ASK & DISCUSS

Dear Shooters, Our short film made last year for a modest budget has screened at several festivals worldwide and been screened on SHORTSHD in USA and Europe. It was recently subm…

I do hope that you will still be offering the discounted tickets to the offer film makers on the program.

I've been collecting data on 10,000 film festivals and have published the results at http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-festivals/

The main findi…

It seems from its website that the Grierson awards are part funded by Shell, which is accused of pollution and collusion with crime in Nigeria. Is this still the case? I ask b…

Our industry uses kit which, weight for weight is some of the most environmentally damaging in terms of eco impact during production. Maybe we shouldn't make films...

If you want…

Hiya,

as I do spend a lot of time in Germany with other London/ LA/ NY veterans, I have been thinking about starting an official North German outlet for the Shooters in the Pub e…

Cheers, Bill. Yes, having a cooperative Pub to collaborate with helps. Luckily, there are quite a few in town. As I will be in the UK in early September, I will probably get start…

Hi everyone.

I'm going to be shooting a music video at the end of the month and there's a shot I really want to do where the character is following another character but in the a…

Thanks for replies everyone. Turns pit the musician had to pull out of doing a video because he's been signed by a new label and so the lawyers have put everything on hold at the…

Just wondering about how one might make more contact with Television lighting crew besides the unions and mentioned Guilds. I would be interested to possible work on more TV based…

I have a sci-fi film project I have been trying to get off the ground for some time. I think I need the advice or services of an experienced producer in the UK.

I would hire the…

Great to see you're thinking pragmatically! However hold off paying anyone for a while until you're in a stronger financial position.

A PM can help you work out your budget level…

Hi folks. I'm a student producer submitting a short film to numerous festivals and urgently need to produce a BluRay in the next day or so. I'm based in Wakefield / Leeds, and h…

Hi everyone I am thinking of selling some old gear and a camera online. what is my best option and does anyone have any general online selling advice especially against fraud?

Th…

I've bought from ebay and other places, and frankly I wouldn't buy second hand kit without seeing it, so collecting in person, and paying cash. People LIKE cash :-)

It's a few hu…

Hi,

We are shooting a micro-budget feature and have been advised by a DOP that we will get through about 1.5TB of RAW footage a day. Since it is a 12 day shoot and we want to hav…

I believe in the film industry, on set, they would only print selected takes. The editor would not have to wade through useless shots. I edit my own films. I know it's bad, i w…

Does any brilliant mind out there know if the old 800Mhz Sennheiser G3 Radio Microphones will work in Finland...? I don't think the Finnish G4 network has taken up the frequency y…

Thanks Andrew - good advice.

Hello all,

Firstly I'd like to just apologise if this post is in the wrong place or has been gone over before, I'm new to the site and am slowly finding my way around.

My questi…

Hi Matthew,
Many thanks for taking the time and effort to raise this consideration.

In my opinion and in agreement with Ruth and Julia, as an initial contact either way is accep…

I have been self distributing my latest documentary "I wasn't always dressed like this", making presentations in international conferences and forums. Now I have been receiving in…

Oh, sorry, somehow I missed your answer. Thank you Paddy, will have a look into that. :)

Our lifestyle choices our now, more than ever, a public affair. The photos we upload to Facebook and the articles we share on Twitter is our way of telling the world “this is me”,…

People LOVE documentaries. There are loads of them on TV every night, many of them exceedingly brilliant, and many with good viewing figures.

But I think that's the key - TV is g…

Hi

I am trying to find a good short course specialising in acting for film in London. I have seen some on line but they are pricey and I would like to get a recommendation befor…

Hey Kevin hope all is good with you!! thanks for this I will try City Lit too.

much appreciated

Liza

I was just wondering If anyone has any useful suggestions for continuing career when you don't have much available showreel material. I'm still waiting to see more of the shoots f…

Make your own short to show off your skills?
Get a stills portfolio together showing your mastery of compposition and lighting?
Ask producers for 10 second clips from those previo…

With Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers did it first. When it came to Oscar Hammerstein, he usually waited until afterwards. WS Gilbert made sure he had everything nailed down before S…

Chicken and egg? Neither!
The key concept is the essence of the song. Without that you end up either with poetry with irritating music grafted top, or some good music with a ind…

Hi All, does anyone have experience of showing your film here? Any tips about how to get something out of it would be great. Thanks everyone. Simon

I'm shooting something right now (take a look: http://tinyurl.com/TheSeduction ) where my AD tells me that on all the shoots he's been on it's the AD that calls action.

This rat…

...one other thing; most actors I've worked with like the director to call action. However, they DEFINITELY want it to be said clearly and loudly enough!

Hello,

If anyone is legal-minded and contract savvy and has 10-15 minutes free to help out a independent filmmaker I'd be very appreciative. As it's confidential I can't post the…

Marlom, Paddy; Thanks both for your replies. Paddy - I'll be in touch when I have a spare moment. Many thanks for offering. Ash

This would be in a venue for about 50 people , lighting dim. I have a screen.

I have a Philips Picopix which cost, I think, around £260. It is SO tiny (not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes) and pops into your pocket. Handy for running around to do pres…

A tripod is still something I don't actually own for my film work, I know... shocking isn't it?

I feel I would need to physically see the tripod to understand whether it was suit…

Basically all video heads except the cheapest of the cheap have some form of fluid--enough to claim to be "fluid head". Better heads typically have ball bearings as opposed to jus…

I have two sons and, being of a certain age, they have discovered YouTube.

First it was lego star wars, asdf, then Yogscast (British), Element Animation (British, http://www.yout…

"The figures I've seen suggest payments at $1 per 1000 views"

Hrmm...

Gotta be more complicated than that. I would have guessed that what really matters to YT (or rather their a…

I am making a music video in a few months and have a DSLR camera and i own a tripod and shoulder rig but am looking to either buy or borrow some more equipment like lights and a m…

Hi,

Be aware the things you're asking for for free are the bread and butter work of hire companies. If you're not looking at a package with a camera body, their incentive to do …

Looking for a space to rent sporadically

HI
we can offer you special rates for FCP7 suite - depending on your needs Please contact by email

michael@opencitydocsfest.com AND ucsamss@ucl.ac.uk
Michael Stewart
Open City Do…