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I am making a teaser trailer for a documentary called The Human Plague and I need stock footage of a plague of locusts and several crowd shots of humans. We have a very tight budg…

When you type in 'stock footage cheap' into your browser, the top three advertised sites are the ones with enough footage for you to perhaps find what you want.
most of the crowd…

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I'll be creating a doc with about 29 days of shooting to be edited into a 90 min feature presentation. Hard to say about how many hours of footage, but since a lot of those da…

I had typed a long post about this, but my phone ate it! Modern day version of 'the dog ate my homework'.

I'm not an editor, but when you think in terms of even logging/ingestin…

Hi. I'm seeking a restaurant in London. I'm open to any style/look as long as it's inside the M25. We just need somewhere that is a reasonable size (not tiny) and would work as a …

I intend to use a depth of field adaptor with a cine lens so the camera has to have interchangeable lens system

Sorry i have not been able to answer everyone back… slight technical glitch. I am looking at Blackmagic, i have a shoulder rig just need a b/m brace, i am also looking at Canon x…

Re: Help please? Recommendations for a budget mac edit system to buy for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera footage and grading

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Could anyone kindly recommend a budget mac edit…

Hi fellow shooters,

I hope all your projects are going well. I have a favour to ask. Does anyone in London have a PAL copy of Nicholas Ray's "They Live by night" that i could bo…

I have a copy if you want to send me a PM, you are most welcome to pop over with a hard drive and I can give you a copy.

Looking for a apartment/house in liverpool that we could use for 10 days, preferably Toxteth area. We are able to offer some money but not a massive amount as the production has a…

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I was wondering if people on here could tell me if they have been on any of the short courses offered by Euroscript. I am looking at attending the comedy weekend, but am…

I have attended quite a few Euroscript courses over the years and I can strongly recommend them.
They have always been very welcoming - which is great when you're starting out - …

Hi all,

I'm looking for a white space to shoot in for a micro-budget short in Glasgow in early March. We're going to mock up a kind of 'office of the future', so it needs to hav…

We are a small production team looking for a terraced town house around the London area (including Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire). We will need the house between the 23rd to the 28th…

I'm sure I've heard about some kind of resource/database/dating site which links up writers with people who work in various more exciting arenas (of which there are many) and are …

Hi Simon,

I don’t think such a database exists, but when I have researched different subjects for documentary or fiction, I find it best to start with friends and family. Ask e…

Hello!

I am interested to hear peoples views on this one. I trained at London School of Musical Theatre and i feel like sometimes people assume that i can't act because of this.…

Fraid so. Trick is to understand all your varied skills and make different CV's, photos and website copy to match them. I'm an old git these days and have learnt by many mistakes.…

Recently moved here, and can find no-one affiliated with film anywhere.

I've recently finished making a short film which has a score to some extent but mostly uses accentuated foley throughout. There is also a voiceover. It sounds great and quite intr…

I'm afraid you won't like this answer: if you're showing a film in a theatre, you have to MIX in a theatre. Room size can change things completely. It's the same idea of a large s…

We're writing a feature about this - the more input the better - do let us know.
Many thanks,
Caroline


ps, opinions interesting but real-life practise is what we're looking for …

And then £5k...

We are a new company in need of insurance that covers our equipment in our office (also my home) and our cameras when we travel. Also some public liability insurance.

I can't se…

I was with Aon for years, who I loved dealing with but last year they seemed so expensive, so I moved to Neil Harle at Essex Insurance Brokers. They gave me a great deal for my eq…

Actors can write CVs (or resumes). Okay, I have one or two tips for actors. But, out of film people, they tend to be the only ones who have readable resumes.

But other filmmake…

Nicholas and Bruce - thanks for this. We totally agree. We're working on making any file available to upload - ie non-shooter stuff/cv's etc. Will let you know when it's up.
Thank…

Hi Shooters,

I'd like to set up a Shooters in the Pub in Hastings. Have spoken to the General Havelock about hosting it there and they are up for it. Any else want to join us?

I…

That's great news Natasha. We're having the first one next week (Monday 3rd Feb) at the General Havelock. About six of us have signed up already. Here's a facebook page with loca…

I'm torn between the 600 and the 6d - better price and packages for the 600d and the footage does look fantastic, I believe the 60d and 600 are the same but with different casings…

I realise my answer above is riddled with contradictions :-). Basically the extra bells and whistles on the 60 d will be useful, but the footage will look the same if you're compa…

for a documentary on 1970s Southern musicians before they deoxidize.

Any reasonably priced suggestions?

Thanks.

Shiva

If the coating has begun to separate from the backing (which there is a strong chance of if they have been stored poorly for a number of years) then the tape will need baking prof…

In 2011 I paid a first time director $200 to direct the first 12 pages of my full length screenplay with the idea that we would use this edited footage to help raise financing for…

Yeah, Dan, it was a surprise especially considering I've none the guy for 30 years. But as someone said it best, it is what it is. 2nd unit director it is if I can't raise the mon…

Hi,

I’m looking for some help and advice on a copyright query I have.

In my short film a character hums the melody and sings a few lines from the chorus of an old Spanish song …

Thank you Paddy and Dan

Your advise is much appreciated.

Best

Louise

Hello there All!

I've a' writing and I've been a' wondering about quotation and referencing in screenplays. Now, I've seen the video of all of Tarantino's pop culture refs but th…

You mean like in any Woody Allen movie ever made?

Hey guys!

Thoughts on using premier elements for editing my HD DSLR footage? ive been using elements for years with my old DV technology and im comfortable with it, but with an u…

I haven't used Elements since I was a teenager, and to be honest I didn't know they still made it! No doubt your DLSR footage would go in fine - but you might want to look at some…

I have a small hire company in West London

I am fully insured for hired in and hired out equipment and can cover your lenses under my insurance

I need a set of Zeiss Super Speed…

Thats great news - they are needed from 27th to 31st January so pick up date 26th return 31st

What would your cross hire rate be?