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Working on a doc and I have some archive in this now so outdated format. Grateful if anyone can help. Cheers Antonio 07919 032 192 antonio'at'contraimage.com

All I'd add is - headcleaning tapes are invaluable, especially if you're mixing manufacturers. Don't over-use them, but the slightly different lubricants between Sony, JVC, and Pa…

Can anyone recommend really, REALLY good DSLR shooters that can film a short but very beautiful sequence and capture good sound in any of the following countries: India, Kenya, Ch…

Good idea. Thanks Kays

Hi guys,
I've been working full-time in motion design for years but just recently got started on the freelance scene and there's a lot to take in! I was wondering if anybody might…

Behance is good. Technicolor started a site / social media for creatives called creativedistrict.com.

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I hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy.

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Some good input and others not so much but nonetheless thank you to everyone for contributing.
I appreciate you all taking the time to share your knowledge, experiences and o…

We're looking for a location for a short film we're shooting, and we can pay you money! It needs to be run down, just a step above a squat, basically. Ideally it would be largely …

Hi,

I'm planning to make a music video, that I pitched as being 'Stop Motion' and having a kind of jerky unsettling 'horror' feel to it.

How is best to do this?

It's live act…

Thanks for all the suggestions people, will give it all a go!
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We're 76% funded with four days to go before we hit our Kickstarter deadline on an animated short called The Lost Romance of Elizabeth Linley. It's going to be tight, so any tips …

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
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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).

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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...

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