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A chain-smoking former statistics professor named Vinny Bruzzese — “the reigning mad scientist of Hollywood,” in the words of one studio customer — has started to aggressively pit…

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I have decided to set up an equipment hire company, mainly for film & video kit, but also for exhibition / event kit.

I have done this before, but not for a few years, so I a…

www.groove-egrip.com

Do you have a spare room for a couple heading to Annecy between 9th & 13th June? Do you have a great recommendation of a place to stay close to MIFA area or in the old town? S…

Last week, Arts Council England’s Jobs and News bulletin posted details of an animation competition being run by the Cabinet Office.

It’s tagged ‘unpaid, volunteer work’, with a …

Technically, this is correct.

If you are commissioning someone to make a film for you, they are not an employee or a worker and therefore not due the National Minimum Wage.

I ca…

I need to film a restaurant scene for a morning on Friday 17th May and as wondering if there were any restaurants in Central London, that would let you rent the space or a corner …

Try Cigalon, Hibiscus, 1 Lombard Street or Le Cercle

Hi,
I am exploring ways to find people who would be interested in collaborating on short film projects in the West Midlands Birmingham area. I am looking for people who have some …

Hi Dal,

I am London based but also have a base in Hinckley, between Leicester and Coventry and would be interested to hear about your plans. I write and direct and have extensive…

Hi, I run a registered charity, we want to make a film. The crew we will use will not be PAYE. They will be self employed. As such my insurance company tell me they are not cov…

HI Bill, Volunteers are covered by the public liability. It's the actual employment part that is difficult. Self - employed people seem to be classified as contractors and are…

I want to create a new musical interpretation of a commercial song to use in my short film. The original was a male solo piece, where the new version will be a female duet, so I a…

As Tom (above) says you need permission from the songwriter/publisher unless the song is very old. The details of copyright vary from country to country. Have a look at the UK co…

-Ideally a private hire friendly company
-that doesn't require references, i can provide all ids, utility bills etc.
-offers a discount to shooters

thanks, shahid

PS - don't forget that pretty much any price anyone gives you for hire will be +delivery +VAT

Delivery you can probably work out for yourself (ie collect), but VAT may come as a …

We've started a blog on our adventurers in Film making. Our short film Together Forever (working title) is our first live action film and we hope through the use of this blog to…

Hi everyone,

we're looking for a house we can rent for 3 days from the 16th to 18th of August. we have a budget of up to £300. The deco throughout needs to be 1980's so floral wa…

Hi, just bought a Canon650D for stills and test shooting, but a bit broke at the moment, so looking to kit it out asap for as cheaply as possible. Especially interested in, in no …

I am a producer of the animated web series NewEdenseries.com and on the hunt for a voice recording studio to record some voice actors.

We are also looking into rehearsal spaces …

I can recommend a Thames Ditton(just outside Kingston) small studio run by John Mc Guinn,a mature Voice Over Artist and producer. Voices@john-mcguinn.co.uk
May I also ask about Fe…

Hi! We are looking for a hotel to shoot a part of a short mocumentary which we plan to submit to festivals. We need to use the lobby, the kitchen and one of the hotel rooms. We pl…

Thanks for the answer.

I’m obsessed with Vimeo stats, for me they are the digital equivalent of crack. When we’ve released a new film out into the online world, I’m clicking refresh repeatedly and if so…

Festival presence and a good set of laurels on your poster frame definitely help it to be seen. Plus the programmers of that festival are normally happy to promote it online. And …

Are there any resources which list all documentary festivals, together with submission criteria and deadlines? I tried filmfestival.com and that was no help.

I am looking for a …

Yes, indiewire is always a great source of film news. You might also find the cineuropa page for upcoming festivals also useful http://cineuropa.org/p.aspx?t=agenda&l=en&t…

https://t.co/HJ4TLRQ9Sr New short film from FUBAR Director. For this project i used Modo/Z brush for modelling and then Modo exclusively for animating, Texturing and rendering. Le…

Absolutely stunning work guys. Nice.

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Have 500 + cast auditioning from london/G london also recuiting crew from london too. would be very grateful as budget is tight for extra costs. aim for october start just save on…

I'm hoping to go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time this year and was just wanting any general info / tips anyone can give e.g. how many days will I need at the f…

We are needing an authentic office space to film in, so that we can mock up some office scenes, meeting room scenes etc. Does anyone know of anything in the London area that is ch…

Theatre Delicatessen is currently resident at the old BBC Headquarters on Marlybone High St. Massive office block, slightly dilapidated but perfectly good for filming, rehearsals …

I would appreciate any advice from anyone as to the best Camera Head attachment to use for precise smooth movement for stop motion animation, with marked movement. I have a 50D ca…

Hi, thanks so much for your advice, I did not even think of wireless remote so just been looking online. I have been looking at manual pan and tilt precision heads like Manfrotto …

Hi shooters.

I'm trying to hunt down some locations for a short drama shooting from the 8th-12th of June. What I'm looking for is 2 bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom.
One of…

Would be interested to hear from more members -- including people who rarely post here or even haven't posted here before:

If you are experiencing a productive year please tell u…

I came back to the industry this year after a self imposed ‘holiday’ of about five years. Before this break, I had written two feature scripts and about 30+ short scripts.

My fil…

I would appreciate any advice from anyone as to the best Camera Head attachment to use for precise smooth movement for stop motion animation, with marked movement. I have a 50D ca…

I would appreciate any advice from anyone as to the best Camera Head attachment to use for precise smooth movement for stop motion animation, with marked movement. I have a 50D ca…