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Original Post from fay beck
Where can I find good quality actors?

I'm having some trouble finding good actors for a short I am working on. Would anyone have any suggestions regarding where I can find actors for my short who would be willing to d…

22 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Louise! Thank you for your rather unhelpful comment. It seems like you found yourself an opportunity to attack - choosing to find issue with poor spelling on an informal - i would…

Original Post from Sherice Griffiths
Most recent response from Toby Roberts
Are you looking for help in development?

Hi Guys,

I have posted a couple of times and had great feedback and questions from you guys, so I just wanted to throw it out there again,

Just wondering if anyone is intereste…

1 response, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Sherice

I'd be interested talking to you about this. Please email me: toby1kenoby@yahoo.com.

Cheers
Toby

Original Post from stephen southouse
3 feature length scripts available

Ave Maria, a woman's decent into schizophrenia. Pools of deceipt, a detective drama, could be noirish. Harem Life, daily life in the Ottoman harem of 1784, needing only one turkis…

2 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Please email me:
stephen@zelicafilms.co.uk

Original Post from Katherine Porter
Most recent response from Claire Buckley
Looking for Extras 'Football Fans' for a 60 second ad!

Can anyone advise on hiring extras or suggest anyone that would be interested in staring in a short ad?

We need enthusiastic extras who are willing to sing, chant, dance. Interes…

5 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

I think they regard it as brand protection, here in the UK anyways. OP might have more luck in the wider world of the EU.

Also the UK (lower league's especially) PRs tend to be …

Original Post from Gary Woods
I am an upcoming and keen grader looking for opportunities to grade people's work

Hi

Was wondering if anybody could help me. I'm interested in becoming a grader and am keen to collaborate on projects.
I mostly use Davinci Resolve at home and am extremely kee…

4 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Gavin

Thank you for sending me a link to what your working on and will have a look.
My email is gary.j.woods@hotmail.co.uk if you have any think please don't hesitate to con…

Original Post from Jay Cantebrigge
Most recent response from Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Gaining more set experience with directors

I'm keen to work with others to gain more set experience in different environments but I'm unable to work for free. I have been applying for some expenses and low paid work on her…

1 response, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

In honesty, agencies won't be a lot of help for paid runner work. The reality is that more people want paid runner work than there are jobs, which is why you're running up agains…

Original Post from John Osiko
Most recent response from Sam Gordon
Can anyone suggest a Beginner's Guide to Offline Editing using Proxies?

Hi guys - I've directed a handful of shorts now and I've edited the DSLR / BMCC Prores ones myself in Premiere but for the two I've shot on Red One MXs I've had an editor in an of…

2 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

This seems pretty helpful:

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/offline-editing/

Original Post from O Rou
How can I upload a video to my account?

Hello,

I'm looking to upload a video to my profile so people can hear and see what I sound and look like. Can anyone explain how to do it please?

Regards,
Olivier

9 years, 11 months ago
Original Post from Holly Wilkinson
Most recent response from Harrington Day
Currently searching for actors/actress in the West Midlands for short film in mid August

Hello,

I am currently on the look out for talented actress and actors who are based in the West Midlands, to do a short film with me this summer. I have a few ideas, but i haven'…

5 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

I'm currently based in Stoke on Trent. http://www.spotlight.com/1418-7834-7586

Original Post from Harrington Day
Anyone need an actor? Im based in Stoke on Trent

I'm looking to build a showreel so if you are shooting a short or feature and need a brilliant and dedicated actor to make your story sell then I'm your actor. My Spotlight Pin: h…

9 years, 11 months ago
Original Post from Rickardo Beckles-Burrowes
Multiple characters

How have you introduced multiple characters in a scene?

19 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Thanks for your comment Ed, I'll check out the script for GOODFELLAS.

Original Post from Brian McGleenon
Feature length script translation (English to Korean)? I need a translator, paid job : )

Anyone got any good Korean translator contacts. Have development money to pay obviously.

Thanks,

Brian

www.picturewell.co.uk

4 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Thanks a million guys. Cheers Abid for the contact details, I may be in touch. Thanks Tim for the lead and yeah Dan, I fell into that mistake of hiring a translator for the treatm…

Original Post from Ross Lindgren
Most recent response from Stephen Follows
Looking for Statistics and info on Runners, ADs and other crew working in the UK

Hi all!

