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Please let me know you're thoughts and how to approach a talent agent.

Cheers, Alfie

Thank you everyone for your answers, really interesting to hear different perspectives.

Hi All,

I'm in early stages of setting up a production company and looking for a great, cheap account who is family with Film Tax Credit and know about the hoops to jump through …

Yes, Lee, an Accountant,, Thanks for the heads up...

I did consult with a lawyer about my contract, but I just want shooters advice on this (or on what you personally would think is "fair"):

The only film funders (let's call them F…

Sounds like you need to sit down with professionals, ask your lawyers for advice re structuring the agreement so crowd funded revenue raised etc doesn't go to funders. Impossible …

I am planning to shoot a short Horror/mystery film in LA in January 2014 and need a location. A house or flat would be needed. We also will have a cat on set. The Budget for the 3…

Hi There

Shooting my short tomorrow for three days.

Crew of 14 - cast of 2

I was wondering if anyone had some standard contract templates I could adapt?


Thank you x

Thanks Steve

Way more helpful than an 'I told you so' followed by no solution...

Take care

Hello everyone,

just wondering if anyone can help me. Im looking for some info on working in the US as an editor. Im from the UK and want to travel over for work. Im freelance…

Hi Andrea.
I can recomend the name of an excellent lawyer who helped me get an 01 visa and Green Card. Please email me jetsetfilms@gmail.com. It is a hard process but not impossi…

Hello,

I've always wondered what my headshot actually says to people and very interested to find out.. (typical actor starting a debate about himself) It's just I now see this ph…

I think it's a good photo. To me it says casual and easy going. It looks natural which I think is the most important thing.
It might be better to close in a bit more on the eyes …

Is a permit needed for a night shoot in an alley in London??

I found a narrow alley in London ec3. I don’t want to run and gun it.
I want to take my time and shoot it properly.
…

Oops. Sorry wrong entry.

We are wanting to shoot in a room and corridor of ANY medical/Nhs looking building in London on the 24th June.

We have a minimal budget and finding a location has been very hard.…

Sorry I thought you said you needed a room and corridor! I've shot outside various hospitals before. If it's just establishing shots with no actors, you might just get away with a…

Hi everyone,

I've read little on this subject and from I can tell you can use products and brands in your film as long as they're incidental, so not the main focus.

Does this al…

"Normally brands are only to happy to have the brands featured (unless there is some sort of derogatory connotation) and will sometimes even provide goods / props for usage or ev…

Ed Vaizey has released recoupment stats for the UKFC's various loan investments. As with most statistics concerning the UKFC these can be read in various ways, all of which seem t…

Amazing blog Ben. To see the numbers and other people's analysis and Ben's awesome instincts - check his blog -- http://bit.ly/11W3IMF

am a working cinematographer going back to set in the next weeks do can one best deal with crew contract in realtion to pay - also as a writer I would be interested in most effect…

Good grief John! As a dyslexic myself I find spell check and careful proofing of my own writing to be the solution. Anyway, I digress.

With regard to camera and sound department…

Dearest Shooters!

I will be going to LA end of August on around 3 weeks holidays and wanted to do a refresher short acting course whilst there.

I come from more of a Meisner ra…

Hi all,

I would like to start drafting a proposal for the production of a web series. It is my first time budgeting for a series. However, I would like to make sure it is budgete…

I'd say, 20k for a very minimal show (like something cheap on Channel Five at midnight), up to millions for a popular show. For webisodes, it'll be less. For an international te…

£30,000 prize and you don't want to share it?

Lets get it straight, this competition has a potential £30k prize, whats more it has significant reach to hundreds (thousands?) of c…

Exactly - Virgin Media wouldn't let you share out the money amongst the cast and crew, even if you wanted to. It's to make another film with!

The ads I've seen say very prominen…

Hi all, does anyone know where I can find information on personal wealth and wages in the 1950s? I.e., average income of all the classes, also what was considered 'wealthy' (top e…

Dear fellow filmmakers...

I am producing a pilot episode for a web series which I hope to be able to raise funds for. We managed to get a band to agree to let us use their song t…

Hi Shooters,

I just receiving post-production (completion) funding for a documentary film of mine, and the requirement for signing the contract is that I have to sign as part of …

Thank you folks. Your advice has helped a lot! I am getting it sorted and consulting a lawyer. Best, J

Hello everyone-hope all is well.

I have completed a script for a short (may need tweaking).
I have got a great location in mind but not finalised yet.
The storyboard is completed…

Christian, that's like saying, "Don't worry about those architectural plans for that skyscraper, let's put a budget together first and then build it"... You need the story first i…

Hi Shooters,

we're currently in pre-production on a 5 minute psychological horror concerning a doctor and his patient, and are researching locations which would be suitable for a…

Hello all,

I am finishing the post-production for a film of mine that I've just received completion funding for - it is a film that I've directed and produced, but I am now appro…

Thank you both for replying. I've discussed this with him and it seems that his input, while helpful, will be quite minimal, so I will credit him, but not with a co-producer's cre…

What is the ruling on burrowing a dialogue from a golden oldie over 60 years ago old.
Is it plagiarism??

If yes then what about doing my own spin on it, is that ok??

I'm writing…

Probably best- US law does have a 'fair use' exception but as of now the law in the UK doesn't. It has been slated for change but hasn't been passed yet. In the end, the copyright…

I don’t consider myself a social commentator, I’ve always felt that my comprehensive education and working class background didn’t afford me the luxury of judging society’s flaws.…

Hi Mark, I enjoyed your work. I personally think this is exactly what the democratisation of film making is all about. Telling stories from differing perspectives gives us all the…

Really ideally one within central London. The main character works within a central London control room. I have previously contacted Westminster council and each time I have had …

Hi Andy,

Was that a PR department within that specific store that you went to, or was it a PR dept. for all of Tesco? Just wondering :)

Nash

As someone who reads Shooting People regularly, especially the Film Bulletin, it is quite fascinating how many people are trying to get no-to-low budget features films made. From …

Hmm, your diagnosis of the ills of the music industry is flawed Tom. It's a mistake to conflate the impacts of digital technology.

Yes it is easier than ever for someone in thei…