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My netbook is dying so I need to get a new laptop; rather than forking out for an expensive macbook, I figured I could spend the same but get a laptop and some extras.

Can anyone…

Any modern half-decent laptop will run lightworks (free, pro-grade). You might want some kind of card reader (although many laptops can read SD cards natively), maybe make sure y…

I'm a struggling Sound Designer with a degree in Sound Design and I want to begin work as a freelancer but being poor I can't afford to get better equipment. I've done plenty of f…

Can the Princes Trust help? Bank loan? Supplier finance? Rent as you need?

Basically, businesses are expected to be viable profit-making entities, so there are not really many…

Hi everyone,

I need to rent a minibus (10 or 12 seats) to transport cast and crew for a 2 day shoot at the end of January. It's for a low budget feature so the budget is not imme…

HI
I have a four minute thirty second short. It is a bit good and we are all proud of it. I am looking for some film festivals (anywhere) but ones that take films on their merit…

Thanks folks. Some very useful info there. I will look into those suggestions. Our film was made for a 48 hour challenge and so was worked to a theme. It has a certain charm and …

I just bought a sony FS100 with kit lens however straight away went out and got myself a metabones adaptor to use my Canon Glass. Therefor selling this lens as i probably wont use…

Do you still have the lens?

@wozyW

I'm a Music producer and also offer film production services as part of the music production I do for artists. (So I shoot, edit, grade etc)..I shot my last video on a Sony FS700 …

We have an FS100 kit we'd be willing to hire out at a Shooters rate for anyone interested. Email me for details: lee.warren@BadEdenEntertainment.com

@wozyW

This film has proved to be a very different type of campaign film and very popular amongs thousands of ordinary people in dozens of public screenings. Almost everyone seems to li…

I suggest you watch it because it is precisely because it doesn't fit into the regular boxes and that is what makes it popular and also (maybe) difficult. The WI's and Royal Briti…

I've been away for a while from Shooters and have now arrived back with a knowledge gap. I know sometime back when Ben Blaine was blogging his movie via a crowd funding site, a fe…

I personally never have a problem with someone asking for money, if it's a new thread and clear from the topic title. After all, when it comes to low budget films, money is what p…

Bundles is a publishing platform for artists, musicians, filmmakers, and creators who wish to distribute and retain ownership of their content on their own terms: http://techcrunc…

I'm sure ISPs will do all they can to throttle BT if they can detect it (where VPN or other SSL tunnelling methods come in); and, to be fair, it is bandwidth-intensive because of …

Hi guys, anyone used a Script Consultant/Reader - I've finished a feature film script and would love to show it to a few people and get feedback. But there seems to be a few unrel…

I would highly recommend Voyage Media to further hone and polish your script... (http://www.voyagemedia.com)

@wozyW

Small portable cheap monitor, preferably battery powered?

I need something with which I can check framing. It's not for focus pulling. Anyone know of anything?

Don't be shy now.…

Cheap and cheerful you can probably still find a portable/in-car seat-back DVD player with video in - resolution and colour response will be fine for framing, lousy for anything e…

I want to work with actors at a read through and have been advised to get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement, to protect my script. I understand NDAs are usually used when ac…

Exactly - without a reasonable threat, well, it's a bit of paper.

We are a small production company. The car is my personal vehicle which I occasionally need to insure for the use of our production staff. We are thinking of getting a company v…

If you're looking at 'any driver' policies for the vehicle, it would factor in lots of risk. Instead, can your drivers add your vehicle to their own policies *for business use*? …

I am thinking of buying the Sony A7S for shooting video while travelling.

I found one for £1270 here, though I've no idea if this is an import or not. Seems legit.

http://www.valuebasket.com/en_GB/Sony-Alpha-A7S-Digital-Camera-Body-Only-(Black)/main…

Wondering if anyone shoots on the Panasonic GH4 and how you've found it - particularly in low light. I've been shooting on Canon 7Ds for ages and lovely as they are they are pret…

Thanks Nora. Yeah I've heard rumour about new version. They just brought out a new A7II but that's really a stills camera and doesn't have the lower res sensor and video capabil…

Hi everyone -

We're coming down from Toronto to film a few scenes for a documentary, and we're looking for a quiet place where we can knock off a few direct-to-camera interviews…

Ha! I didn't even guess the right continent ;-)

Hope it goes well!

Am extremely keen to get hold of contracts that I can get members of my team to sign that ensures they're unable to disclose literally any part of my script or story to anyone wit…

What you're looking for is an NDA - they're a symbol of intent and goodwill, very hard to enforce. You can probably find some generic, imposing-looking pile of legalese online, a…

I've worked for many years as a Creative Director in advertising. It's what I know how to do. Look at my most recent ad: https://vimeo.com/108668992. I'm not doing any more ads. I…

Dan, are you looking for a screenplay that's mostly completed and looking for a producer to pick it up and develop it or an idea to develop from scratch?

Hello again,

I just got a samyang 85mm F1.5 and trying to attach it to a Nikon D5100 unsuccessfully.
The "click" happens and the lens seem to be holding in there but the apertur…

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…