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Not all festivals are the same. I have been to around 100 now in my years as a filmmaker and have experienced the Good, The Bad and the Truly Dreadful. The video above is from the…

Avoid the Long Island Film Festival. They have some kind of bizarre feud with the much-more filmmaker-friendly Long Island Int'l Film Expo, and because LIFF takes place 6 weeks af…

Hello Shooters,
I was wondering if anyone has had personal, first hand experience (good/bad/indifferent) of the Marbella International Film Festival?

It all looks pretty glamouro…

Scam. Back in 2010, they wanted me to sign a statement that I would attend, before they agreed to accept my last short BEDFELLOWS, meaning I would have to commit to appearing in …

My writing partner and I have a pilot screenplay underway for a TV drama series. TV isn't a world I am particularly well acquainted with at the moment; I can see each channel wil…

The Red Planet is superb, as is Channel 4's (due now - but must be suitable for Channel 4's style) and both are free and highly regarded. if you did well in these it's a big credi…

Hi everybody. Sorry to ask this here, but I've tried contacting shootingpeople directly, and only get the sound of crickets.

A few weeks ago, I stopped getting the daily email bl…

Oops. Spoke too soon. Still not getting the screenwriters bulletin.

I am a production and hire company in West London.

I have a client who shoots every week for an online web series. They would like to hire a Sony FS700 2 days a week starting 16…

Hi Fernando - could you give me a call? my number is 07813070269

We are setting up an Ltd company as an SPV to manage investment under an SEIS scheme. Does anyone have or know where to find a sample memorandum and articles of association for fi…

When you buy a company off the shelf it comes with standard set of Mem & Arts. If you want something more specialised then I would take specific advice. It may be expensive,…

Hi folks,

I need some advice on a sensitive issue:

I hired an editor for a project recently, and a few weeks in, I had to stop working with this person. They were not skilled en…

Sounds like you are too close to the project so you're never going to find someone who will totally have your vision for the project. I think a huge part of film making is the col…

Does anybody have a Sony PMW200 camera they would be happy to hire through me for £500 for the first week of November?

I run a production and hire company called Aeon Hire. I am…

Hello all,

I'm looking for a flat to film in London, where the main hallway (front door) is open plan to the living room and kitchen area, with the intention to film in there and…

Hello everyone

I am looking to hold auditions for my upcoming webseries pilot.

I was wondering if anyone knows a cheap venue for this purpose. I would need it for next week or t…

Hi Shez
Didn't hear from you yesterday re: the pencil on our 500sqft room at SOHOST in Berwick Street this Friday.
Do you no longer need it after all? We were happy to let you hav…

There is such a lively and interesting creative scene here - I think we need at least a shooters in Kneipe oder kaffee??

Hi when I was in Berlin I used to go to 'International Filmmakers Network' -you should check it out is ran by a nice Irish guy Robin: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276188312852/…

My membership runs out end of the month. Will I automatically be invited to re-new it?

Hi Dameon, your film is in this months Film of the Month competition. When you upload a film to the website it automatically goes into the competition, you can see your film here:…

Hi Shooters,
I'm British but in the States at the moment and I'm thinking of heading over to Santa Monica to slunk around the Lowe hotel whilst the American FiIm Market is on.

…

Hi Heather,
IMHO, this is a conf about selling your project. All the right people are there and rready to deal. However, you must have a plan and a package and the energy to cut…

Hi,

I am looking at filming a series of short films in the upcoming months and i'm ideally looking to replace my DSLR, i'm pretty set on getting the FS100 as i can not afford the…

The advantage of being at college/Uni is having access to kit... Don't waste your money on a camera when you could get one for free. Put the money you have available in to product…

Director Sophie Fiennes will be joining us [right here] to answer questions from the SP community about her latest film 'A Perverts Guide to Ideology' and her other work.
You can…

I don't have an agent, I don't receive that many scripts, I've been too caught up making documentaries to turn my focus to fiction, but this is certainly something I would like to…

I brought I new apple iMac 27inch last year and performance wise it's incredible but the problem as long periods of editing are hard work on my eyes because of the glare from the …

Thanks Eric and Paddy
I have done a few things since my original post
1.took the glass of the front of display
2.used the basic apple settings to calibrate the screen

3.change …

What makes it so hard for women to get to the top?
What key qualities do you think a successful director needs?
I'm researching for a book called 'Celluloid Ceiling' about women f…

Some of you may be interesting in posing this question, or any other questions to Director Sophie Fiennes http://bit.ly/1bu3vUt

Grand Theft Auto broke all records. Blah blah blah, right? Well, along with the Harry Potter franchise, (and I won't even get into music) it proves that there is a global market…

So, Paddy, if we abandoned the NHS and went with the dysfunctional American healthcare system, that would empower the UK film industry with a glut of shallow ninnies with money an…

Looking to buy a wireless lapel microphone system. It will be used in door and outside. The prices seem to range widely. If anyone can offer a little guidance that would be great.

Great advice for everyone thank you - much appreciated. Question answered and decision made.

We are shooting a Short Film in Late September (1 Day Shoot) and we want to hire the following Samyang Cine Lenses:

35mm (f 1.4)
2 * 85mm (f 1.4)

I'm finding it hard to find any…

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Just wondering about ways of Keeping in touch with collaborators and deepening the work ethic, - writers are more productive to know i find for work and feedback opinions etc Just…

My old man curmudgeon persona has added a new wrinkle this month. I fully expect to be beaten down with cricket bats and meat pies for this. On the other hand, I've never had a fi…

You're right, Dan. I took some Valium and I'm over it now.

Hi there! I hope you can help me with this.

I need a contract between a producer and a documentary filmmaker. A fair example contract that doesn't try to take all the rights, sin…

Franz - optioning agreement? Then find someone to buy the screenplay and let their lawyers deal with the chain of title?

As research for a course that I'm giving in adapting for the screen, I'm studying what makes a good screen adaptation. The usual literature on the subject - Linda Seger, William G…

Just finished shooting THE LEFT-HAND PATH a short film (occult thriller) adapted from my novel 'Jessica's Lover'. 100k words into ten minutes, but it's all about keeping it reall…

(Note) No spoilers are given away if you haven't seen it.

Every once in a while a film comes along that just blows my socks off - Rush by Ron Howard is one of them.

I don't th…

If you mean my response BTW, how the heck do you think I respond if you haven't posted? Time machine? Mind reader?!

I have no idea if a union for actors 3000 miles away screens a…