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People keep asking me when they can see my film in London...

"Black Car Home", a darkly comic tale of homelessness and asylum seeking, which I wrote and directed, is selected for…

i have a CF Card thats corupted,how do i repair the clips i can get the files back but how do i repair them does anyone know of
any footage that is broken that works i find looki…

I haven't tried grauonline.de but I have tried lots:

remorecover (didn't do anything)
stellar phoenix (found files but didn't fix them)
cardrecovery pro (found some files)
Eases …

One of my children are looking to audition for drama schools next year in hope of becoming an actor. With audition and course fees running so high nowadays, I'm wondering if any o…

The best route is auditions and perfecting your craft.

We know some very talented youngsters at the local secondary school. It's a normal secondary school, but they take time af…

Hello!

I'm a young film director hoping to direct TV Drama/Features. I've been thinking for quite sometime whether going to Film School is actually beneficial for £27K when I cou…

Well, when I first graduated, I thought no.

I only went to film school to watch movies, and to not be unemployed while I wrote scripts, made short films, and prepared business …

I now have a Canon 5d Mark 3 which i love but mu old camera the mark 2 over heated costing me £500 plus to repair i don't shoot a huge amount of DSLR footage but i will this year …

I've been considering the difference between above and below the line, and thought about how it relates to one of our favourite debates here on shooting people.

We all moan about…

I like your thinking on this one :)

Happy New Year

There has been a ever growing number of companies lending.

But nothing for the creative sector, so if there as a company that could lend money to film makers to help give them th…

Well, that is the bottom line as to what a guarantor does. But it's the bleakest picture!

Any quality, in-demand, star attached, etc etc etc project has the potential to make mo…

Dear shooters,

We'll be testing 2 x super35mm cameras, due to be officially realised in 2015. We are taking those to the highest volcano on earth, between Argentina and Chile - O…

Still very interested ! ;)

Hi all,

I am still in quest of the best equipment to travel and shoot portraits videos with.
I like the idea to be light and efficient but great quality.
How crazy would it be …

Thanks for your opinions !

Triggerstreet and Zoetrope have stopped. I know of Done Deal Pro but they only read loglines and outines.

Are there any other websites that read amateur scripts for cheap or free…

As all eyes are on Sony and (here at least) the long-term impact The Interview debacle might have on theatrical distribution, it all seems to be happening just as Hollywood is rea…

Everything changes and nobody expects the unexpected. I've been around long enough to remember the early 1970s, when mainstream movies were generally flat and predictable and pred…

A funding body is requiring me to form a company for accessing a developemnt fund. I need to form a limited company. Has anyone any experience in doing this?

If you can't cope with setting up a company yourself directly with companies house, you won't be able to cope with making a film. It's easy and costs £15 - use the default Article…

The producer and director of Dara Says were discussing how we'll put together our next project. (Okay, stop talking about myself in third person.)

Anyway, the producer is not av…

@Michael Lebor Thank you for sharing that. Your friend was pretty energetic, and made good use of existing footage.

The sound and picture were clear and undistorted, so I'm …

How do I watch the film of the month entries? and how do i submit myself? ive been off here for a while but it used to be simple, when i click on film of the month i only get who …

Hi, to enter Film of the Month, you should upload your film at the beginning of each month between the 1-20. It will automatically appear on the leader board from then for round 1…

I think I got into the final five but now can't see my film on the leaderboard. Am I missing something?

Hi Stefan

Currently waiting for the site to be updated for Round 2. It won't be long now, thanks for your patience - Kelie

DSLR filmmakers - any thoughts on which camera to invest in for near enough cinema quality filmmaking?

Oh, and about the DSLRs vs BMPCC, I think it's hard to compare, for the reason dslrs are 35mm, BMPCC is 16mm. And depends if you use CINE lenses on each one as well, as opposed to…

Hi Everyone,

I am producing a music video in Slough and need a location

The band will be performing the song in a disused warehouse, or empty office space, or similar. Problem …

This isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but having seen a few adverts for 'young' directors or producers or DoPs on here recently, I thought I'd better put in a word on behalf o…

That's a very good point, and your experience with the actor underlines that. I'm not sure whether the weak spot in that relationship though was age, or just sheer unprofessional…

I am looking to make a short doc (10-20 minutes); does anyone have experience of funding for short docs specifically? Or does anyone have any recommendations re short doc funding
…

Katy, did you receive any responses? Charlie, could you share more information on the types of docs/types of support? Thanks all!

I'm getting increasingly frustrated in what is the current work place and film landscape we are all trying to carve out a career in. I'm a very well trained and successful writer,…

Hi Shooting people Looking for a dance studio or a hall to shoot my short film? 100 pounds per day.

Can some one recommend any were in London. I would prefer in West London but …

The Rivoli Ballroom, Crofton Park, South London.Perfect!!

Brian Croucher

Hi Shooters,

Anyone know where I can obtain, free/buy, information about book sales/readership/statistics? Fiction only.

For example - looking for readership numbers or books so…

Have you tried Publisher's Weekly. They're the publication that lists books and reviews. If they don't actually list the figures I'm sure they can tell you where to get them.

I think this would mainly go to the Film Directors/Producers with this, but where do you normally go to look for stills photographers for your films if you ever do?

I have done …

Hi Paddy thanks for the response,

I had a look at camera sound blimps and they are really expensive! Even renting one!

Hi Shooters,

Does anyone have any experience of working with producers in China on co-productions and can recommend a company?

Or can point me to someone to talk to about Chines…

Thanks all for the detailed responses.

I was at China Image recently in London and met some interesting people. Sounds like there is a huge appetite for co-productions now that t…

So, I checked out the funding section of Shooting People. Great and useful idea, thanks.

What I found is that there is training available to fill a skill shortage. Again, a us…

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