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I am very slow on FC anyway and was hoping the lightworks is more director friendly.. I have files that are on both iMovie as well as FC. What would I need to do? Thank you.

Try exporting EDL/OMF in FC, then importing that into Lightworks. I used Lightworks back in '93 I think it was. Freakin' love that system. I don't know if it's "director friendly"…

How do you find stories for a documentary?

Where do i begin?

I am interested in finding a Sports related story to turn into a short docu.

I am based in London.

Any advice/ su…

Ned, it's worth doing a little more research on this aspect of documentary filmmaking as subject matter is often half the work of producing a worthwhile documentary.

i recently asked people how i could improve my films and majority of the people said to collaborate with people,I've always had to do everything myself and i think its time to tea…

Be your own producer.

You're talking about a short, so small scale. At that level production is easy :-)

All you have to do is sit down and word your way through the script shot…

I've been pursuing a career in the film industry since leaving University and whilst aware it would be tough, was surprised by just how tough it's been.
I've definitely been lucky…

Hi Lee. I've been making documentaries at a serious level for about 20 years and quite honestly it feels like I'm starting from square one again and again and again. That's despit…

There was a discussion recently about using multiple personal microphones on set. Radio Mics would not be cost effective for most of us on Shooting People. I liked this idea as I …

Needed to produce small runs of press screeners (approx. 100) Ideally London-based.
Thanks!

Hi Matt,

We have been doing for years DVD duplication for Shooters.

Contact me on 07944634808 and we will help you out.

Cheers

JAY

Hi everyone.

I'm editing footage shot on the Alexa at prores 4444 2048x1152 24fps on a new MacBook Pro 15" retina screen, 16gb ram, 2.3Ghz.

I've set up the sequence settings cor…

Hi Andy, sorry for being so slow to get back to you. After half a day of tearing my hair out I realised that I just hadn't checked "mirror" in the audio/video menu, A/V devices ta…

Hi all
I’ve just had two very different experiences of film festival rejections to submissions - one good, one bad - that I thought worth sharing. The first is the bad one, and ma…

Hi Michael
I had the exact same experience and believe we were dealing with the same people - please send me a private message. Thanks.

i have got a canon 5d mark 3 and I'm using a 24 - 105mm Lens and editing on adobe premier but i can't seem to get really good quality and a finishing touch like other short films…

thank you for the reply guys

hello. We're looking at filming a doc/mockumentary about our Edinburgh fringe experience, both the show itself, and the semi-scripted 'behind the scenes' stuff. Because we'll be f…

thanks for your help guys! Yes Paddy I think we'll avoid radio mics, and Marlom we won't have anyone to boom so it's gonna have to be lapel mics. Andy - call me stupid, but how do…

Either in buying or a direct swap for an upgrade? It's a great workhouse. With Extras!

Comes with panoramic Zoom lens .7

With all leads.
Plus:

Condenser Mic
Lillput Screen
2X …

Hello. I've received a DVD copy of a film I was in and would like to grab a still or two from it. (The stills photog wasn't on set when I was shooting!)

Is there a relatively e…

I was a shooting people member over 10 years ago before emigrating to Australia, now to be fair, I saw a lot of posts back then asking for low wages or expenses but to include Cam…

There's a lot of great acting talent in the world, but sometimes you could imagine two strong actors could rustle up an even stronger chemistry between them. I propose

Robert Ca…

I dunno, but I want to see Tom Hanks as a bad guy

Hi all
Thanks to everyone who chipped in with my last question about how to drown a dog- very useful and has given us plenty of food for thought!

Same short film, a different que…

Dear Shooters,

I am shooting a very low budget film and we need a hospital location in or around London… really a hospital bed to shoot for about an hour in. We've contacted som…

Hello Stanislava, I played a nurse in a short film recently.We shot it in London South Bank University, Keyworth 2 Building. Good luck!

I wrote a 2 page script for BFI's Script Challenge and i'm almost ready to submit it.
They require at least three people who would like to help out with camera/cinematography, sou…

Hello Ned,

I know it's a day late but ice just seen the message, I would be interested in getting onboard as a unit director/ Cinematographer.

Here's an extract of some of my fi…

More details below, let me know if anyone's interested:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/blackmagic-cinema-4k-production-camera-ssd-drives-and-switronix-pb70-batteries/1073891972

A post here on SP about the inability of getting a drama into distribution got me thinking about self-distribution, and I ran across this great article on crowd sourcing and four …

I couldn't agree more, Kays. The only way to make a profit from a distributor on a first film is to sell it to them outright.

I'm approaching post houses but know that they may not be able to accommodate us with our small budget. Would love to hear advice from those who've already been through the proces…

Hi, I haven't posted one of these before.

I have always wanted to be an actor, because I've wanted to act for so long I have developed an interest in making films as well as star…

Hi All:
I'm very glad to see the brilliant dialogue happening. I've had a very good conversation with one person on this thread. I do echo Allan's sentiment. As a man with two you…

Can anyone recommend a really good DSLR shooter in London who has experience of filming walking through a city sequences - Please email me at eleanor@larkrisepictures.com with sh…

Hi Ben, Thanks for getting in touch with me. I'm getting some names together and finalising a storyboard for a shoot sometime over the next 2-3 weeks. I'm looking for someone to s…

I am shooting a short when a woman wakes up in a field of endless dead roses. I have thought of using set extensions for the distance shots, but is there an easier way of creating…

I have tried starting a writers group with my filmmaking friends with little success. Most of them have several rolls they want to pursue and writing is not on top of their list. …

If you'd be interested in co-founding or helping to set up a new London's writing group for screenwriting, let me know. I'm sure with a bit of effort we could get a London group g…

badly needs producers will @ the EIS / SEIS workshop @ regent University have 3 /4 concept
1) the Number current 2nd redraft)
2) the Pi man 20mins short just reposted)
3) The cel…

My brother has dyslexia and uses the Dragon software which turns talk into text. He is currently doing his PHd at the moment too and find it of great benefit. Here is a link http:…