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I studied offline editing at high school and university, I even moved to London to pursue it as a career. But life happens and bills need to be paid so after 5 years I've finally …

These guys do networking events in London, if you're going the freelance route:
https://www.facebook.com/Creative.Media.Collective.London

Hello

I'm in pre-production for a series of quickie comedy sketches and I'm currently scouting for locations. Here is the criteria:

1. Quiet and away from flight paths, train …

Richmond Park? My dealings with the council have been positive in the past...

To celebrate the New Year, Creative Essentials offered a fantastic giveaway opportunity for all aspiring screenwriters.

Entrants had to answer the following question:

If you cou…

Just to add to Marlom's muddy field - with all the irony befitting a well made plan - it'll be bone dry when you want to shoot. You'll need to damp down, and damp down deep, and …

So there are loads of resources on the Internet, loads of books and articles and trust me I've read a lot of them! It seems a ridiculous question to ask but I finished a film prod…

Vanessa is right. Find out where actors are coming from: Strasberg (the shrink who screwed up Marilyn), Stanislavsky or Meisner. Get into improvisation. The director also chooses …

This is bonkers.

It would make a great movie, though I suspect that anyone who tried might be made an offer they couldn't refuse...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnS7XBGzOdE

Blimey - you're right, there is a great story in there somewhere. Gangsters seem to love limelight and fame (viz Krays, Courtney, etc) and there are certainly plenty in our indus…

I need 30-40 extras for a house party shoot for a short film, but we haven't got the budget to pay any more than food expenses. It'll probably be around 3 hours of filming in Lond…

You could also try City Lit drama department and drama schools - might be happy to get the experience of working on a film set.

We have a Rode NTG-2 mic coupled with a Tascam DR-40 recorder. We're finding we have to push levels to 90% to get decent sound, and that's only working when we can get the mic in …

Press menu, then rec settings, then level. What do you have that set at? It sounds like you have it set very low, -48dB for instance. Try it at -12dB and see if you still have the…

Directing a Feature Film to be shot late 2015. Not a huge budget but £70k+

Want to get the feel of the film just right and would like to look at a range of D.o.P's to begin a dia…

My regular DoP is Gavin Fry - http://www.fryfilmsonly.com

I would highly recommend him for any work. Please say I gave you his details.

Lee

Where do you screen your short film in London with a tiny budget?

My web site Screening Room Map lists the venue options, at www.screeningroommap.com
If there's enough support, especially from Shooters, I'm planning on adding a 'budget' option…

A Welsh film festival waited until the day before the festival starts to tell us whether our film was in or not.

That's not enough time to prepare a trip, even within the same …

Thanks everyone for letting me know that I'm not alone here.

I just read in "The Complete Filmmaker's Guide to film Festivals" that, after being accepted, "You only have a few …

Hello Shooters

I am planning to expand the amount of consulting work that I do and thought a good place to start might be to throw it open to an informal discussion.

Are there a…

Likewise!

I have the footage from another 'moment' when I thought it was only going to work as a film, which it still can, but individual interviews and segments are wonderful for a series …

What do you really need? You have the material, you know how to edit and what the stories are, (because you had a feature in mind) and YouTube provides a simple delivery platform,…

Is this damaging the industry and contributing to the exploiting creatives? If the industry itself is unable to value its talent - then what hope do we have in preventing business…

This debate is really important.
And thank you to all who have contributed.

The question of whether we should take expenses only posts, comes up each year and we are driven by th…

Very experianced with making films / commercials etc. Now ive moved to a new city with new people i want to find and meet like minded creative people. Obvisouly thats harder when …

Hi Tom,
SP have a community in Edinburgh, their Facebook group can be find here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/340933236704/ where updates and events posted by members can be fo…

Hi all
I'm hoping to get a sense of what is a reasonable rate to charge a charity for filming (camera and directing) and editing work.

I've got a good sense of some commercial ra…

I personally take the view that if I do charity work for organisations I like I don't charge at all, except out of pocket expenses. If it's not a cause I'm bothered about I charge…

I'm in the early stages of producing a short sic-fi set in a dystopian desert future. We're planning the shoot to last for 2 weeks in Morocco in May, but really need advice on how…

Nice one Robert! Air-out-of tires as general sand dunes fix is uber helpful. thanks.

How much is the annual subscription to shooting people?

Hi Kate,
Thanks for the post. If you go to shootingpeople.org/join you’ll see different payment options.
You can join SP for 39.95/yr or you can try us out for 10.95/month and the…

Shooters, I need to film a character at a financial markets terminal. (Preferably a dual screen Bloomberg terminal) The ones at Universities which I may get access to look like …

If you need someone to do the comping for you, please do give us the opportunity to pitch for the job :)

Best

Lee

I've got a question to ask about funding, and it's probably going to cost my relationship with the investors, but here goes.

An investor contacted my writing partner and I as he …

I think you should read a bit on how money works ,investment returns ,tax gains and of course money laundering remember money has no morals
Do a company directors check ,search …

I'm making a short film called 'Coffee Hell' is which a man's beloved coffee machine breaks down and injures him.

I need someone to help me with practical effects for that scene,…

Thanks very much guys!

JD: That freeze spray looks perfect - exactly what I need. I think you've solved my problem!

I'm shooting this scene on Thursday, Feb 5th.

What are the key elements needed when pitching a screenplay?

Hi Charles,

I'm following you on Twitter as well. My handle is @Inkmoves and I will check your website.

Hopefully I can plug into your other classes, thanks.

Hi,

I've got a question to ask about funding, and it's probably going to cost my relationship with the investors, but here goes.

An investor contacted my writing partner and I a…

I had something similar years ago where someone contacted me out of the blue who'd seen my script online and wanted to option it. I immediately thought this must be a scam. I goog…

Hi there,

I am working on a music video and I was wondering if I could get hold of footage that has already been shot, like news footage or something of that sort. I have never…

Thanks everyone, I think I have a better idea now on how to proceed and find my footage, your help is very much appreciated.
Best,
Adeline.

I normally shoot video on Canon L series or other high end photographic lenses (Zeiss Distagon) but am hiring Cine lenses for my next shoot. My question is do I need a polarizer l…

Thanks SP community. I think a Matt box with NDs and polariser ready to go is the solution then. Muchos

For any doc works, qualified for broadcast, which would you choose? I see that each costs around £3.7K but would need in addition ninja Atomos 10 bit ProRes recorder, variety of a…

I have it on good authority (i.e. people who have had footage broadcast by BBC) that the BBC's guidelines are much more flexible than they seem in the document.