move.

I have a script, equipment,…

Did anything come of this? How do I go about organising a Glasgow meetup through SP?

Is it possible to caption photos on profiles here? I'd like to add photographers credits for each picture separately.

Oh you mean adding it on the picture itself? Doesn't that spoil the picture, like urls on the youtube videos?

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Hi Ian, I too would be very interested in sitting down with you to go over a feature script I have written. Way back in 2008 it was optioned but then shelved. It became the final …

I've just published an investigation which Shooters may find interesting.

In the past two years, more has changed in the film festival world than in the previous fifteen. It’s a…

Between Stephen's well-written article, and all the responses, I feel I've had a real education in current film fesival submission advice. Thank you all.

I'm a director and founder of AJE Filmworks production company in Nigeria/West Africa http://ajefilmworks.com/ https://vimeo.com/136395192. I am willing to collaborate with experi…

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I have made a short film (22 mins.) about boaters living on the canals in the UK and the threat of eviction that many are now facing.
I had initially imagined that after the initi…

Hi Sue
Im no expert at social media- I only joined Facebook a month ago, and I hate this part of making films! But I started promoting the film in relevant groups on FB, like vari…

Anyone going?

Thanks Jane for the link, hopefully see all people registered there. Does anyone know of any sites that have similar links to what Jane has posted? As i'd like to attend more even…

I'm a 17 year-old media student who wants to be an editor both offline and online. I own an old mac that is from 2009 so it's incredibly slow and not the best for the software I u…

"Tangerine" is a great example of a film shot on an iPhone. Sound is extremely important, so maybe your money should go to that. If you take John's advice and go the PC route, you…

Hello! This is Annika, a documentary student form University of York. At the moment I am working on producing a public film night in York with a twist; combining long cocktails wi…

Hello I'm working in a crowdfunding video next week Friday and Saturday (half day) but the prices got I little bit hire were a usually rent. If any rental o slider owner who hire …

Hi, I can offer a K3 Konova slider for rent if you're still looking for one.
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Hi fellow members

I have written a feature length drama that has been endorsed by a BBC Script Editor (reference available) and I am looking for a producer to come on board or a …

It sounds like an interesting and worthwhile project if we can find the right framework for you/it.

I suspect £1M is ambitious - not having read the script but from your drone co…