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Original Post from Laura Sansom
Most recent response from Xenia Glen
Funding

I find funding challenging, and have not been very successful so far. I welcome any advice for those in the know.

1 response, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hey Laura,

New funds have been added to SP's Funding Directory, which you can see here: https://shootingpeople.org/funds/

For shorts, the BBC are commissioning short comedy …

Original Post from Kal Sabir
Support Our Supernatural Short: A Coincidental Engagement

Hi folks, I hope the week is treating you well.

We'd really appreciate your help in getting my supernatural short, A Coincidental Engagement, made.

The story centres around …

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Paul Slaughter
CROWDFUNDING

We are going to make an independent, full length, feature film later this year. The cast & crew will be a mixture of performing arts students, unknown actors/technicians and profe…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Xenia Glen
Astroid City :) and Cannes

Somehow, I completely missed that Wes Anderson has been making another film…

‘Astroid City’… World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Sp…

2 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hey Michelle,

Great! I've started a discussion about meeting up with Shooters in Cannes here: https://shootingpeople.org/qna/q/cannes-is-coming-up/

Xenia

Original Post from Claire Creswell
Creative Commons

Vimeo has updated and when you upload a video they ask you which kind of Creative Commons you want. This is a kind of copyright. Please could comeone explain it?

2 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Thanks very much. I didn't realize you couod have a combined license or that it didn't replace copyright.
My films are not shown commercially, they are usually on subjects such …

Original Post from richard kelly
Asking for Someone

Hello everyone, I am asking for Someone to help me sell any Film Rights to my 6 Creator Owned Graphic Novels. Some have screenplay adaptions. I have a Banksy Vibe so no Picture. O…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Tumurtogtokh Davaakhuu
Most recent response from Nandor Nagy
Finding actor and model for collaboration

Hi,

I'm trying to shoot more and find actor, actress, and model for collaboration. For this, I am going to create video portrait with cinematic style in London. Since I came fr…

4 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hi! I can offer my assistance! I am a London based actor. You can look me up on Spotlight or here at Shooting People.
https://www.spotlight.com/9099-1272-7471

Original Post from Molly Cowderoy
Clermont–Ferrand in London

Hi Shooters,

The Clermont–Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world with more than 200,000 visitor…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Sergio Mendes
Free Behind the Scenes Photography

Hi, do you need some behind the scenes photos or some headshots or portraits for your short film, projects? I am based around London but can travel, I just kindly ask to cover tra…

2 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hi Ben, that sounds great! I just sent you a message

Original Post from Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Friend wants to get into set design

Just realized that all the set designers I know studied either fashion design or interior design.
Are there any courses in set design per se?
What would SP set designers recomm…

5 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hi, Paddy,
Many thanks for your response and my apologies for taking so long to respond.
This is great information. I'll forward it onto Aurielie .
Please keep me in the loop i…

Original Post from richard kelly
A Cut of Profits-For You

Hello, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels, some have screenplay adaptions. I have a Banksy Vibe so no Picture. Check out http://www.graphicnovellitagent.com
1LYCANTHROPY-abou…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from richard kelly
Need to Sell Film Rights

Hello I am looking for someone who can help me sell the Film Rights to any of my 6 creator owned Graphic novels. Some have screenplay adaptions, also please check out http://www.g…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from richard kelly
Collaborate on Film Rights

Hello from Richard, I am Looking for someone to help me Sell any Film Rights to my 6 Creator owned Graphic Novels. Some have screenplay adaptions. I have a Banksy Vibe so no Pictu…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from LAUREN LORENZO
Director/Production Manager

Hi
I am looking for new opportunities as Director/Prod Manager. Recent short has won 10 Awards. Paid jobs only. Have worked on Music Videos, Shorts, Features and Docs like unu…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Tom Kinnersly
Seeking an experienced producer to collaborate on short films

I am a London-based writer-director looking for a producer with experience of marketing as well as funding applications. This would initially be to work on one or two short films …

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Peter Fraser
Seeking short comedy scripts and character briefs

Hi there

I'm a Producer seeking short comedy scripts, treatments, ideas, and/or comedy character briefs for the following opportunity at the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/commi…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Sherice Griffiths
Crowdfunding - The Friendship of Fish

Hey Guys,

Hope this is okay to post, we've just launched a kickstarter for a short comedy called The Friendship of Fish.

If anyone is looking at getting some new IMDb credit…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from richard kelly
Film Rights-To Be Sold

Hello from Richard, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels, some have screenplay adaptions. I have a Banksy Vibe so no Picture. I am looking to sell the Film Rights to any, a cut o…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Michelle Hammond
Most recent response from Tony Franks
Collaboration for a new series of micro-documentaries

Good Morning All,

I run an International health and wellness education company that is well reputed and well established in the global wellness sector.

I want to create a s…

4 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hi Michelle
I have a friend who might suit this very well. He's in the process of joining SP, so can't respond directly. But if OK, I will share your email address with him. His …

Original Post from richard kelly
Wanted-Sales Agent

Hello from Richard, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels, some have screenplay adaptions. I have a Banksy Vibe so no Picture. I am looking to sell the Film Rights to any of My Gr…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Frances Barclay Walker
Location available

Hello, I have a beautiful grade || 1800’s townhouse available for filming on Barkham St, Wainfleet, Lincs on a street that looks like Victorian London. The row of townhouses have …

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from David Moya
BFI Funding Collaborators

I am a London-based writer-director looking for a Producer to submit to the next round of short-films BFI Funding that could hopefully become a long-term collaboration.

About m…

2 years, 4 months ago
Original Post from Paul Slaughter
Film Financing

"wait for the ALL CLEAR"

I have been trawling all the black holes of the industry to raise a modest amount of money to fund my indie film. So far, it looks like I have raised s…

2 responses, most recent 2 years, 4 months ago.

Hi Elie
Thanks for the response. Here is the film synopsis. Hope it helps.

"wait for the ALL CLEAR"
(Logline - "What if . . . in the near future . . . something very bad happ…

Original Post from Ray Brady
Recommendation for best paying video stock companies

Hi,
After filming all over the world for the last couple of decades I have a huge amount of high-quality HD and 4K video footage. Would any Shooters kindly give me their personal…

2 years, 5 months ago
Original Post from Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Most recent response from Michael Tabb
Does anyone know a great script editor?

To trim a 160 page script to 120 pages.
Already in pre-production.
Need a slash-and-burn script editor NOT a script analyst.
Thanks.

6 responses, most recent 2 years, 5 months ago.

www.MichaelTabbWGA.com
Read the endorsements on the first page.

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