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Hi there,

I'm slowly but surely finding editing work in the reals of corporate promo's, wedding videos and video testimonials.

I'd like to know if any of the Shooting People com…

@Paddy Robinson-Griffin
I can borrow something from my club that will do the trick, thanks for the offer.

I will be in Japan for a couple of months and have some documentary film work lined up. In addition I would like to film a few scenes for a film if possible. Anyone know where or …

Or some other free and simple script writing resource for the technically inept...

Best I ever used, and still use is ScriptSmart Gold - its a very flexible, macro based template to cover all formats. It used to be a free download from BBC but they don't do it a…

Cannot find list of SALES AGENTS - Can you help?
THANKS

Hi all. Like many of you, I'm sure, I check my emails first thing on my iPhone and maybe even start writing to SP if an article grabs me and I feel I need to reply asap. Here is…

Hi Franz,

Looks like an Apple Bug with shortcuts since iOS8, so not with SP but many sites.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6557344
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6615…

Hello Shooters!

I'm traveling to Stockholm next month (14th December 2014), are there any Short Film Competitions that I could submit my 15min short film?
Are there any useful re…

Have already looked at short film, sketches and documentaries, green screen, writing.
Limited to school grounds.

I just think they should broaden their outlook and watch films from the 1930's and 1940's. The films of Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers and Harold Lloyd are still as fresh tod…

As some of you may know, I perform regular bits of research and data-crunching on the film industry at http://www.stephenfollows.com. For my next big research project I need some…

just did it :) hope it helps

Looking to buy a manfrotto 561 BHDV-1.
They are not produced it seems anymore.
Thank you
Nora

Hi all,

I'm a filmmaker with a background in experimental and factual film.
I'm looking for a short film script to direct this year. It can be of any genre as long as it's well …

Hi all, thanks a lot for the links and updates.
In regards to budget, it really comes down to the script, however I'd say a good story with a clever twist and well developed char…

I have two shorts that are finishing a run in a few international festivals. I'd like to get them on an online retail platform. Any advice would be amazing : )

I believe I have some Pathe 9.5mm film (that's the film width, with a single central perf) from the 1930s.

Can any Shooters recommend a place that can do digital transfers?

I ha…

I just had some 9.5mm transferred to DVD. he charges 10p a foot, which is about standard.

http://www.cine2video.co.uk/cine-to-dvd.htm

Any recommendations for servicing?

Specifically, audio connections on a CanonXF100 need checking, and one of my pairs of Sennheiser headphones has one ear out.
The new XF200 will…

Saw this great post by Lee Gauthier on the Blackmagic forums:

Movie Cash Flow in an oversized nutshell:

Negative Cost is the money required to go from an idea to a finished nega…

Thanks for posting this and to the OP for sharing the thread from BM's forum, really interesting reading.

I don't think we'll see a shift from TV to VOD viewing as quickly as 5 y…

Any film buffs that might know this film. I'm pretty sure it was at the British seaside about a conman or somesuch.

Hi Shooters!

Do you know where I could find a list with short film festivals in the UK and Sweden?
Is there any website or forum regardless any competitions for film makers?
Is a…

Hi guys.

I'm travelling to Stockholm next month, so I'd like to know if there are any other Short Film Festivals (in the capital and across the country), apart from the Internat…

Hi all. I'm trying to remember a specific film. Plotline is:

A man loses his caretaker job because when he is asked to keep a record of hall bookings, he has to admit he cannot…

Thank you! Proving once again how brilliant our SP community is!

Has anyone used one recently? Needs to play Blu-ray and be in £100 per hour bracket. Any suggestions welcome!

p..s I am familiar with screeningroommap.com

The Grosvenor Hotel at Victoria Station is bound to have a hireable function room and would provide refreshments etc.

i would like to shoot two identical places with two different cameras and put the two live feeds into a third TV or Computer.

how do i combine/layering/ superimposing these two l…

You probably need a 'vision mixer' (UK name, 'production switcher' in USA). You can rent them cheaply enough, but probably also need someone to show you how to use it/do it for y…

I'm looking for a relatively spacious run down flat (or house that can cheated as a flat) in the London area, for a 4 day shoot in early December - short film production.

We've g…

Have a whole house in that condition (biggest room 22 feet long.)

Sadly 1 hour outside London.
Keep meaning to shoot a film there before it goes on the market.

I've been asked to shoot some interviews and I'm unsure as to what to charge. I'd really appreciate some feedback on this!

So far I think the process would be.....

1. I should s…

Just re-read your post and see they have specified 25 minutes of the most interesting footage so ignore that question.

Hihihi! After mostly lurking here (SP is the ONLY daily email I won't unsub from) I'm finally speaking up. I'd gotten into filmmaking over the last year to make a doc -- and I sti…

Really enjoyed this!!!!

Us people who live outside London always find it amusing the way that Londoners (in general, not just film types) seem to think that :-

1) Beyond the M25, "here be dragons".
2) E…

I am an actor so my knowledge and experience is purely from the facing the technical side perspective. I live and work in the North of England and have been involved in a huge nu…

Hi,

I'm editing a film in Final Cut 7 and wanted to check the best audio setting to use for my timeline. The camera sound is 48/16 but the sound recordist audio is 96/24. If I se…

Hi all

I finished a short film last year (with help from Shooting People via their curated kickstarter page) which has been doing the festivals (Encounters, LSFF, Greenhorn etc).…

Hey Dan. I certainly didn't take it as a jab! I'm happy anyone takes an interest in this film and think your comments are great food for thought. Very happy to be thought of as re…