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Hi everyone.I am about to start a feature and I was wandering if anyone can give me any info on insurers for my micro budget film. As it is my first major project and the first on…

I used Essex for my recent London shoot, and being an American I had certain obstacles to overcome as far as getting insured in the UK. Essex made it headache free. I highly recom…

We'll be looking for all grades (camera, design, costume, makeup, lighting, sound, etc) for a 4 week shoot in May in and around Bristol. Paid NMW, with fee balance deferred. Great…

Recommend Dan Read (camera - Sony FS7, Canon C300), dan_read_video@hotmail.com

Hello

I have recently been using some software called Lightworks to do a spot of editing of some footage captured on a DSLR.

I edited the footage - made it look nice using Light…

Yes, SUPER is good and it's free although, as you say, the information is gone. I've decided that, next time I have footage to edit and colour, I will transcode first. I might use…

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to do a test shoot in a couple of months, tips you feel may be invaluable would be appreciated.
Ref to lighting: Is there anything as too much movemen…

Experiment, play, try, test. Shadows are a major issue - you need to light the screen evenly, then turn that off, light the foreground (a good meter or two away from screen) for …

Script runs to around 25 minutes and is 'light drama' with a bit of humour, a bit of sexiness and a bit of a message about life ...

I've a feeling the 'producer' will be the one having to finance this Caribbean holiday no?

Can anyone recommend a Shooting People equivalent for Germany, looking for cast and crew for a Berlin based feature shoot.

Thanks

Louise

Many thanks for all your responses, its really useful stuff, can always count of getting great advice from fellow shooters!

@Paddy - Thanks Paddy, we have a DoP already attached …

Recently I've been doing a favour for some friends and shooting their comedy sketches.

One of the problems I have is this:
When there are 2 characters performing dialogue, unless…

I think if you are acting off camera with a fellow actor, you should give them enough respect to give them something to work with. Unfortunately, you can't always expect this when…

This is for a feature film , we are looking to populate the rooms of actors

Assuming you don't care much about the clothes, try one of the rag picking companies the charity shops get 50p/bag from for all the stuff they can't sell. Some goes to Eastern Eu…

Hi everyone, first post on Shootingpeople.
I was really wondering, is there a way to run both version of tcp on the same computer? My mac is currently version 10.7.5, FCP7 runs p…

I have both FCP7 and FCPX on a Yosemite system on MacBook Pro working fine -- You just need to install them in your Applications folder, but WITHIN SEPARATE FOLDERS. IE. Applicati…

I work for a production company in Russia, and recently we faces to a serious problem. We simply don`t have talanted 3D modeling makers and visual effect guys who would work for a…

https://www.elance.com try that website

I've just started using Filmfreeway as well as Withoutabox. Is it me, or is Filmfreeway miles better in every way?

I came across this article the other day, which gives you some history behind Withoutabox and their patent for a festival submission database/software. (Stephen Follows does some …

I've never worked on a large enough set to have required a bell before and I haven't found a good reference for a standard procedure.

Where exactly does it fit in the sequence of…

I'd love to hear from people who have actually been through all or part of the process of optioning a short story to be adapted into a short film. It would be great to hear about …

From my experience with full novels, every deal is different. There isn't a rule of thumb from what I have gleaned. Never optioned a short though!

Personally on a short I'd proba…

Normally when it comes to matters of business I scream in horror, turn and run in the opposite direction without looking back. But the more I've been considering my options (creat…

Hi Lee
I have run a biz before and am looking to do something similar/I have plenty of film equipment too-email me and we can discuss further -am getting back into this after a fe…

Making a short film with some extras in a park, which happen to be schoolkids playing together.
The extras will no doubt be from different schools, but I need their uniform to be …

Not a bad idea either, Marlom. Thanks.

Then check out our new short film, fresh from US and UK festivals and now online. Just don't watch it before bedtime... https://vimeo.com/105607706

Many thanks Lucy! Glad you enjoyed it.

Some top tips!

Last year, after seeking advice on a suitable camera to buy to start making some short films, I acquired a DSLR (as advised) and it's been sitting idle in its box …

Improv as a script dev tool yes, but have it nailed down for shooting. (Run camera during improv sessions, people will say great words off the cuff and promptly forget them).

Tha…

I am prepared to pay up to £500 per week for the location. We need a kitchen with access to a garden and two bedroom. Kitchen should have a dining area too. It doesn't need to b…

HI Kevin, Have a look at Creative England Filming Location Database. The link is http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/production-services/filming-locations

I'm looking to create some forest fire effects, leaning towards showing more smoke than fire. The fire would likely be depicted as an intense glow rather than roaring flames. Anot…

Hi,

A VFX artist (like me ;-) ) could create this fairly simple depending on the type of shot your looking for...

1) Use stock footage of fire/smoke and composite in your footag…

I often find people listing projects as "collaborations" but in many cases these are projects where much of the "pre-production" and/ or crewing is already in place. To me, these …

There's a reason dictatorships are prevalent - they work! For all the bad press dictators get, it's a very efficient model for getting stuff done ;)

When I see ads on SP, the on…

I have a script for a short film, roughly eleven minutes and set in one location, a large house. A friend of mine from college is eager to make the film, however this is where the…

Giving him an ultimatum is a good way to handle it. I recommend working with new people though. I previously made a short film with a friend and although it was a good way for me …

I'm studying at the NTFS, but not paying a penny for it. Actually, I started a course on futurelearn which is taught by people from the film school. (a few actually, you can see…

Free is not the future as they would cease to exist! They provide these courses, I think, to broaden awareness of their existence. The more people that know about NFTS, for exampl…

Hi there

My friend has asked me to option his short story for a feature film adaptation in the works, we want something legal and official so that no one else can use the story a…

Louise, if you're not in a position to pay a lawyer, don't try using a deal written in lawyertalk.

Instead, and assuming there's not a lot of money involved in the whole project …

I saw a dire lo-budget feature the other day, which also had apalling sound. It was in a decent cinema, and I was pretty sure it should have sounded a bit better. The poor quality…

>>A poor looking image with great sound will always "feel" to have a higher production value than a great looking image with poor sound.<<

Or, as someone once told me…

Here's a few iMacs http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-mac/imac

I'm tempted by the one with the 5k retina display, but reviews suggest that the innards are not a huge step up from earl…

Rec.709 is the standard color space by which pretty much all of the pro color houses grade. An iMac screen is not really a great solution for grading, what you really need is a de…