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Hi all
I think i know the answer to this but I am far from an expert, so i thought i would ask for further advice!...

With the new 27inch imac. If i am editing on final cut (mayb…

Andrew Johnstone's advice is sound. To go for the best spec you can afford.

But I really don't know where Vasco De Sousa is getting his information from. If it's personal experie…

I'm planning to do a premiere / c&c screening of my feature documentary next year early March. My top favorite venue would be Bafta, but it seems really hard to get a reasonab…

Thanks so much everyone, thanks Cath, I'll have a look at that. Really really trying still to get some reduced deal with Bafta for our premiere, but it's not looking super likely …

I need to conduct three interviews for a documentary follow-up and wondered if anyone knew anyone who might live in the Durban area of South Africa who owns a Zoom Hn4 or Olympus …

I'm budgeting a film and a couple lines are missing. A character is holding a photo of two Bolivian Cholita women wrestling.

I have some ideas how to develop this photo, but I…

Thank you all. I have contacted the photographer.

Seeing as there's already a general discussion going on about best/worst films of 2012, I thought I'd get one going about the docs we've all seen this year. Anthony Kaufman, docs …

Two Years at Sea was lovely - nice reminder, Jenny. And Marina was great - what a cool lady.

Seeking 2000/2011 Silver/Grey Lincoln Town car TO RENT for 2-day shoot in NYC for short film. Please contact icm7@columbia.edu with information leads. Thank you!

Search for "Picture Cars" on NY411.com. Great resource for stuff like that.

Jendra Jarnagin
Director of Photography
www.floaitngcamera.com

Hi,

We're a small film production company in Wales. We are shooting our latest film in February and are currently on the hunt for 1 Ambulance & 1 Police Car for our final sce…

All the police signs/badges/lights must be covered when moving the vehicle to and from locations. You must also have written permission from the local police force where you are f…

My team and I are looking to shoot a short film period drama focused around the Plantagenet era, or more commonly known as the War of the Roses/Cousins War. This is not to be a do…

Hi Shooters


After 2 years I'm at the stage of logging my tapes (yes I use good old fashioned tapes and not those daft cards). Making a follow-up feature docu to my 2004 film cal…

Thanks for that, John!! Good to hear from someone in the same boat even though we are both struggling to get our projects finished.
The one card I have up my sleeve is a large ac…

To film this month or January (earlier the better if possible). Must be floored (for obvious reasons) and spaced enough to fit crew of 6-7 people in.
We're a student and independe…

Well I have an attic which could fit several people, it's just my attic isn't floored (and my place isn't big by any means). I already have found one place but the owner is gettin…

For my short film: The Cut

Fair point about he nervous point.

I will ask someone for sure now, the worst they can do is say no.

I will be making various short documentaries, I am looking for the cheapest possible camera, from which the footage needs to be good enough to be broadcast, just in case some TV p…

John Baker put it well by noting that the full EBU spec is not absolutely set in stone, although deliver/transmission formats are. Clearly if one has a film of special merit of s…

I'm looking for something that will produce a professional result but is not insanely complicated. I'd like it to have a decent 'pan and scan' capability so I can use stills too. …

Peter, thank you so much. That is a completely awesome answer, I really appreciate you taking the time to offer so much great advice and information. I shall study your showreel, …

I'm ideally looking for a distribution company based in the South East who are well schooled at online distribution. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Tom.

MiShorts is a Brighton-based VoD/aggregator service specialising in short films. Production companies receive a dedicated channel on our site + use of our MiDget marketi…

Hi there,

We're looking for a house for 1 day's shooting (max) for some scenes between a mother and daughter. The cast & crew comprise 9 people in total. All are very respect…

Just putting together a budget for a short and wondering what are Shooters experiences with casting directors and how much are their fees?

Fees vary from job to job. Is it a shot or a feature? If it's a feature then what budget? How many characters to cast?

If you email me directly with more details I can give you a…

I'm about to sart editing a 3D TV series on a system that's not my own, and where the only way to feel secure about the data is to take my own drives in.

It will be a FCP based s…

Thanks again. That's really useful. In fact, you've made me realise something. I'll be using FCP to do the main edit, but will likely finish on a Mistika http://www.sgo.es/ so I n…

I'm making a small no-budget music video and am after a really nice atmospheric location somewhere in London, we originally had our hearts set on Bethnal Green Working Men's club …

£1,000 a day, that's criminal... If you go up north, they'd be chuffed to let you film in their club

Bip

Low/no budget short. Based in London, but will travel. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions as I'm currently out of ideas... We need a room with a large(ish) suitable lookin…

Cheers Adrian,

I'll have a look and drop them a line.

Thanks
Simon

Hello Shooters.

I have a slight dilemma.

I have a modest budget to shoot my next project; and I have a choice. Do I go with a short (Featurette/30-40 mins), or do I go with a f…

Go for a feature, I had the same dilemma recently and went for the feature. Which was hard work but I learnt more from it than any short film I've made. So the personal journey…

Can anyone recommand me a location where we can film for a day.

We need a exterior of an warehouse/factory/abandoned look area.

Thanks a bunch!

There are lots of warehouse communities which would probably do...try looking in Gumtree in the houses for rent section and put in 'Warehouses'...there's one in Hackney I know of,…

Hi Shooters,

Would be great if someone could tell me how to convert Sony EX3 files to Quicktime so that I can read them on a mac and edit. At the moment there are 4 metadata fil…

Note that in order to edit or convert XDCAM on a Mac you will need to have a professional editing program installed, in which case you can just use whatever transfer/import method…

It's for a low budget short film taking place at night. If the location has a glass wall/window by the main entrance, and a kitchen (not required, would be more convenient), that …

Hi Owen
The Green Man : 56, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3ST is boarded up and been closed a while now. Not sure who owns it but worth trying the council?

Good luck

Sonja : )

Hi All!

I am looking to start filming and broadcasting content live over the internet, so I am wondering where to start in terms for looking for equipment and people...

Can anyo…

It would be much easier to lose the live element, and why would you want it anyway?

Shooting a gig on several cameras and then cutting it later is much easier. Trying to broadca…

London or nearby would be great. Anything that looks like an internal country location. There is a location fee available, please get in touch for more info.
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