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Hi.

The video here http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backer+questions says that donations are easily made through Amazon.

But when I started a Kickstarter campaign a week a…

I used Indiegogo and it was very straightforward. All payments went via Paypal and even if the donor didn't have a Paypal account a temporary one could be immediately set up. Very…

Hello good people.

Could anyone recommend a Mansion in England for filming a Drama; South East / West is ideal.

Shooting in October 2013 for about 8 days straight and we do ha…

Thanks for the tip John!

Suki

my son LOVES acting and he seems to be quite good (that's not me doing the obsessive mam thing) its just there seems to be lots of short films and we don't know where to start ask…

Depending on where you are based, there are some very good agents representing young people and that could work as a good filter. And if you go the agent route, make sure that it…

Just wondered people's thoughts about pay rates for roles mentions as lots of work still in post and its not paying industry standard Bectu rate £150?

and wondered about how the…

Hiya,

If you've been script supervising on a feature, there must have been a time when someone said 'hey, will you supervise this script?'. When you said 'yes', the next questio…

I need to hire some Red Zoom lenses for a shoot next week, Monday to Wednesday. I need the following:

11-16m
18-50m
50-150m

If anybody in London can hire them to me please coul…

thank you so much!

What comes first, the professionalism or the cheque?

To be professional means an attitude of thoroughness, of deep knowledge of our craft. Knowing our craft won't make us automa…

Marlom, reminds me of a Robin Williams joke: the Writer/producer/director, the only creature on earth who can blow smoke up his own ass.

Yeah, I too am working on that brilliant …

Hi, we're looking for a stylish, spacious London house with contemporary decor and furnishing for a 3 day shoot Mid October. We have a small budget available.

If you're lucky en…

Hi Mike - I live in a spacious, bare kinda house. I'm a shooter of course so know the difficulties of finding that perfect location for a good price! What kind of hours do you nee…

I've written a film that I think could work well as an animated film, I've looked around for animation production companies but I've only been able to find companies to hire rathe…

I seems the animation industry is very different than the film industry, a film production company makes it's own stuff but will often still accept script submissions but it seems…

Hello, hope everyone is well.

I'm doing a 10 minute horror/drama episode for the web.

We're going to be shooting on a canon dslr and a canon hdv camera with a SG blade 35mm ada…

hello everyone

I tried to copy paste an image here for you guys-a visual reference of ideally what I would like to emulate. Unfortunately I can’t include it here –no option.

So…

I want to put together a couple of proposals for two documentary ideas that I have, which I believe have good commercial value, but have no experience of documentary making. Does…

Thanks Helen, wonderful.

Could anyone recommend a good quality compact cam hire co. that is based in the North of England?

I'm doing Coast to Coast trip from Sat till Tue and have some heavier gear + GoP…

Hi Adam, really appreciate it. If we still need it, Ill give you a call. Many thanks. L

I've just finished a big study of 10,000 film festivals.

Part one looked at the numbers of films festivals (http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-fe…

Hi, I've got my short "The view from the window" into the Metrage/Short Film Corner at Cannes. Does anyone have any tips on getting the most out of this investment? Before, during…

My friend Sophie got into the Short Film Corner this year and wrote me a guest blog about her experiences: http://neiloseman.com/?p=3616

A Poetic ghostly love story. Would need a few days to film. Very small crew. Have £100 budget for location. Shoot dates from now until 10th Sept.

hello everyone.

I am going to rent an apartment for filming-one of those rent per night ones.

Quick Q
Do I need the owner/agent to sign a release form for the property even thou…

Probably not from the side of image rights, but good idea in terms of who insures what, who is responsible for what, who pays leccy, cleaners, etc

Multiple skills required. Just saw this today in the "employment" section:

Editor
this role will require some one who has edited film dramas before and will also need you to be …

Everything you mention for a composer is in the same wheelhouse. At least it makes sense. In fact, a composer that also does sound design can be a great benefit to the film as a w…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23482520

Some members may remember that an actress was threatening that she and some implausibly large (and probably fictitious) number of othe…

This issue comes around regularly here. Let’s just get one thing quite clear though; Employment tribunals are not Courts of Law, they, together with most County Courts, some highe…

I need to get a couple of short films transferred to HDCAM for a screening. Can anyone suggest somewhere I can get this done without paying an arm and a leg? I've been quoted £450…

Thanks for these latest suggestions. I'll certainly check them out.

I'm probably being dumb but I don't see how to post my screenplay competition achievements on my shooters profile. I've done very well so far this year in these competitions and a…

Thanks Xenia - I had trying using that section previously but couldn't figure it out. I returned to it as you suggested and now my screenwriting achievements are there to be read.…

I'm after various shots of game footage from different games.

Plug the game video feed into a PVR? Snaffle some from youtube?

If it's going to be published, go to the game studio and ask for permission/clips/samples?

I am looking to go the AD route in films as a career, but am having real trouble finding 3rd AD work on features, any advice at all, would be greatly appreciated.

Work as a runner and get in with some 1AD's and badger them for work?

Back in the 60s I read a book about a film producer's assistant in London who experimented with subliminal film whilst his boss was away in the US. Does anyone remember it? Would…

Thanks. I'll google that but mine was a full length novel, not a short story, and as I know Blow Up really well cannot see a similarity.

It may have been an australian low budget but basically its a couple of guys who have a blind grandfather or dying or something and they pretend to take him around the world whil…

Hi Shooters,

Just wanted to ask if anyone is using Production Base to find work as a freelance crew member and whether it has been useful for you. Do you think it's worth the sub…

I'm looking for help optioning a book and agreeing the subsequent contracts. It would be great to get a recommendation for a trustworthy, helpful lawyer that someone has experienc…

There's an entertainment lawyer in Florida (US) who does a lot of optioning books and subsequent contracts, if you're interested in an American lawyer. Ned McLeod, email: entlwr@…