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I'm doing some informal research for a project and I'm trying to get a handle on what film/video/broadcast print publications the East Coast production community regularly reads? …

I'm not sure what you mean by production focused. Like American Cinematographer? Variety and THR are far from "style." You just have to know how to read them. Knowing who just got…

I want to make a lo/no budget self-funded festival short in a which a character sings a few lines of Train in Vain by the Clash. The character would be listening to headphones, s…

No, he needs the rights. This isn't a pub, it's a re-recording of published work. There can be a short film festival exemption, but those are becoming more rare. Best to just get …

This is the second time of asking folks, presumably I got lost somewhere in the system. I would like an answer to this as I don't even know if it's a stupid question. I 've re…

Try searching for 'clip' instead of 'story' - I found 2500 clips for 'road accident'. Some will be irrelevant, some will be old, some new, but there may be a good one there...

WHERE IS THE SHOOT!!?? Might be useful if people actually specify a location when looking for crew.... something a little more specific than 'Great Britain'

Anytime I see a post…

Here be dragons :-)

Hi guys,

Having been out of the producing game for some time, I am looking to get back in this year and am now on the look out for a particular genre script.

Are there any do'…

Thanks guys for your input.

Shirley, a reply is a must for me as. I know all too well from when I apply for editing roles the annoyance of not getting a reply. Even a stock " Hi…

Hi all,

I am in the first stages of producing a documentary about music in my home city.

I have archive footage from 20 years ago (which I have rights to) as well as about to f…

Thanks. Very useful. Basically can't make a promo with no budget. I'll look into all the suggestions though. Thanks very much for help. Its a learning curve.

Hello,

I'm looking for an open interior anywhere in London to be used on a weekend.

Dingy warehouse, or large garage. Literally anything will do just needs to be wide open and…

Hi All,

I'm currently looking for a Make-Up/Hair Assistant for an exciting Music Video shoot tomorrow (18.3.16) which will be directed by award winning film director Prano Bailey…

I recently learned an important YouTube/online content lesson that I thought I'd better share with the community and hopefully save someone else from making the same mistake!

The…

I guess YouTube's just trying to keep up with Facebook. Thing is, they've got completely different business models - Facebook charges people to boost their posts and so it's in th…

Howdy folks,

I think I've made a bit of a blunder in my short, a really, really silly one. I've been making promos for many moons and know the copyright rules, but somehow the w…

It reminds me of my experience with Elvis Presley. I thought his songs were about 50 years old! To use his tunes in a short film, it cost £83 per second... every time the short fi…

Hi All,

Matt from Shooting People here.

We've been looking into services for filmmakers that we can integrate into SP, and were wondering if there was interest in one particular…

Free DCP software is great but somewhat limited, and full compliance is not guaranteed. Horses for courses, but you've no comeback if your project is in the wrong colour space fo…

Hello everyone! I am looking for a location to be used in kind for a film shoot between 25-28 March - we can offer a small fee.

Details: family home with pale interior, Northern…

"Northern England style, as close to London as possible" - Oh the irony!

Hello

We are looking for 2 locations in and around London that are reletively affordable to film in over 3 nights and 4 days. The first location is an industrial factory with a c…

A Director and producer team are looking for short film scripts that have the potential of being produced in the coming year . We are looking for something well written, that stan…

Hi Louise,

Are you still accepting script submissions?

Best,
Alex

I'm producing a short to be filmed later in the year. All crew are being paid, albeit not much more than minimum wage. My question is to what extent should I cover travel expenses…

Honestly, it's up to you. Nobody working in any other job gets paid travel to their usual place of work (indeed, it's taxable), so assuming it's reasonable to get to where you're…

Need a VR camera (any type) or a drone to conduct a simple test. If you know anyone with a drone or a VR camera who would allow me to conduct a simple test with their equipment, g…

Hi I would like to team up to develop a hard sci-fi microbudget film, think of the puzzle style of Primer and Upstream Color. Welcome cinephiles, but also sci-fi enthusiasts, comp…

Hi All -- Keep me in mind as an actor when you get around to casting. I play very well in Sci-Fi settings. www.ianpboisvert.com

Cheers, Ian

I have bought 15 pitch meetings- yes i know its a lot but what the hell- I should have done this years ago with stuff I've written and have received good feedback on from fellow l…

Much obliged for the heads up Nat. Looking forwards to discovering more.

Funny video but all too common in my discussions with actresses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQNLs94_grk

Alève: haha! Maybe I could've worded that better :D

Hey Paddy - bare in mind that anyone with a camera can call themselves a 'filmmaker' these days - and as a consequence I've he…

Hi guys!

I'm shooting an episode of my new web-series and we're looking for an outdoor location at a block of flats. I don't have anything particularly specific about the flats i…

Just a thought if it's that desperate then go out find what you want and knock on a few doors and offer cash and show them your insurance certificate... Maybe would work?

Hi all, I'm a writer in my mid-twenties hoping to meet others in the industry who are interested in combining our talents to create some awesome work. A little bit of my backgroun…

Hey there,

I see you already have a load of interest, but if still looking then please feel free to drop me an email rfieldvfx@icloud.com or give me a ring on 07749 174 270 - whe…

My initial though on this is that a course on the technique of editing a specific genre of film doesn't exist because the only way to learn is to do it but I'd like to see if ther…

I'm enrolled with insidetheedit and it's a worthwhile adventure, I highly recommend!!

Hi,
I am a student filmmaker at the Met film school and I was wondering if someone knows where can I find an elevator in west London available for a scene of a short film.
Please…

Thus is the same for all locations - find the location and then ask the owner. I was making a Documentary in 2010 & wanted a PTC in front of 10 Downing Street. I phoned the Pr…

For two different shoots we are looking for:
1. Basement kitchen, small, with few windows, high up if possible, not too luxurious, utilitarian is better - 2 days

2. An old disuse…

Thanks Brendan, He does have 2 or 3 amazingly, but quite expensive, though he is very helpful in trying to work a less expensive option out.

I am making a documentary and will need a sound recordist for some of the scenes.

For the more basic scenes I am going to do sound myself. I know the basics but am looking for a …

I might be able to help you out with this. What sort of dates did you have in mind?