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Looking for a village cricket ground with house(s)/cottage(s) around it in the SE.
Seeking a village cricket ground where character can move from sitting at the boundary and be cl…

Try Ickwell in Bedfordshire. It is close to the A1 so easy to access

I've been working on a feature script for a while now and have the entire story in a thousand pieces, with some details still in my head. I have about half of the story written as…

Some really good points made here. Personally I think that you have to have a script - for many reasons. Partly because there is nothing like actually finishing the thing, steppin…

Are you an independent producer developing a film project or about to go in to pre production? Do you have a thousand questions to ask and no one to put them to? Do you need help …

wondering what is a good length of time to be camera assistant (1st / 2AC) before progressing to DOP. happy to work as 1AC depending on focal parameters and system in use. I know …

John raises a great point about social skills - it's a team venture every time, and usually with different people each time. People want to work with people they like, so be sure…

Hi all. I have a colleague in Cardiff who has Final Draft but doesn't have a clue about it or even correct formatting. He's just sent a script but has used FD to write straight te…

That's not necessarily the case. He simply doesn't have a clue about correct formatting. It is technically possible to use FD just for straight text, which what he's done. I've b…

Hey all

I'm seeking a producer to collaborate with to enter the Film London: Microwave scheme with the following film:

NEWLY DEAD: A groomzilla, his trophy wife and their limo…

And if you can show me what the other feature funding opportunities are I'd love to see them...!

So, what's the next step once you're nominated in a festival? Is it best to start looking for a distributor your self or is better to find an agent?


CUT will be screened on the …

Beautiful, thanks a lot Donna. Wish you the same. And well done on your Doc.
One thing tho, mine is thriller feature film not doc but I got your point.
I'm not completely new but …

Does anyone have some advice about a speedy, cheap method of distributing dailies for a feature?

I am creating the dailies in FCP 7 from Alexa 2k footage which is being shot with…

Hi I am Jonny Wright, I set up 151Films in leicester three years ago. While runnig this I was Producer/Director on numerous music videos and corporates. But My ambition is film di…

Early in 2011 I was invited by a producer to help out the sound department on a low budget film shoot because I already knew a fair bit about sound recording and have a good home …

Phil, dont be put off by a poor Producers decision. Over time your work will speak for itself, especially if you are, as Dan mentions early on, competing with techies with all of …

Other than Shooting People of course?
I've started a question over on Quora - if you answer here, I'll add it over there too and we can have a directory to share
http://www.quora.…

So glad you posed the question - I'm learning about some sites I'd never even heard of, let alone been steered toward.

I've been a member of Stage32.com for about 18 months and …

I have run out of funds for my film so i need to try crowd funding. However I am worried if i show a trailer/teaser clip then I will be disqualified from many festivals having sho…

thanks katie and Andy for your helpful respones

Proceeds will go to local library (they found it in a clear out).

cheers

Hi, I have a bunch of mini DV and DV CAM tapes I need to digitise and would like to know if anyone has an old SONY DSR-11 DVCAM player or similar kicking about. PM at antonio"at"…

This message has been kicking about here for the last week without response. I ignored it earlier because I couldn't be arsed to send texts or emails. Just to share this however w…

Does anyone have experience of adapting a stage play for screen in terms of what the appropriate contract/terms might be used, and how copyright works on the adapted script? The …

As a writer, I'd strongly suggest sitting down with potential writers who have read (or, better still, SEEN) the play and not letting any of them start work until everyone is agre…

Just wondering having completed more script continuity if there is any official training or fellow continuity supervisor out there who would useful to link up with and have a prof…

Script supervisors are NOT expendable. Too many think they are. I've worked with a lot of great ones, and they are the editors only link to set. To me, it's one of the most demand…

I’ve just finished writing my new feature film script - and I did it all on the tube.

I've read numerous writing coaches recommending you find just half an hour a day to sit dow…

Is the C100 good enough to shoot a feature on? Do you own one? Is the AVCHD good enough - cos I can't tell the difference with stuff shot on the ninja...

Adrian?

I'm having a lot of fun writing at the moment for one particular actor.

I've long wanted to write a web series, for the simple reason that it's something I could then shoot. My p…

We are shooting our film in the second week of August in the north west, preferably in the Manchester area and looking to use an Apartment. Nothing to modern.
The film is set in a…

Hi everyone, 

I am Daisy, a MA student at Central Saint Martins.
I graduated from Beijing Film Academy, majored in film theory and screen play writing. I have been working as a f…

Daisy, last call for Daisy if you want to talk to our publicist about the film we're halfway through!

I am a Writer\Director looking to shoot a couple of shorts over the summer period. My approach for these project is to write parts for specific actors and create a collaborattive…

Hi Roger

I am interested in collaborating.

Best wishes
Hayley
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guys i am looking at an address in east london where we could film the london skyline in a beautiful shot , any options are very very appreciated! :) cheers
dana

Hi, the rooftop garden in Dalston might be good for you

I've got a idea for a 40 minute sci-fi short that I'm bouncing around in my head at the moment - in order to get it moving I need the (unpaid) input of a child psychologist - they…

Terrific - thanks Rhys - I'll send her an email with a short summary of the film/concept. Looking forward to her thoughts on it!

Regards,

Andrew.

I have some video footage that has aquired some dust marks, I do not have the ability to remove them, can anyone help. The total amount of footage is 2.7 gig @ 1080, just two spot…

There is a plug-in that does exactly this in FCP http://www.chv-plugins.com/cms/Fx-Script/Repair-collection/Dead-Pixel.php Also AfterEffects has a built-in wire-removal plug-in a…