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A couple of days ago I posted this:

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I'm nothing to do with the Amazon-owned company ACX.com, but what they do is provide a means for narrators to link up wit…

9.88 Films is a micro-short form film-making challenge that Channel 4 launched in partnership with Creative Scotland.

Glasgow is host city for this year’s Commonwealth Games, a…

Hi Ian,

I hope you're well.

My film HUNGER has disappeared from your site.
Please can you let me know what's happened?

http://www.9point88.com/?x=us-en_ninepoint88brand2_639_

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I am producing a short film, Lessons in Lifesaving, for Nick Cohen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037428). The film has been 90% completed and accepted by Shorts International but …

Hi Lee

Sorry I only just got this - shoot was yesterday but I will keep your details for future reference

Many thanks
Annabel

I've been trying to pitch a short film into the script pitch, but it's giving me a weird screen afterwards saying "Failed." It looks like one of those broken pages.

Is the scrip…

HI Vasco,

I'm not sure if there is a problem with this - we'll definitely look into it though - could you please email details of the problems you had to helpdesk@shootingpeople.…

This summer I will be shooting a short film in South Korea.

It's a short horror set in Seoul (backstreets). Also has one scene in a rural house.

Has anyone any advise about shoo…

Brian email me at gktime@aol.com and i I will help you. Don't have time to write all the info right now ... but you can share it with shooters later. Hardly anyone speaks English …

Everyone one loves a good 48 hour, 28 day, 10 second or whatever film competition. Lovely little challenges. And it's nice when someone else organises the logistics for you and a…

I entered this, in London, a few years ago. I had to join a waiting list as they restrict the entry to first come first served. I got one of the only 90 places and got our film sc…

STUDENT HALLS TYPE ACCOMODATION WITH BLUE CARPET IN HALLWAY IN LONDON. HAVE SMALL FEE.

I'm based in Sittingbourne Kent, and am interested to see if there are any established filmmaking groups or networks of creatives that I might be able to join in with?

I'm lookin…

I won't be able to make the 25th unfortunately but I would love to help out on the shoot.

Hello good shooters!

A quick question has anyone who is going to Cannes got some accommodation space that two friendly producers/directors can chip in?!

Would love to hear bac…

Several places available. What are you dates in Cannes?
filmpartners@andbut.co.uk

Hi there,

A British filmmaker l'm working with wants to bring her camera in the US to shoot a documentary taster. What is the legislation for that? Is there any link l should loo…

A lot of DVDs are NTSC too if you don't check them before you buy. I know to my cost. Some players will take them, but are programmed to lock after typically seven plays.

Need to transfer my VHS's to DVDs.

I live in South London and am looking for cheap options to have them all transferred...

Why would you want to transfer obsolete media unto another type of obsolete media? My advice is for you to buy something like this:

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/video…

Hello, just reading some o Chris Jones latest articles and makes me wonder it is a good idea to get a agent to screen through potential work or send out completed screenplays or t…

Paddy has it right on both counts. Even an email has to be written well. Most production companies will not even read your script, because of potential copyright problems. They kn…

Hello oh lovely shooting people! I'm a student producer on the MA Film and TV production at the University of Bristol, currently in preproduction for our dissertation film shootin…

Hi Olwyn,

I'd love to help out but my wife says she couldn't do it for free as we have done it before and it is a big pain in the neck. Do you have a budget?

Hi I'm look to speak with a pyrotechnical about an upcoming pop promo – if anyone is interested or can introduce me to someone please hi.
Thanks
Ben

Great, thanks Paddy.

does anyone know somewhere cheap to stay in Cannes for the festival 15-23 May 2014?

We have a room free just a 15 min walk to door of Palais. A nice place. Send me an email if you'd like to know more.
Mark

Looking for a guest speaker for our broacaster conference happening this Saturday on making Documentaries. We're a non-profit community broadcaster with most of our work force bei…

I noticed the US has 'FilmMaker' magazine and 'MovieMaker' magazine, physical and digital magazines which discuss festivals/ competitions, up and coming talent as well as hints an…

Obviously MovieScope yes... but also the guys at super-independent GORILLA have published a few issues.
We still have a few at Cannes in a Van or check out their site http://goril…

So, as some of you know, we had two crowdfunding campaigns for Dara Says. The first missed our target, and in the second we lost 15 percent of the money to "fees" from the US bas…

Thank you for that response. To be fair to Indiegogo, I suppose my connection is in the traditional investment business, and therefore in direct competition with crowdfunding. A…

Commercials are often a bit bland, but there have been some belters in the past. Typically a director has a short time to engage the audience and show off the 'character' of a pr…

It's a bit old now, but I loved the Vauxhall 'Little Dads' adverts. So funny and sweet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4gPkrCl2o

I also thought the Peter Kay, John Smith ad…

Hi I'm looking for an office interior to film a job interview scene in in June or July for half a day. If anyone has any leads or contacts please do get in touch. My project is se…

Graham,

Here's one suggestion you could ask Euroscript normal course location derbyshire house just around the corner from kings X St.Pancras. tthe rooms that are there ae quite…

Hi Shooters,

Just read the following which I've seen several times now in various postings;

"The film is self-funded, so no budget..."

Hmmm. Forgive if I'm completely wrong ab…

Self funded means it's a hobby project, not an industry one. Get involved if you like the project. If you're cast/crew and at a loose end it's good to keep your hand in, IF you be…

The heyday of big budget MTV pop promos is behind us sadly, the budgets have dwindled and MTV just shows 'formatted reality' rubbish now. The pop promo format (~3'30", no-to-litt…

Some interesting posts on here, lots of 'pop promos' (certainly a term I'd used and heard used in the 90's) I've not seen before and it's great to see what different people find i…

Hello

I'm looking for a tired flat or bedsit, ideally with tired decor to shoot a dark short film of a guy down on his luck.

Location could be Bristol, Bath or surroundings.

We…

I wrote in my blog last week about a recent visit to the British Museum to see the Shunga exhibition - high-class Japanese porn, to you - and you know what? I found it rather bori…

I find watching two actors pretending to have sex really embarrassing. Suspension of disbelief always goes out the window and I end up cringe-ing.

First of all, I'm a female who is working in the film industry. I want to know (try not to be bias) but how does a woman effect the film industry?

What impact does her perspectiv…

That's really interesting, Nicholas. 99 percent of my career was working uncredited fixing films in trouble, or working with a bond company take-over. I would direct additional sc…