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I have a mate who is leaving the army after injury and is keen to become a cameraman. He has an opportunity to work on a documentary (as he is part of the story in a team) at the…

Hi Kirk,

http://www.mutinymedia.co.uk is a camera rental and production services company that consists of freelance filmmakers who would be happy to help out in training with ba…

Does one system have the edge over the other with less error messages when editing for example ?

Have you transferred from a PC based AVID onto a MAC or vice-versa to get more wo…

Thanks for the interesting responses. Have yourselves a great Xmas.

Regards,
Projectionpictures

I've just written this blog - https://shootingpeople.org/blog/?p=4504 - about reactions to the sale of the Picture House chain of cinemas to Cineworld. Many people I spoke to abou…

Having worked in both multiplex and 'art-house' cinemas, I'm inclined to agree with Simon Dymond. To give Cineworld their due, they are marginally better than their multiplex riv…

I've just written this blog - https://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/11/the-grimm-tide/ - which outlines some of the Fairy Tales that are perhaps less likely to undergo the Disney m…

Sounds like Oliver Reed falling for Nichelle Nicholls (before she played Dorinda in TRUCK TURNER)...

Or do you have any short courses in London to recommend for directing?

Do check out the Shooters course directory as well, in case there are courses there that might interest you. It's updated daily: shootingpeople.org/directory
Chrs
Cath
SP

Hi,

I was just wondering people's thoughts on what makes a good Horror. Not so much gore that isn't quite the mark.

Thanks

James

The old TWILIGHT ZONE TV series had some excellent episodes about just this kind of theme. Try A THING ABOUT MACHINES from Season 2, you can get the entire series on DVD and it's …

I recently tried to gain representation with an agency as an editor.
Despite having 5 years editing experience on successful docs, shorts and other commercial projects I wasn't ev…

I've looked at Dropbox and its competitors (Drive, Box, skydrive, etc), and the free versions appear to be slow. I wonder if it's worth upgrading. Ten seconds a megabyte might b…

http://www.box.com and drive.google.com have apps. www.scriptbuddy.com is a place if you just want to do screenplays.

Royal mail looks like an option. Thanks to all who answ…

I am looking for a suitable venue to do a test screening of my first feature film, TEA & SANGRIA, to see if there are any improvements to be made before we get to picture lock…

Also - we've just done a deal with Soho House for people to rent the Aubin Cinema in Shoreditch.
It's a beautiful cinema and has a brilliant bar.

100/hr - so not dirt cheap but a…

We are looking for ways of keeping our short film "Elvis Prestwick" available to watch. The film can currently be rented via its Facebook page, using Dynamo Player. However, DP ha…

Hello Royston,
You should also consider working with the Renderyard Film Agency http://www.renderyard.com/page.php?page=11
They work in distributing short films and work with some…

I know Premiere does this, but that's not available on the Mac I'm doing this on.

Anything else available?

Cheers!

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…