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Way back on Shooting People I introduced our slime mould documentary The Creeping Garden which was in the last stages of post production and as a couple of people showed some inte…

@Tim iloobia Woooo... At the risk of sounding like a stalker, I recall there was a return address in Tufnell Park on the envelope when I bought the Kanzeon DVD a while back. Speak…

CEO of Alamo Draft House (a distributor) had a great keynote for Film Independent that I think everybody here will find some value in. You can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.…

Some good and useful comments and observations from the usual suspects ;-))

As ever I try to put things into the context of actual Law beyond legislative presumption, because eve…

Im looking at getting into film Directing, for years now i have been producing fashion shoot, fashion film and events.
However i have had no experience in movies.

I was thinking …

Oh, by the way, I've been at this since the late 70s and have very definite opinions about filmmaking. I read Guy's blog every now and again, and tend to agree with Guy. I don't h…

Hello Shooters,

I'm working on a film that will have a sequence using only still images - though most of them are portrait format as opposed to naturally landscape - they are to …

Why not break free of the TV box and think of it like an art installation... you could have 100% of the picture not trying to fill as much space as possible but positioned somewhe…

I’m currently drafting a musical dramedy for TV which includes quite a bit of singing and dancing, inspired by film musicals such as West Side Story and Chicago as well as contemp…

Hi Caroline,

Thanks for your suggestions! Dance styles, mood, dynamics, (specific) visuals - definitely all elements that I can describe on the page. Every dance / song scene is …

Hi there, I'm looking for a Bathroom location that is spacious enough to able to shoot a HD film with dolly. Is it best to build a set or find a location? I'm guessing that buildi…

GoPro and blu-tak? They make so many hard-to-do shots much easier

Great to see so many Shooters on the long list for this pitch competition - which I heard about through SP originally. We've got a pitch in the long list, and would love other Sho…

Hi Caroline,

thanks for entering The Pitch this year with such an original take 'Sing'. It is a creative, intelligent and moving resetting of a battle and shows just how well wr…

Actors/ Writers and Film Makers will all contribute to the Folkestone Story.............How about it?
Maidstone,Ashford, Canterbury,Dover/Deal,Whitstable, Faversham,Thanet and Med…

Hey Brian,

Long time no hear. I'd love to come to Folkestone if I wasn't trapped in London. Hope you're well buddy. I'd love to hear from you again as have a few projects that y…

I need to complete my film and need a little pick up shot in a bathroom with a dolly, just one shot. The dolly slowly creeping in towards the bathtub. The shot will approximately …

if you have any visual ref of the bathroom yo want i can help as i look after a lot of locations. Drop me a message or email tomo@hothotevents.com

An Italian filmmaker looking for a room, flat share or a sofa in London for a few weeks. Can anyone help him please?

He is clean, tidy, very friendly and has MA in media producti…

Hey all! I'm in the process of fundraising for an action film (if you're curious: http://www.seedandspark.com/studio/headshots ), and when it gets funded, I'll be on the lookout f…

Oh, also try magic suppliers, there's a range of large 'knives' with a concealed cutout to show them going through an arm. Cheesy TV magicians use them for shock street work.

I'm looking for some advice on practical effects for a sci-fi short. The project relies on the creation of a dense dust cloud effect throughout, so ideally I am looking for someon…

Ideally, if it was a location shoot there wants to be as little sunlight as possible.

The private location isn't so much of an issue in terms of functioning as a production base…

We need to film a few scenes in a bedroom that has an en suite bathroom. We have £400 in the budget and would need approx 6 hours on a Mon in Nov.

We're filming in East London s…

I want to pitch my horror script idea in the up and coming forum next week and I need to know if you need to have the completed script or is just the idea okay. Taa

Hi Robert,

It depends what you want from your pitch. If you want feedback, then absolutely. What you hear will almost certainly help you develop your ideas and focus the eventual…

Hi,
Looking for help and paid help if anyone is local to me (OX39 4PU). I'm a self shooter learning on the job with a CanonXF 305 shooting on Compact Flash. My stumbling block i…

Apologies for the delay, but many thanks for your answers. Discovered I hadn't got the Canon XF Utility plugin, which sorted it. However, suggestions on other NLE software usefu…

Does anyone know of any Industry showcases for actors in the London area. Ones where the turn is quite good. I have done a couple in this past year and the turnout was quite poor.…

Monologue Slam at the Theatre royal Stratford East is very good.It's £5 to auditions, that;s it. Packed theatre and lots of industry heads - tough competition on auditioning thoug…

Hi myself Surendar and I am from India doing my masters in film production at university of Bedfordshire would like to know how to get in film production Company for job .

For every job in film there are a thousand who want it, so you need to stand out. You need to show your capable and experienced. That pretty much means giving the employer a cha…

Do you know any striking, creepy locations in Guildford - as central as possible?

I'm looking for an atmospheric location; derelict or abandoned could be good.

I've been to Gui…

Thanks Andrew - I have seen that place via the link, it looks good.
Actually, the client has shifted their requirement on this now, so I no longer need to find the place!
thanks a…

I have been asked to provide a voice over presentation and wondered how you go about it. I have the voice but know little else about Script for this particular genre, publicising…

Hi Russ, feel free to listen to by voice reels if it gives you an idea: www.voices.com/people/deborahklayman and click on demos.

If it is a voice reel you need you will need to s…

Posted this before but it turned up in the Music video bulletin. Posting again for fiction/docu people. I'll keep it short.

Would you like to make films locally? If you live in -…

Hello I'm a Producer-Director who moved here from London and I would like to make films locally. Writers, actors, camerapersons, editors, sparks, gaffers, composers... if you live…

Hi Allan, yes I posted this yesterday! Great to hear from a fellow filmmaker in the neighbourhood. Let's wait and see if we can gather 4 more local film buffs!

I think Shooting People should have a bulletin board specifically for people who have a Kickstarter / Indigogo film project running. I've tried to add mine into the Filmmakers 'Mi…

Also Shooting People is a direct affiliate of Kickstarter who have placed us on their front page. This means SP members can reach even wider audiences: https://www.kickstarter.com…

Would anyone recommend going to 'Let The Film Do The Talking' tomorrow night at Cafe Mode?...

https://shootingpeople.org/events/detail/venue/19004

I'm looking to see some inspir…

Growing up in Church its easy to see there not many good quality, story driven indie films being made in the UK. This group is formed for those who love God & would like to us…

Not based in London full time Arthur but a regular visitor. Will send you an e-mail and maybe hook up next time i'm around?

Mark

We have a really small structure and we struggle a bit with the accounting side of our business. In particular, when we have a production we hire 20-30-40 people for a few days (u…

For more information on National Insurance and PAYE, and self employed persons selling their services, look up

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/specialist/fi-notes-2012.pdf

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