ASK & DISCUSS

Is it worth negotiating part of the publishing rights for the soundtrack to an independent feature documentary written by our composer? It will play festivals, possibly some broad…

I'm a music supervisor, I have experience in publishing in Film/TV and as a
composer.

In this case, I would say you should go for option 1.

There are several things to consider …

Hello everyone

I'm about to try and raise funds for a short documentary project via crowd-sourcing and was wandering if anyone had tried it or has had any experiences of this, go…

Also check out the new monthly film night I'm launching. Our aim is to assist in promoting filmmakers new projects and bring them to a wider audience; we feel that a physical plat…

Hi all,

It's easy if you are a DoP - you just collect your sexiest shots (preferably with a sprinkling of known faces), add nasty electro musak and make it about 2 mins duration.…

This not a one size fits all issue. The original question was perhaps miss-titled
since it sought to show editing skills. A documentary show reel would be
about making films, whic…

This is a question for Directors and Casting Directors

Do you ever audition actresses topless if they are appearing nude in your film? I find it a bit odd to be asked to audition…

Then why not interview anyone nude for any job?!

It's not making a fuss or being uptight to recognise that it is unnecessary and
inappropriate. If there is nudity in the piece th…

Hello lovely shooters.

I am currently filling out a short film funding application for IdeasTap and just trying to work out the budget needed for a particular effects shot.

In t…

The amount of work will be strongly related to how you choose to shoot this scene.

For example, if the camera is locked off (or at least on a tripod) and the moving characters ar…