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I am 22 years old and I am looking for some acting classes that also have an agency attached. Does anyone know of any??

Where are you based? If you're in London The Identity Drama School are good, they also have their own agency with actors from the school that are doing well: http://www.identitydr…

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I'm working on a new short in which one of the key scenes/shots is of a dog drowning in a lake or a bog.
Has anyone got any suggestions or experience of how to do this on c…

Wow! Thanks everyone - all of these are great! (and by all means keep them coming).
I'll admit when reading the script, this scene was my biggest concern, and you've all raised so…

We are looking for an empty or disused flat for a short film.
2 days maximum shooting. We have budget for this location hire.

Best wishes,
Rob

www.robhackett.co.uk
@roberthacket…

Hello Robert,
I may have a few flats available for you in Bristol. Please get in touch if you're interested,

Kind regards,

Henry Palmer

The screenplay is a fictional adaptation of my documentary. A major studio's readers love it and said the studio will back it if I get a star attached. ''ve met three suitable st…

I have to agree with Marlom. I've been on that roller coster ride a couple of times. I'm not sure about your post--it's a little unclear. A studio reader's only power is to move a…

Does anyone have any references for the use of projection in videos. Music videos, films, anything really. I'm planning a music video, and will be using a rear projection within t…

If you've got a few million and a lot of time you could try this http://vimeo.com/m/24945059

I currently have a full time job so am trying to get as much editing experience in my spare time as possible with the hope of getting a full time editing job in the future. Howeve…

Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. I have taken it all on board and fully intend to expand my skill set and hopefully get the career i'm after.

Hey guys - I don't often get round to posting on SP, but I figure that there are probably quite a lot of folk in a similar position to me.

I've just graduated from university (go…

Thank you all for your advise !
Is there already a discution about that somwhere ? Or any place where professional meet and discuss about that ?

I'm based in Manchester but trying to find a producer from London as my film is shooting in London.

Filmandtvpro.com - you will get dozens of applicants, you need to really sort through who has experience and who is chancing it! What are you paying? That'll make the difference.

Hi,

I'm looking to buy my own equipment for filming. Having recently graduated I now have no access to equipment and feel lost without something to film with!

I'd like to film d…

I'd go Sony A7S. Impressive dynamic range and the sharpest video out of a stills camera I've seen by a long shot, even in HD mode--in 4K it gives around 1500 lines (a friend just …

Anyone interested in a short focus group meeting aimed at people who go to cinema chains? They're interested in why, and what they could do better to bring more of an audience to …

Hi.

I'm close to finishing an initial cut of my first micro budget self funded feature length film.

It's a spooky drama, specifically written to have an absence of gore and ex…

Thanks all for your insight. Appreciate it so much , Its been very helpful. I think I can extract some good direction from everyone here.
Best wishes

Thanks.

There is also a legal reason for keeping shit separate. Let's say Paramount is going to back your film. They give money to the corporation: "DavidsFilm". That way, when you burn d…

Hey all,

I am working on a new documentary about sex education and censorship in the UK.

Am wondering how I would go about pitching this to a TV channel? I don't want to email a…

Thank you all so much for your continued answers! All really helpful!

Hello everyone on shooting people. I'm Bicky Henriques. I'm a young independent freelance filmmaker.
I am currently in the process of setting up my own independent Film/TV enterta…

When someone says in public that they want you to produce something for them, they are planning their credibility at stake. For some people, that may not be a big deal anyway, bu…

Hi Shooters,

I've been given 3 Beta cam professional Sony DXC - M3A TV cameras with portable video recorders. All have a TV zoom/marco lens. One has a Canon lens 9.5-143.

They …

Hi Susi & Andy,

Thanks very much for your tips. Susi, I haven't seen 'Computer Chess,' how fascinating. I will definitely take a look at that. It just goes to show how people…

Just wondering about best methods for showreel

1) 3mins
2) best work first?
3) graded and sound balanced correctly?
4) h.264 best @ 192 (PCM)
5) upload file (gb?) to utuble / v…

Well as Deva says, it's a work in progress. And here's where I am thus far. All comments welcome. https://vimeo.com/98055663

thanks
James

Hi there,


I'm a freelance filmmaker from Diss (Norfolk), I'm currently looking for work on any short films that are being produced in the area, my CV is limited for film, I main…

I am looking for an acting agent to support me with my career. Can anyone recommended anyone in the London/ Brighton area? I am 15 years old, soon to be 16.

Also the Mark Jermin Management are looking for actors, 16-25 years old with Tv and Film experience preferably London based or there abouts. They're only looking for applicants to…

Just wondering about how you can get written recommendations from fellow cinematography professionals you have worked with, as social proof while the production material is still …

Did you ask them and they failed to realise what you were asking? But if it's been 18 months, I think you can def chase them.

Hi all,

does anyone have experience regarding structuring completion funds and other film investments into the profit share? My new film is 3-quarters financed, shot and in post,…

Hey all,

I'm currently making a documentary 'Raised On Porn' (www.raisedonporn.com)

The film explores sex education and pornography in the UK, and we are needing access to a sch…

Agree with the above - you had some good answers last week and we can't tell if you did anything with them! You'll need to be under someone's wing for this, whether an individual …

yoyo shooting people. Its me Bicky henriques. I'm in the process of setting up my own independent international film/TV Production company. i'm at the near end of completing my bu…

Hi,

Just looked at your site.

Few notes.

1) The pics on the front page make it seem hobby, not business.

Actually the whole site reads like a hobby.

2) Text in NEWS should no…

This year I completed my first short. I have realised that whilst I know what I like to see in a short I don't know what the judges at festivals are looking for.... are there gol…

I very rarely see a short that works. The reason that TV channels are not full of shorts (they are perfect for between the ads) is that it's such a difficult form to make work fro…

I ran across an interesting TED talk today about female characters in film. You can watch it here:

http://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood.html

Colin Stok…

I recently subjected my films to the Bechdel Test. Here are the results: http://neiloseman.com/?p=5133 Despite making a conscious attempt to alternate the gender of my lead charac…

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Upon strong interest within the territory, I'm looking to protect my screenplays and treatments in China (on top of the usual "western" protection). In order to get that f…

Good to hear!