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I am writer/director of a short 5 minute film and I am not using the short for commercial use, just high profile film fetivals. I have heard of a festival licence for music but no…

Write to the publisher and ask about festival rights. You might get lucky, or they might be prohibitively expensive. Or they just might not feel like giving you the rights for r…

Flying from UK to Iceland and i'm very paranoid of stowing my camera's and other gear in the luggage under carriage. So I rather send it with a company who has experience in shipp…

Hello Shooters,

I'm currently editing a project using final cut pro 5, but I may be moving to another suite and would like to use either final cut pro 7 or X. I'm not sure how e…

I agree with Ben: Unless you are already well-versed in FCP X, you would be moving to an unfamiliar editing environment with a significant learning curve, this in not advisable i…

I have recently had my short film, Treasures, accepted for screening and nominated for a few things at his festival. However, I am suspicious of their motives as they are chargin…

If your film has been nominated for an award then you shouldn't be charged to attend the award ceremony. The money would usually come from sponsors, submission fees and tickets. S…

Looking to rent some lighting equipment for 4 day shoot inc 2 weekend days. HMi's, Kino, Dedo's Flags + stands etc if you've got them. We'd be eternally grateful and can offer sma…

We need to organise a webcast in Turkey and we need a local TV crew, studio and equipment. URGENT.Thanks

dear ALEX,

I have some good contact in Istanbul.. let me know more about the equipement etc,,you need, also if Post prod needed there etc...also maybe the budget or the date you …

I'm currently operating on the PANASONIC GH2 "HACKED", however before i can start filming i need and hour or two tops to get my head around the hacking process 'theory' and especi…

I'm filming a short in a few weeks and me and my prod designer are looking to create a train carriage set. There used to be one for hire at Wimbledon Studios but it's been sold, …

My doc needs some cosmetic polish and want to add opening animated logo and other stuff

We might be able to help.

http://born-yesterday.co.uk/w/# (site is currently being updated)

We are currently working on our first feature documentary http://ancient-giants.com…

I am a media graduate and I am mostly interested in directing and acting....thanks!!

I'm just looking for accessories to hire for a small 5D shoot on a weekend in September - so basics like a set of primes, tripod, slider, etc.

I have camera 7D kit with 3 primes and one zoom if it helps.

Thanks

Hi folks,

I've recently started editing a project in Final Cut Pro 5, but I'm having some issues...

First of all, I could not directly transfer .mtv (avchd) files in to final …

Hi all, thanks for all your responses. I think I've now cracked it...!

Neil - FCP 5 doesn't come up with this message, it just simply shows up a red render line if the clips don…

This budget is just for the camera and lens. I am budgeting for audio, lighting and other equipment on top!

SHould I donwload Flash and try to export my file to them and then via them to Withoutabox??

As Peter said, v7 of Adobe Premiere *Pro* doesn't exist, but apparently v7 of Adobe Premiere was released around 2003: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Premiere_Pro. Perhaps tha…

I have a short film stored on hard drive in quicktime format I need to covert to apple prores 422 and reduce its size to 8 gb can I just import it into fcp and compress it? any id…

I think Peter answered your question the best. If you are done with editing it and want to compress it purely for storage or uploading to the internet, then go for h.264 as it'll …

I've been searching for an insurer for months now that will cover me for hiring my equipment out. So far all I've been offered is insurance for if I want to hire equipment myself.…

I was insured to rent out my kit with Towergate, who also insisted that whoever rents it from me has their own insurance to cover their hire from you. Your being covered to rent o…

Also lots of cameraman jobs are coming up asking for the Canon MKII/III as kit, is this just because this is the most known of the DSLR camera range or is it because all others ar…

Just wondering what the best method is to achieve professional results without additional camera/lighting equipment as we can't afford them or location fees for train companies...…

By the way, does anyone know if there are any penalty's for filming without permission on carriages or stations?

I'm going to be making a film for a 48 hour competition, but I'm a little hazy on the levels of permissions I'm going to need in terms of locations; there's some places like house…

Get used to doing it! The locations you can get for free, have your release form ready and get someone to sign it. If it your house/flat/garden, you sign it. Shooting on the stree…

I have a mini DV copy of an old film of mine that is on u-Matic. Can someone please refresh my memory - would the mini DV copy be as good (lossless?) the old u-Matic> Which wou…

The Mini DV is probably more reliable, and I certainly wouldn't rely on a U-Matic playback machine, as all too often the playback will result in a devouring of the tape. Depending…

I'm doing research into which crowd sourcing website is best for a feature film production. Any experiences, tales, advice greatly appreciated.

I've just finished a campaign with indie go go for a short film. We managed to raise just over our $3000 target. There are a few points though that I think helped. Have a finished…

I’m a documentary producer but I like to shoot a bit as well. I’m looking to buy my own camera and am grappling with the question of whether to go down the DSLR road or not. I’ve …

Canon XHA1 is much cheaper and does great. If you want to add lenses you should also purchase SGBlade with some nice lens

And does anyone have experience in obtaining this type of insurance. It's turning out to be quite expensive!

Hi everyone,

I am looking for advice for the best/most sensible way to insure my kit. I am wondering if it is best to insure all of my kit on my contents insurance, or whether I…

I use Towergate, they seem good and reasonably priced. Also if you join BECTU you get public liability insurance.