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I'm shooting a micro short film in a beautiful location by the sea next week. It has no budget and is just me, a camera and a friend. The script is solid and I know what we're sho…

Thank you so much, that's incredibly kind and helpful.

I've written a pilot episode for a TV series, and I'm looking to get it into the hands of agents and producers, but of course most aren't interested in reading unsolicited materia…

Hi Ben. There's no set route, but persistent and bold networking is the next step. Prep and rehearse pitches of different lengths - 20 words, a 60-second version - in case you bum…

PLease!

Hi Joe,

Please could you email your query to help@shootingpeople.org? We will try and get this sorted for you as soon as possible.

All the best,

Kelie, SP

Hi,

This post popped up on Craigslist last week: http://london.craigslist.co.uk/wrg/5201464004.html.

I'm new to this game so have no idea if it's for real or not, though I am w…

I'm a good pal of Guy ad will mention it to him

I remember shooting people as having once been an organisation which was actively engaged with the problems which continue to be-devil the British film industry. Or rather I remem…

how the hell do i cancel my membership

My short film Stop/Eject is an official selection of this year's Southampton International Film Festival and the lead actress has been nominated for an award there. They charge fo…

For networking, take yourself of to Cannes in May. You actually stand a chance of sharing a fag with the right person, whereas at an expensive buyerless festival do the only peop…

I was looking at SP's kickstarted page and it doesn't look they've curated any recent projects.

Hi Anthony,

Yes we do, please email help@shootingpeople.org with your project and a little but about it and we will take a look. We're always looking to support what members are …

Hey guys,

I'm a director looking for a screenwriter who specialises in hard-hitting drama focusing on key topics such as (loneliness, LGBTQ+, elderly) who may be up for a collabo…

Think you may still have one of mine...

Wozy

I'm looking to upgrade the CPU's in my Mac Pro 2010.
It's currently 2 x quad @2.40 GHz (8 processors)

I can get 12 processors (up to 3.66GHz) in there with 2 x CPU's, has anybody…

Thanks for the information fellas , most appreciated! I'll look into it further and let you know my solution.

Hi,

This is the first time that I've ever post anything..... Is there anyone out there that would be interested in collaborating to build show reel material? I'm an actor that h…

Hello Grace,

Always looking to collaborate and assist.
Aside from acting, I write/produce/direct shorts and also work with a variety of musicians creating organic sounds suitab…

I was reading this article: Why You Shouldn’t Use a Script Coverage Service at http://www.scriptmag.com/features/primetime-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-script-coverage-service

It got m…

Let's not conflate SCRIPT COVERAGE with SCRIPT CONSULTING or deep analysis, as a few posts seem to be doing. They are two very different things.

Coverage is a bare bones analysi…

Hello,

I'm a freelance producer going full time into production and and am looking for a collection of like minded people to collaborate with developing my production company (s…

Hi Ross,
I'm a Bristol based director, with experience of narrative music promo direction. I've a background in animation, so direct, edit and produce FX. My work's…

New drama comedy series 60 minute programs, 6 + programs. interested companies write to genevafilmsuk@writeme.com

Hello there- I go to a University where there aren't many people who want to collaborate in the area (in terms of students). The only ones that are around to collaborate I would h…

Hi Guys,

We've uploaded HQ versions of a recent trailer I shot to a private Vimeo page to share among the principles before we make it public.

My HQ versions which look great o…

Hi Claire,

My editor would have all the technical information. I don't know or have any of that.

I'll get that at my next editing session and let you know the details.

Than…

As part of our "Insider Interviews" series, we were fortunate enough recently to conduct and produce an in-depth interview with one of the UK's leading screenwriters (and now dire…

Hi all,

Our most recent blog post which looks at some of the leading lit managers in LA has been getting a lot of social shares, and we thought it might be of interest to Shooter…

@Dan Selakovich sorry for the delayed response Dan, I've been on annual leave recently.

I think our writer who spent the best part of a week producing the article might take iss…

I'm wondering if any Manchester filmmakers can help me. I've moved here fairly recently and now that I need to audition for a short film I don't know the best place to look for au…

I've never actually heard of Plowden's theory - but I can take a guess that you're concerned about "socialisation". This is almost always the first thing people ask about when the…

Hi everyone,
while browsing for festivals on FilmFreeway I came across a few festivals who strangely have a big picture in their descriptions that sort of encourages filmmakers to…

I have some personal experience of the people running these festivals though it was some time ago. They are not bad people but personally just looking at the sites, the sites they…

I shot an interview on a greenscreen for a charity, but lit it too strongly so parts of it are white.

I've tried so many different ways in Premiere CC but not getting anywhere. …

Hey Max,

If you have a mix of colours in your green screen, especially if it's gone to white in places, it'll be near-impossible to key.

I can't tackle the shot due to time rest…

I'm currently looking for a Producer to get an exciting short film project off the ground. It's a great story. Why? I wrote it of course :) I'm in need of a producer with some ent…

Hi Danielle,

Thanks for your question,

Currently there is no budget for the project, however judging from my experience it looks like a £5k project. It all depends on the size o…

Why do some festivals treat filmmaker so bad?

This year, I submitted a short to Raindance, arguably the biggest (and most important?) Independent festival. The short got rejected…

Interesting to read these comments. Quite shocking that so many people still use Withoutabox; to be polite, it's a relic.

I run the Nightpiece Film Festival in the Edinburgh Fe…

Are there any shooters in the pub in South London? Like Croydon, Purley, Crystal Palace, Sutton, Bromley, Beckenham, Greenwich, Lewisham and Wimbledon?

Streatham, I'm in.

Hi Guys

I’ve been running quite a successful Treatment/Script Development and scheduling service recently but I want to really put the word out about this. I work at Fox (Nationa…

Hey all, I have set aside 1 day to shoot headshots for free. My studio is based in Wick Lane near Bow Tube station. I am a unit stills photographer but want to start a headshot bu…