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HI all,

call me old fashioned but I can't stand reading articles on a screen. I've tried, I get through some but I lose interest too quickly plus have the added distraction of be…

Hi, I'm going to Ukraine and will be in variety of different places with my kit and footage. Can anyone please advice in case "armed military group with no insignia" wanted to con…

You need specialist cover. Normal travel insurance would not normally cover anyone doing anything (esp sports or business related) that they should know is more risky than normal …

Being a huge fan of films but also podcasts I wanted to have a discussion about peoples favourite film and filmmaking podcasts. I have a long list of podcasts that you may or may …

Have you tried Digital Cinema Cafe, The Coloristos Color cast, Slate and in particular the spoiler edition, The Bafta podcast, Barbican film podcast, the Film Talk, and for a litt…

Can you recommend a great script reader?

Thanks Nicholas!

Leon is integral to the storyline, but could be replaced by a film with the same message - the relationship between Natalie Portman's and Jean Reno's character. Just need to kno…

Yikes. From what I've heard, Luc Besson is really protective of his work. I would prepare myself for not getting permission at all at any cost. I'd start with Besson's company, Eu…

Hi Shooters,

I've been tasked with the job of sourcing footage/stills dating back to 1850 & wanted to find out what resources you could suggest.
What has been suggested thus …

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say thank you for your feedback.
I've followed up everyone's suggestions and wanted to respond with a list of the institutions I've been in communica…

I have a film credit on IMDB, and I also have a profile, yet I can't merge the two. So nobody will ever know it was me that did the work (that I'm really pleased to have done!)

I…

It seems IMDb does have a monopoly and it has become deeply entrenched in the minds of agents and producers. As to efficiency, perhaps Amazon, who now owns it, could crack a whip …

I'm interested to know what software you're using to organise your work in any phase of a production, except for the obvious on-set and post stuff, e.g. tools to help you budget a…

Evernote, Pomodoro Timer

Any recommendations for an online course on directing?

What aspect of directing? For example, I used to teach a seminar on camera placement for emotional impact. That's just one small aspect of it (but I feel an important one). There'…

I'm a first time director. I have a pretty scary scene with a 10 year girl. She finds her mother dead on the floor. The mother is face down on the floor, no blood or anything gros…

Wow. thanks everyone. I've been freaked out for weeks about this and now I know exactly what I'm going to do! Thank you! I love the more is less idea and I have to say that wasn't…

I am looking for a location for short film. It''s a pub, bar or cafe. The interior styling isn't that important, but these factors are crucial...

a) I need it for a whole day, …

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I shot a short film on a 5d, recording all the sound separately. I'm in need of someone to lend me a hand putting the audio and video files together.

Will make it worth your whil…

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I am keen to see if any new screening rooms, preview theaters or private cinemas have opened in NY in, say, the last 12 months. I'm updating our directory, www.screeningroommap.c…

Good morning shooters! Does anyone know a Fish and Chips place that I can use for a short-film location for a day for £250?

Many thanks,

Filipa

If you can go out of london. There are lots of them in a row in Littlehampton along the sea front.

I am shooting with a Sony fs100

No, your absolutely (u.y.o.a) right! in fact i'll better that, i'll shoot a Sleeper entirely on a Android device and rub your :) right in it!! ha ha

I am looking for a large field with long grass that reaches to at least knee level. Southern England.

When did you last see a field of long grass?

Modern farming methods either have livstock in the field eating the grass, or they grow it as ley, but that is harvested younger than…

So, I like many have entered Sundace's Short film competition. It can be quite frustrating, especially in the early stages of the competition watching some of the films get nearly…

Great response Paddy. It's also a metaphor for a great deal more of just how corrupt our societal systems are, from the banal (having little profound affect on everyone's well bei…

Looking for footage from the tour de france in the late 80s, early 90s and wondering if anyone's looked into it before? Do the french broadcasters hold the rights to a lot of the …

I would be surprised if the rights aren't closely controlled by 1) the broadcasters and possibly 2) the production company (much like the Olympics).

I'd start by thinking what sc…

Shooter James Griffiths, shot his Bafta winning short Room 8 in Poland because the UK was too expensive.

They had very decent budget to start with (40k for winning the Bombay Sa…

There is a certain scale where it can be cost-effective - but you need to factor in hotels, travel, international calls, etc. And of course a short is ineligible for tax credits,…

Hi,

I am trying to apply for the iFeatures fund and have everything ready.

But now the website keeps showing me an error that says my website is not allowing cookies and therefo…

I'm embarking on a very DIY/indie film, a doc of my own creation, and I have a small nest fund to get a top notch BMPCC rig. I'm very excited to be in this position as I've been d…

I am just wondering if there was anyone members who would be willing to share their knowledge of the film industry with me, in relation to the current expansion of use of special …

Thanks Max, this is a great argument point and I agree with you when you state the obvious overuse of effects shows through for no reason is a problem, and this will be of great i…

Hey all!

Am fairly new to all this.

I'm starting out creating a documentary about online porn and sex education in the UK called Raised on Porn. (www.facebook.com/raisedonporn)…

Thanks for all your advice so far! Very helpful.

Jonathan if you could that would be fantastic! Thank you very much.

Hi all,

I'm from Record-Play, we had a profile up on here a couple of years ago and met some really great people so thought we'd come back for round two!

We're a music consulta…

Don't hate me, I'm sure that to some this is a stupid question!
But. Has anyone mixed footage from a canon c100 with a ex1/3?
Or if you have any other thoughts for a b camera to …