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Has anyone noticed that of the thirty odd thousand subscribers to these lists there's probably as few as a dozen reasonably qualified, through significant and actual experience, v…

@John Lubran Quite a few have been around long before the digital revolution. Perhaps that's why their internet profile is nothing like shooting people. Most give seminars and the…

To Producers…when budgeting for equipment….please budget fairly…please dont concentrate on one deparment but concentrate on all departments that provide equipment. Or Spend all yo…

HAhaha! Paddy, you've just described what I call the "Orchestra Rehearsal" budget. "Orchestra Rehearsal" was a fake documentary by Fellini. As he interviewed each section, each pl…

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There's a company called Logic who do the complete range: Avid, Premiere, FC etc. Actually the Logic Avid is cheaper and better than the official Avid one. Mine is a small travel …

Hi everyone.

I am a London based newly starting filmmaker and looking for a short script to develop and send to festivals.
I am interested in real life stories with strong narrat…

Hi Michael - are you still looking for scripts? I've got a short you may be interested with explores gender stereotypes/humanity called 'Snatches' which is about 10-15 minutes lon…

We're on the look out for a concrete, warehouse type building or basement in London we could use to shoot a scene. It needs to be quite bare and that we could dress to look like a…

Hi Chris,

Here's the link to the space:

http://www.watchmefallproductions.com/studio-hire/

This is our first time putting together 30 minutes of footage to send off for a funding application for post production for a feature doc. We are looking for advice on how best to…

Hi both, many thanks for advice!

Do you need catering for your film/ production?

We have just set up and new catering business with our production company STUDIO CLUB.
Now taking bookings for up coming projects …

I think that John is quite right in that most projects on SP are either low or no budget endeavours. Even at £5 per head, which is a nice price (depending upon what you get for th…

I am shooting a scene in a hospital where I need a defibrillator for when a doctor shocks a patient.

I am also shooting a ghost in the hospital corridor who is swinging a broken…

If you only need a hand now, couple of options - if you can connect and return I have a very finely detailed silicone one cast from life left over from being chopped off an arm in…

Hello Dear Shooters,

I am looking for an attorney who could help assess is some of the publicly available content I am using in my short film falls under "public domain". Any rec…

This issue has been extensively discussed on these lists. Significant essays ought to be available here. I tried to find a short cut to some of them in the side bar index; could n…

Kenyan freelancer I've mentored in recent years has done marvels with a Sony PDX10 DVCam.
(Thanks again, Dylan!)
Now she's wanting to move on and go tapeless; anyone got a suitabl…

Greetings Film Makers. (Apologies, long read ahead.)

I am heading a Film "club" at my local area Council operated Arts Centre. It is a hands-on "class" of sorts - where I teach p…

A million thanks for all the answers and insightful advice, my friends.

If anyone ever needs a helping hand with any shoots/edits/etc.. give me a shout.

Regards.
Ray.

I made this for everyone else that does: https://youtu.be/yrVEkdS_pBI

Hi everyone,

I've just started a film festival in London and am now looking for venues. Because it is still a newborn project, we don't have any funding guaranteed yet, so I was …

Hi Philip,
thank you for this! We're looking for a place to hold around 150/200 people, but curious about that one, so will try and check it out!
As to running your short film, I…

Looking for a fairly new build apartment (w/ mezzanine), pref open plan or a two-floor house in the London area - must be available for a small crew to shoot a short film in early…

these guys have the most affordable options and specialise in that type of property
altostratus.co.uk

We're looking for a location which could double as the innards of a spaceship or a small location which has lots of pipework or interesting machinery. I was thinking something lik…

I also have a factory location is Essex.DM me for details

We are in need of locations in greater London throughout May.

We will be eternally thankful if you any of you can help us make our new feature film ‪#‎ForeverTommorow‬, which fo…

Today I saw two posts on the Filmmaking list.

First, expenses only Gaffer on a Music Video for Warner Music, citing budget is too small. We all do expenses only/low pay music …

Nice to see the advert for a gaffer has been reposted as a paid job. Although as a proper promo for a company like Warner Music, they should be paying £300 for a gaffer for the d…

Hi all,

I'm budgeting a feature production that'll include upto 3 weeks in Montreal, and will need a local unit out there. We're not going to get into workers comp and payroll a…

Looking for a number of locations for a forthcoming zombie horror film with a twist! The film will be a portfolio film for MA students from the Central School of Speech & Dram…

As I recall, The Bridge Cafe in Park Royal is where they shoot The Apprentice 'losers' meetings, so they might be up for film units. It's just around the corner from LH2, so you …

Anyone suggest a good lapel mike (I believe they are called lavaliers?) for use for filming with a DSLR (a GH4) or have any for sale?

Btw you'll also need some phantom adapters to bind these to anything that can record the sound. Also costly.

Hello shooters

I'm looking for a spare bed preferably near the centre of Cannes. I'd settle for a bit of floor, or even the cupboard under the stairs.

I'm a London-based writer …

I have a spare bed in a twin room in a private villa with pool and 20 min walk from center. 13th to leave on 17th. all for just £450 . Email me at ben_itsnojoke@yahoo.com

First of all, this does not refer to single person camera operation but to the world I inhabit; the world of the camera crew: Camera Operator, 1st AC (Focus Puller), 2nd AC (Clapp…

Yeah, we do have that military style. I do tend to ask the DP if he/she is OK with me talking to the camera op. On non-union shows, it's a bit more lax.

I've written a short that can been filmed in my house in two days and I'm looking at a budget of £1000.

I have it storyboarded and I have a good idea of the look I want to go for…

I produced and directed my own short on a 3 day shoot with 5 locations. It was a nightmare, and I have 30 years of experience. If I could have afforded a producer, I would have go…

Hi Shooters!

This forum has been very helpful to me in the past so I was wanting a quick word of advice from anybody who has worked with actors under 16. My upcoming film has one…

An interesting point Paddy. I think it underlines the fact these regional 'by-laws' are not in fact Law. Actual Law does not vary from one region of England and Wales to another, …

I have been taking a brief look at the history of money and the arts, so I'm sure some of the academics on here will know more than I do.

But, it appears that there have been a f…