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I want to join Bookends Diary Service as a Runner, but I can't finding any information online about it. Has anyone worked with them?

Hello everybody!

I've had the chance to work on TV/Film productions from many countries, in the costume department: Mad Dogs (UK), Cloud Atlas (US-GER), Kenzhe (KZ-RS), Jappeloup…

That's very true Paddy that's why it's important to design projects to comply with legislative frameworks.
The legal responsibilities of a company director are very much the same …

I was just wandering if anyone had a good methods of remembering / practical application of some Arri's technical papers I'm currently reading the XR module one - their paper real…

Get your hands on the camera/kit and experiment! You can try out some of the theoretical knowledge in practice and get a real feel for the technology. See if you can assist in the…

...that's the breaking news from Short of the Week, who recently went through a big list of fests to see who accepts what: http://bit.ly/16vU3ku

Those amongst the 68% who do acce…

No, it won't affect how soon to go online - for the best festivals to actively feature a film, many of them want to be able to premiere it, which they can't if it's on YouTube!

Am looking to hire a POV Helmet Rig like this, anyone know where ?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45412478@N02/4173077204/in/photostream/

I am aware the photo looks stupid, but fr…

Hi Neil
I need a rig that can hold a DSLR not a HD camera, do you have a Helmet Rig for DSLRs?

Hi,

I'm looking for an actress for a role in an ambitious 3D short to be shot 17/18 July. There's an animatic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrU2hjGK4VA

I've tried advert…

CCP turns out to be a very good service.

My shortlist ended up being one from CCP, one from StarNow, and two from here.

You have to be very specific about what you want. I would…

I'm doing a green screen shoot next week that uses a bar setting. It's often a good idea to have as much as possible actually there on set, rather than create or shoot it separate…

Sorry - had to mention that I saw Django Unchained and was much amused by the modern pressurised beer pump that was prominently used in one scene!

Just started looking for an agent, and was wondering if anyone had advice on what's the best route in terms of applying and getting an agent as a writer/director?
Have just finish…

I wouldn’t spend too much time trying to find an agent if I was you. It’s not the silver lining people think and the ones worth having won’t even give you the time of day until yo…

Hi everyone,

I am writing a budget for a proposed TV show but am having trouble getting data from equity and Bectu websites (data is fragmented or unavailable).

Does anyone have…

It was the last rates agreement I think, from there it went 'by negotiation' as the industry changed so massively.

Of the 5 trailers I saw this weekend, not one gave me any idea what the film was about. Don't the producers know anything about marketing or are they so dependent on idiots who on…

There's one device that's been used to death for a long time now. Usually in comedy or awkward-comedy/drama trailers where the music suddenly stops for a brief 'funny' line... - b…

Hello

I have a problem. I recently filmed a short.

I stupidly made a terrible mistake and shot an actor in a t-shirt with a popular brand logo printed on his sleeve. Now the log…

Shahid, I really wouldn't bother. If the corporation is not ok with it, they won't sue you right away. They'll send you a letter telling you to take it out. Odds are, they won't c…

I've just read an interesting article by Tom Roston over on the PBS blog - http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/docsoup/2013/07/beware-the-new-doc-vague/#.Ud2r0j5ERP0. In this piece, Rosto…

Our industry is built on lies, TV is pathologically unable to tell the truth in fact. Sweeping, but think about it...

'Guy gets out of bed and leaves the house' if told 'honestl…

OK, I know this debate has been kicked about a lot, but I feel it is worth further scrutiny, if only to arrive at some kind of consensus, if not now, then in the future.Yesterday,…

"Expenses only" should not be synonymous with zero, completely agree with the poster above who said you should try to clarify what are reasonable expenses at the start of any job.…

Forgive me if this is a silly question, but how do films (Titanic for instance) that were not shot using 3D cameras later get turned into 3D films? It seems like it must a really …

Hi Ben! How are you keeping?

I'm shooting some 3D myself next week. Here's the animatic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrU2hjGK4VA

I need an art director/props urgently. Know a…

I was wandering if anyone had any suggestions for established production companies one could work for to further my practical experience while most of my work is still in post pro…

Hi!

(Okay, so this may be less rant, more polite pondering...)

We are in the middle of an indiegogo campaign for a Web series called Kill Day.

We've made a promo, a pitch an…

Well, to be honest we did cry when we saw the Purge being advertised! A lot of hush hush about our project which has been three years in the writing/planning felt like it had gone…

If you didn't catch Mike Figgis's article on The Guardian this weekend - 'Why British film is all kitsch 'n' sink' it's a really good read, if a tad melancholic. http://bit.ly/10a…

There's good interview with Mike Figgis which you can hear on our show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bgw8y - also includes Joshua Oppenheimer talking about how he came …

Hi,

I'm looking for a 50mm manual prime lens for my GH2. I currently have 2 manual primes;
> SLR Magic 12mm F1.6
> Voigtlander 25mm f0.95

I bought my first two lenses bas…

Thanks to both Aaron and Lucas - you've given me some great options to think about

Hi fellow filmmakers,

When searching through festivals and competitions on WithoutABox, I find myself swerving the ones that ask for press kits. Obviously, this is foolish of me …

I think that would be a massive help, thanks!
The last thing I would want to do is waste all of the talent that went into making something because I didn't put in the effort to m…

Just resumed casting and audtions after a break. - it is going to be 50% set in England and the Nederlands although will use British locations to double for Holland.
have several …

Hello Guys

Wanted to ask if anyone knows the best way to get votes and comments on SP competition, I've made a short comedy film link below.

"The last hit"
https://shootingpeopl…

Not consumer press like ClashMusic etc - but which trade/industry press?

Have trade/industry features made a difference for you, eg being featured in Creative Review got you a lo…

Hi - Black Book - do you mean here? http://www.blackbook.com/cid_home.php

Dear Shooters

I'm about to start an off-line edit of a feature film entitled 'Bonobo' shot on 2x Red Epic cameras last month.

We will soon be looking for a talented colourist at…

Dear Paddy, Lee and Jason

Many thanks for coming back to answer my query.

I'm not so sure where you got the idea I was planning on editing it at full res...but after watching so…

looking into purchasing mk3 soonish but wondered if there were any good rental companiess lowest price for renting for 2/3 days?

any suggestions.

Thanks

John

I could rent you a Canon 5D Mk 3. Im based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and would rent it to you from my business, Gilpin Film.

Hi shooters,

I'm about to create a project page on a crowd-sourcing website, to raise money for the completion (post-production) of a film I made, and I have to upload a video pr…

Crowd funding is a commercial promo but with written permission you can do anything. Usually people who mark their stuff CC make it easy to contact them as with that license, it i…