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A query for Shooting People staff, really, but thought it could potentially benefit anyone who has a film on here.

With regards to the number of views for each film on the SP 'L…

Hi Mark,

That's right, Stephanie's updating the site now, so keep an eye on the leaderboard- and thanks for the support :)

Best of luck,
Sarah

Curios on other shooters experience with the Alphatron EVF and it's battery compatibility specifically. I just bought one and was ensured that the Sony NP/L compatible batteries I…

I am and independent musician based in North West London.

The video was filmed on a HD Canon Camera and edited in Final cut pro. We have used a lot of stock footage in the video …

Sorry just seen the PM's now!

Hi there! I am starting a new project about the memories of a Brazilian artist and former militant (dictatorship period) in Brazil. I am at the moment in the UK and we will start …

Thank you Eduardo!

Do these myths about women directors exist where you live and work? http://wellywoodwoman.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/13-myths-hollywood-uses-to-discriminate.html And do you think that…

I clicked on this as I thought there might be an intelligent, reasoned take on the issue, but that's not what I found, unfortunately.

"1. The number of women directors is so smal…

I am a first time director.. I have several scenes with a new born baby and can't afford a real one. any suggestions about how to "fake a baby" in a low budget feature?

Well, I know someone called Shanaz Shakir who makes model babies that look real. She brought one in person to a business event, and everyone was crowding around the doll, some wa…

I'm about to make a short film, using a 5D MKIII shooting raw. Now, when 24p is selected in the Canon menu, set to either PAL or NTSC, the true frame rate is actually 23.976 ( an …

I really don't think it's an issue, but 23.976 is the standard shooting frame rate for just about every "24p" project nowadays while true 24 is more unusual (and usually reserved …

I'm working with a filmmaker who shot a great 30 minute piece on Sleeping Sickness for Al Jazeera this year and we are looking for organizations that have annual awards.
We are a…

Cine.org has a lot of categories for broadcast awards. Their fall deadline has passed, but they'll open up their spring award applications in January 2014.

Has anyone had experience with IndieReign?

I am looking into buying or building a glider for my DSLR, does anyone know someone who makes them or who knows where to buy a good one?

Thanks,

Check out my DIY steadicam, good for DSLRs..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV2nHD5adp4

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Ooh Sam, I disagree quite vehemently with you I'm afraid...

https://shootingpeople.org/blog/2013/10/surround-vision/

If you look at a list of the top French directors, you'll see more women than you will in America or Britain.

Why do you think this is?

I used to believe this was true. Not any more, though it almost is! I did some research http://wellywoodwoman.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/french-women-directors-great-news-not.html &am…

From Ella Yelich-O'Connor (Lorde) to Eleanor Catton who just won the Booker Prize, to US poet Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), in a stage play and radio play that I'm writing. What is…

Hi everyone, this is a new service. Has anyone had any successful experience of it, or can compare to Distrify or other service? http://www.littlecast.com/littlecast-overview

Si…

I'm working on the premise that given the ever-shortening attention spans of younger generations of viewers, I suspect short films might some day become a source of revenue for us…

Hello,
Does anybody know of any late night burger/food vans in a buzzing but 'filming friendly' area (in London, as centrally located as possible). Nothing fancy, just one of thos…

I want to handle this very carefully. It will probably be quite a while before my project is ready to shoot. So I think it would probably be wise to start by speaking to some orga…

Hi Will,

I know an experienced actor and assistant director with cerebral palsy but he is 52 years old

I attend the Brit School and have been asked to look for work experince. I would like to gain experience within either production, photography, film making, all aspects of the The…

Write letters showing interest and start posting them out. Middle to large sized companies often your best bet as small ones have such irregular work you may not have anything to…

Should I re-upload from a Vimeo account instead of my current Youtube? What is the advantage? I notice Vimeo charge you.

Hi Dameon, Vimeo has no advertisements and for a HD quality, I am told by my boffin friends that Vimeo is better quality. However if you are using youtube as a link to your web an…

Hello guys

I am shooting a webseries pilot in November. I have sent my actor a contract, I downloaded the agreement from this very site.

The actor has asked clarification on the…

:)
Great answer.

Thanks Yen.

Does anybody London based have the above they would be willing to cross hire through my company Aeon Hire (www.aeonhire.com) next week?

Dates 28-31 october 2013

Many thanks
Anna…

Does anybody have any of the above they would be willing to cross hire through my production and hire company Aeon Hire? (www.aeonhire.com) I am fully insured and can cover the l…

Following Blake Snyder's advice on working out your story's genre and then watching many movies of that type... I'm working on a story that's part "Heist" and part "stranger comes…

For Stranger Comes To Town, Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (screenwriters Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville (Mrs. H.!). Hitch uses the shadow of an arriving tra…

Hi,
I am planning to shoot a short film at night in early September, ideally I would very much like to shoot Day for night but I have never seen this done believably. So...Day for…

David Crossman beat me to it. With everything. Except to say that no matter how "convincing" you manage to make it, you'll always hate what you've made. The old "I know that, a…

I'd love to save a ton of money and not to have to send out DVDs to every festival I enter. But, I found with both my previous short and the now the current one, that even if I me…

Good posts & useful to hear how widespread is disappointment with WaB - a fine idea in abstract, but actual performance shows it's not fit for purpose. I take on board the an…

Im looking to invest in new external hard drives for backing up on to location and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts balanced on reliability and cost ? Also thanks to every…

Just to emphasise that your laptop interface ports will dictate the capabilities. You could have USB2, USB3, Firewire (3 speeds), Thunderbolt and (just maybe) eSATA (powered or no…