I'm currently looking to do some research on the UK film industry for a passion project.

Does anyone know where I could find some statistics on things like:

How many Ru…

3 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Ross

I run statistical analysis on the film industry. I've not looked at those direct questions (yet) but I have researched similar topics which may be useful...

https://ste…

Original Post from Connor H
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9 years, 11 months ago
Original Post from Anthony Cole
Producing a comedy web series pilot

Hello,

I'm a screenwriter with 2 years of experience so I'm relatively clued up on the writing side of things and have a pilot script and proposal ready but Ive no previous exper…

4 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Thanks for the detailed responses guys,

Originally with this project I had a guy who wanted to produce and we had a long chat about what he was going to do to produce and he said…

Original Post from Mät King
Most recent response from Dan Selakovich
Interns, Trainees, Work Experience, and Who's Helping Whom

I finally reached the head of the queue in the coffee shop. A smiling barista apologised for the delay, and asked me what I wanted. I then noticed the dreaded “Trainee” badge pro…

10 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

So very much agree, Paddy. When people ask me why I like filmmaking so much, my answer is "there is always something new around the corner and you never stop learning." There is a…

Original Post from Nick Goundry
How about a script discussion group in London?

Hello! I'm interested in setting up a script discussion group, preferably somewhere in north London, but I'm pretty flexible. I posted on the Screenwriters' bulletin a couple of d…

9 years, 11 months ago
Original Post from Ken Box
Composer and Film Maker Available

Hi,

I have now uploaded some films I directed, produced, composed for and acted on my Shooting People Profile.

I am Logic, FCPX savvy and too an extent After Effects.

I have al…

9 years, 11 months ago
Original Post from Matthew Prince
Most recent response from Paddy Robinson-Griffin
The Lady In The Van? Why are we still making stuff like this?

The Lady In The Van - BBC funded and I'm sure the BFI are involved somewhere. Why are these tiny films still getting made? It's so expensive to go to the cinema nowadays (£9 in ci…

33 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

The box office isn't where money is made (£4M budget is $6M, distributor will take 50% of theatrical, so even without P&A it's not recouped), but it means it'll sell in the se…

Original Post from philip stevens
screen writing software...is final draft worth investing in....can anyone advise

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21 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Can of worms or loaded question

Original Post from Clement Ofoedu
Most recent response from Andrew Morgan
Sound Levels BUrning BLU RAY

Hi Guys ,

I have a weird problem.

I have finished my film , and its all edited, and I even took it to a mastering studio, and had it done twice.

The final video file sounds fi…

3 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

If your audio is encoded as Dolby AC3 then that's likely Dialnorm doing its thing - encoding with PCM audio should leave the audio as mastered.

Original Post from Connor H
Tired of cliché flimscore - looking for something different?

Music concrète is an ear-catching composition technique which blurs the line between sound and music. I have developed 300 royalty free, high quality audio files which you can dr…

2 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Paddy, thanks for your compliments on the sample pack. I would love to offer discount, unfortunately I have no control over the price set by Loopmasters - although the price w…

Original Post from Barbara Maria Hauser
Most recent response from Katie Pow
Open source movies

I am looking for open source movies (feature length) I can use as material for an editing competition. I found some on YouTube and there is also a list on Wikipedia but most of th…

16 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

I think Cosmonaut is an open source or creative commons feature. http://en.cosmonautexperience.com/

Original Post from Rossa McPhillips
Most recent response from Tom James
Anyone know of any agents looking to expand their list of screenwriters?

Hi all,

I'm an aspiring screenwriter with a fair bit of work completed already. I'm eager for representation as it gives you that added bit of credibility when submitting work t…

2 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

If they're actively seeking new writers, and you've a good body of quality work under your belt and more on the way, chances are they'll find you.

If they don't, it really isn't …

Original Post from Raza Mallal
Most recent response from Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Can anyone convert a range of tapes inc. VHS, Beta and Umatic to digital formats?

Hi,

We have 1 Sony large DVCAM, 8 Betacam SP and 5 Umatic tapes that we are looking to convert to digital format (either DVD or online). Would anyone be able to do this for us, o…

10 responses, most recent 9 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Philip, I'll PM you