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I am a producer, currently looking for a private screenwriting tutor for a director. He has experience writing and directing shorts, and is ready to write his first feature. He wo…

I may know just the chap, I'll PM you.

I need to take 15 x 400ft rolls of 16mm film through security at Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv. There are no suppliers in Tel Aviv, and Kodak say it will be OK as hand luggage, but…

Contact the airline. They will aid you in every way to get the film safely to your destination.
Dennis

As a music supervisor and owner of a label that offers really high quality production music (both PRS registered royalty-free content) I often get asked 'What IS royalty-free musi…

I am on the lookout for a DSLR Canon camera so if anyone has one they wanna sell, please let me know.

I have some friends coming over from Taiwan in March and they are shooting an advert on the 10th and 11th March and need to hire the following kit.
If anyone has any suggestions …

I am urgently looking for a hospital room to shoot a scene for a short film next week. The budget is supertight and the project doesn't have a commercial purpose, so ideally a pla…

I saw a youtube video recently that was produced by PBS (more or less the American BBC). It argues that piracy made "Game of Thrones" a success. You can watch it here:

http://ww…

Corp. vids have always been low paid. At least around here. Commercials, on the other hand, are extremely well paid here (except for actors, who get screwed out of their royalties…

I am looking at options to get 15 x 400ft rolls of shot and undeveloped film from Tel Aviv to UK. If I wanted to avoid the airport, and can't find a lab to process it, shipping/po…

Apologies for the lack of knowledge. I am an actor and I am trying to get some showreel footage ASAP and to be honest I don't have time to wait around for people to film and wait …

5 days into this thread, I'm curious to know... do you have your footage yet? And if so, is it what you need? Will it stand up when viewed side by side with others going for the s…

Hi I have written a short horror screenplay and I'm working on part 2/3, just wondering how would I go about letting someone my screenplay and maybe having it made?.
If anyone cou…

I'm looking to shoot only a couple of shots within an hour inside a cinema auditorium on 14th March... Daytime so obviously not peak for cinemas. Skeleton crew, in London... Does …

Jo, I can't recommend a specific venue, but would a screening room be suitable for your shoot?

I've added a few new London venues to my web site, http://screeningroommap.com/lo…

I'm shooting microbudget feature and need help casting a few roles. how does it work with a casting agency? how do they charge and how is the fee determined? please share any insi…

If you have any more questions about this and need a second opinion from another Casting Director, then do get in touch: me@shakyradowlingcasting.com.

We are looking for a club location for one day for our short film "Steak Knife" to be shot next months fromMarch 8th - 10th. We are flexible time-wise and do have a bit of a budge…

The Jazz Cafe in Camden would be well worth a look as it has good balcony space, couldn't comment on hire costs though.

Raindance is launching our video on demand service on Monday - and you can have a sneak preview here: www.raindancereleasing.com

The reason this new service is so important to us…

Hi first of all sorry for this kind of generic boring question but I have to by a new camera for a work and I am a bit lost.

I am a web developer but I love to film so every time…

If you want to be a self shooter you need mroe options than what a DSLR has to offer, you need to be able to plug in mic's for example. Parfocal lens for zooming is always handy t…

If you shoot on an AVCHD camcorder (mts mt2s files) and edit the footage (eg. in cyberlink powerdirector or lightworks free) is there a way you can then convert the files to a fil…

My pleasure :-)

It's for a short film/trailer for a potential online interactive drama.

Just to add - location ideally London, and flexible timewise but need day and evening/night shooting. AF

And with a dining table close to a big window. Someones grandparents house, relatives etc. .I will credit your help in the film and also invitations to the premiere. Thank you.

A rundown, grimy space anywhere in London that could act as a lived in apartment.
We looking to shoot in this location for 5 consecutive days.

Currently working in freelance production in Rio de Janeiro with good local knowledge and fluent Portuguese and Spanish. Looking to gain work as a fixer. Also shoot and edit film.…

Hi All

I am a DoP with a profile on SP for a number of years. I have sourced numerous crew and found projects to shoot through SP.

I have been asked to shoot a short film which…

I just saw 'Her' - which is perfect :)

I'm looking for an extremely important film prop: A *sexy* coffee machine, something like the one shown below - preferably with curves, a pressure gauge and levers to pull. Kinda …

I wondered if anyone could help with finding a good place in London who might repair two smallish problems I have .

One is a battery for a Canon A1 which needs a contact repairin…

Hi Tim,

I've had a good experience (and fair pricing) from Fixation, which is near Vauxhall

http://www.fixationuk.com

When 18 year old Daniel refuses his call up to the Israeli Army, he’s court martialled and sent to prison where for the first time he discovers there is hope for political unity.

It's "set" in Israel, but you don't mention if you are actually SHOOTING in Israel. Do you live in Israel or the U.K.? You also don't mention if you already have money. There's a …

Hi Shooters! I'm looking to get some ADR recorded for my short. I'm London based and on a budget so trying to avoid the expensive Soho outfits. Anyone have any advice? Much apprec…

Don't be afraid to call those "expensive Soho outfits." You never know. It's because they are expensive and do big pictures that they might be in a position to give you a great de…