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China is now widely expected to overtake the United States and become the world’s largest film market in a few years.According to the latest industry figures, China’s national box…

Dear all,
The co-production treaty between UK and China.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/uk-china-sign-film-co-production-treatyA landmark film co-produc…

Hello Shooters,

I want to hold a cast & crew screening for my short film SKINSHIP (http://bit.ly/1qXvLb0). Does anybody have any price friendly recommendations?

Thanks,

N…

We just had a cast & crew screening for our film @ the Genesis in Whitechapel. http://www.genesiscinema.co.uk/privatehire.php

Prices will generally depend on the time of day …

I've written a feature-length film, that I also act in as well, and have spoken to an executive that works for the company I'd like to produce it, but I want to appear professiona…

It's so closed a community now I think their only way is to marry their offspring.

Hello!

I'm a self shooting artist filmmaker currently based in Brighton. I'm filming something this weekend which means a lot to me but I have no lighting equipment.

I've looked…

Hi Sophie - I assume you've tried Andy at Promotion Hire?

Dear Shooters,

Can anyone recommend an accountant familiar with the issues facing writers? So far I have done all my accounting myself - dealing with odd bits of screenwriting in…

Thanks again to everyone who has responded, and especially to Alistair, as I still prefer someone local.
Further proof of the value of Shooting People.

Stephen

I held a VR screening of my film this week. The format opens up an interesting future for filmmakers to get their film seen.

Write-up of my experience here:

http://fnord-films…

You can currently use the RiftMax theatre software in 2d mode on your monitor however you do not get the stereoscopic 3d and obviously do not feel like you are 'there'. Oculus is …

Looking for a council flat to film in. willing to pay a rate, two days filming. London or herts is best. get in touch.

I have managed to get the BFI to release data on the past three years' worth of grant applications. I've broken down the results here http://stephenfollows.com/how-many-bfi-fundi…

Thanks for doing that Stephen - looking forward to having a look at the results!

Hi Shooters,

Is there any website or forum, listing found support institutions such as British Council or crowdfounding pages such as kickstarter or indiegogo?

Regards

Alexandr…

Also, don't overlook the 'opportunities' section of this site

Hello! We are 2 animators/illustrators looking to share a space in east London with other 3/4 freelance animators to create a place of inspiration, discussion, exchange of techniq…

Hi, We are a student production looking for an interior that resembles a grandmothers living room. Present Time. Its a 3 minute short being shot on the 22nd of september. We need …

Hi! Our team is searching for a location for the new horror short we're making. You can see previous examples of our work here (vimeo.com/63572559) and here (vimeo.com/30232482).
…

Yep, you're right, missed out some crucial details:
How many crew?- 6
How many actors, background artists?- 2 actors, no extras.
Camera?- Small DSLR, tripod.
Dollies? Jibs?- No.
S…

Hi, Everyone.

I directed a short film called 'Hired Guns' using one location with four actors.

Hired Guns is about two hit men hired to retrieve a missing brief case. We jump in…

Jan - You sir have the right attitude.
“If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ” - Anthony Robbins

Peter - "Just you and a couple of mates prob…

Can anyone suggest any good animation based production scheduling/planning software that will give me the ability to allocate jobs and show me if I have the capacity to take on a …

I have actually discovered that if i use the cleaning rota template in fast track schedule and populate it with my specific tasks and resources, it does everything that i need it…

I would be interested to organise a cinematography event where ACs Operators, DOPs as 2nd unit crews incl editors could meet and network to find more work. Writers tend to do wel…

I would be keen do something like this. As a new trainee, I am always keen to meet others in my position and find contacts who might be able to give me work.

Are there any editors that use Lightworks? Particularly with source footage in AVCHD? Just wondering (a) how you find Lightworks and (b) what your workflow is.

Contact Lightworks support team on +44 (0)20 7183 2255 or via ticket or forum at

http://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=222

Hi Shooters,

Can anyone advise me how to convert dpx files back into a good workable file, back into final cut pro 10?

We had some vfx done on a film and we're experiencing some…

Thanks for the reply Adriano.

Best,

Judson.

We are looking to a full crew in the Midlands area. We start filming on the 12th September for 8 weekends. Copy and expenses. Please email: info@halogenentertainment.net

Hey Paddy

Thanks for the message. This is our third feature film. We made two last year and one of them has already been accepted in The Coventry Film Festival garnering an award…

I received an A7S file which I need to transcode. It is currently in an H264 codec, aspect ratio 1920 x 1080, and 60fps. I need to convert it to Pro res to bring into FCP 7, with …

I asked this question quite a few years ago and got an answer, but forgot to write it down, so apologies to the people that answered me...

But I was searching for a short film, t…

By that I mean goings on in a town, in the open air, the more dramatic and bizarre the better, to be used as background for a film which takes place during a street theatre festiv…

I'm about to sell a sell a Sony DSR 1800P DVCAM deck on eBay.

It's big n heavy, like this one http://www.promotionhire.com/vtrs/sd/sony-dsr-1800p

Any one able to recommend a cou…

Hi Karel

Not sure what they're like delivering delicate things but I use 'My Hermes' courier service for books I sell. Great thing about them is their webpage allows you to calcu…

I'm making a sci-fi short film set on a spaceship. At the moment we're not having much luck using the regular sources (screen agencies and locality) to hunt a good location and we…

Appreciate you all taking the time to get back.

Dry Dock subs and boats were my first thought and we've looked at a few. The cheapest comes in at 1.5K a day, which adds up fast …

Got a timely and original idea for a new film festival that could actually benefit indie filmmakers. Had some interest from potential sponsors, now trying to build a small team to…

This festival idea sounds great. The only concern I'd have is that plagiarism and theft is best undertaken whilst the victim is still at an early stage of project development. I'm…

I need a warehouse around 20 meters or there about, maybe a bit less.
It has to be in London.

I don't know how much cash you have but you could try locations agencies. Another idea might be to find a hangar at a local small airport and do a deal for them to de-hangar the …