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Hi Guys, I am a cameraman with about 7 years experience working in News and Documentary, so have a fair amount of experience shooting and editing. I am looking to try and shoot my…

Hi Paddy, I'll say this. Most of my friends who were pro filmmakers pitching ideas for many years, ended up being lecturers at Uni, teaching media. If they only had a chance to ju…

Hi
What was the result of September 2014 shooting people Film of the month?
is there some issue?
Can you tell what the issue is?
Were the films too good?
Were the films too bad?
…

Looking for a laboratory in which to shoot a small, short scene with two actors and a small crew. A corner of a school lab would do, so long as it makes the actors look like resea…

Hi Alwyne,

I know it's been a year but did you find something in the end?

Cheers,

Jon

No budget but could stretch to a small fee. SW London or Surrey preferred. Only need it for an hour or two! Rough edit of comedy pilot can be provided (minus these shots we nee…

Were filming a BFI funded short film in South West Wales in early November and we’re after an farmhouse interior to shoot in.

In the story a father and son live on the farm alon…

Try these guys, near St Davids: http://www.coca-csa.org/contact-us/

As the title suggests I'd like to hook up with likeminded people on possible Fictional or Factual projects.

I've directed a few TV/Cinema ads and spend my days creating Brand fil…

07776182174 & @dwalshey on Twitter

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…