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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…

Dear all,

I made a micro-budget feature film that went on to win three Indie film festivals, two of them in America, but I couldn't get Distribution for love or money! That is an…

Thanks Chris, appreciate the feedback. The film has a highly original story so there wouldn't be that much development and it would have to emulate the film. But I hear what you'r…

A new developmental site for film-makers is coming and some of you might want to see what it's all about - http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-network-bo…

Any one got any suggestions for raising funds for budgets for two features currently in the development / redraft stages, have big casts interested in the WW2 set feature and audi…

Fashion one probably cheaper, shoot what you can afford? If you can't make a worthwhile feature, maybe make it as a short?

How to raise feature finance is one of the oldest, big…

Okay, it's actually the British Board of Film Classification, although it's name used to be the British Board of Film Censors. The name has changed but it's role is still essenti…

They did not mention what certificate would have come back (Nothing more than a 15 I would think). As for the opinion on the cut - I don't really think they were trying to "devalu…

Does and can anyone recommend a good copyright registration service, serving UK and global?

So many online services, would be good to know if anyone has used any of those servic…

For a script? Use WGA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGA_script_registration_service

Copyright itself is automatic, it's proving who thought of something first that services like…

Looking for some advice on the best place to go to get freelance work in the news sector. I have a new sony pmw400k camera and HEAT trained.

i always seem to hit brick walls whe…

Hi Peter

I work as a cameraman for RT and we occasionally hire freelancers to cover stuff when our cameramen can't make it/are busy on other projects. In fact, we recently hired …

Hello. WAYout is a registered charity number 1123777 that teaches filmmaking in Sierra Leone. Our trusty Z1 has died and we want to get it repaired but dont have a lot of money. I…

Hello Hazel. I've been filming in various parts of Africa on and off for years. It's mostly a very tough environment for cameras but following some basic rules of care, primarily …

My film is called The Award, by Dameon Garnett

Hi Dameon,

If you upload your film between the 1st - 20th of that month, then your film will be automatically included in the first round of the competition. You can find out mo…

I want to put four 10 minute films on to a DVD to be screened via a projector. As a DVD holds only 446 (466?) MB, each would would have to be quite low res e.g. Flash. Would th…

Single layer DVD holds just shy of 4.5GB, an hour of good enough quality standards definition video. 16:9 can letterbox.

I've heard of people offering credits, copies of DVD's and the possibility of future work, but do I need a special contract that secures all this? Is there a template for effecti…

Creative Commons might suit.

Hi Shooters!

Relatively new Producer/Director here looking for a bit of advice when it comes to finding the perfect location for my upcoming short.
I've found some great, suitabl…

Hi Paddy,
Thanks for the response. There was one agency in particular that seemed very against negotiation. But I will shop around a bit with that idea and see if I can't strike a…

I need 3 DEDO's with stands, barn doors, dimmers & a case.

Approx 2 C stands with arm.

Approx 2 black flags. (sizes vary)

Weekend hire. Maybe 3 dates (Fri, Sat & Sun).
…

That's pretty bread-and-butter hire stuff for most rental companies, unlikely to be many amazing deals for just that - however give them a call and ask. You may as well start wit…

Hey friends.

I've currently got a couple weeks in-between filming so thought I'd offer my script reading services for free if anyone's got a feature lying around and would like …

That's very nice of you Dominic! I'm looking for some feedback so I'll send mine over.

Hello Guys


I contacted various location websites and their daily rates are more than what I make in a month!

So I am thinking of renting three apartments, use it as filming loc…

Great outcome - well done! But for future refernce, if there was a problem - damage etc and you tried to claim on insurnace, then the first thing they would ask to see is your lo…

I have been looking into buying a Canon XHG1 - does anyone have any experience shooting with one, any tips?

Ok, thanks for your answers!

In another thread it was suggested that as a digital copy is a copy that doesn't impact on the original then it isn't theft.

Hmmm

So fashion designers have nothing to grumble ab…