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Hello Shooter!

I'm a writer/director and just wanted to hear your thoughts and experiences on table reads. I have done some in the past and saw great tips on the web, but it's al…

Hi Raphael, I think with the pandemic and the advent of Vimeo, zoom etc it's far easier to make a table read happen online. I am fortunate to have a group of actors who I have wor…

Hi, I have a very good script that I think could be eligible for BFI Film Fund. So, I'm looking for an experienced producer to collab with to apply for BFI Film Fund.

If you're …

Hi Buppha,

Thanks for posting in - this seems like a great opportunity.

However, would you mind posting this in as a crew call - that way it can get posted in to our bulletins a…

Hi, I am making a documentary about Aphasia "On the tip of my tongue" and I need a graphic explaining the types of Aphasia. I have the script ready, so I need someone to bring…

Hi Jonathan, thanks for posting this opportunity! We encourage members to post on the 'get crew' page (under Production) since this job will be posted into the daily bulletins and…

Has anyone had any experience with the BFI Early Development Fund? This is my first time applying. Any tips and advice much appreciated!

Hi.

Director seeks work. Fiction/Non-Fiction work sought. Paid/Unpaid opportunities. DM for more info.

Thanks.

#filmdirector #shortfilm #featurefilm #documentary #musicvideo …

I'm new to submitting to festivals and am just debating the best way to approach fests.

Any reading or advice would be great.


Thanks all x

Take a look at the horror section of Film Freeway first and see the wealth of genre festivals available to you. https://filmfreeway.com/festivals/curated/horror You need to budg…

Hello Shooters I am looking for filmmakers of all kinds to collaborate with on my filmmaking platform the Pennylux Project. It is an attempt to bring actors and filmmakers togethe…

Hi Patrick, sent you a PM. Cheers.

Hello. Any folks out there who can help me come up with a budget for a 90-page film script? All help is appreciated. Lee

I have now made a simple draft budgeting spreadsheet. Anyone who wants it, message me.

Shoot is on 14th, 15th and 21st May. Require outside area connecting to living room, bathroom with window and bedroom access.
Very happy to pay!

I have a ground floor house location with all the rooms required in Isle of Wight if you get desperate as it’s a couple of hours from London. Where are you based?

Hello,


I have a short film that needs colouring. A friend of mine did some work on it, however can’t finish it as she has just landed a feature and can’t complete for the film.…

The requirement of people to be "passionate" about film making in adverts, job or commissioning applications continues to be relied upon by so many. I blame 'resting' film lecture…

@John Lubran
In my third year in film school I went to the 'career advice' office to get some help with my CV and job applications. Even though they were the career advice office …

Production is such a big and poorly understood topic, I thought I'd chuck my thoughts out there, see who agrees or corrects me (both very welcome!), and hopefully in the process h…

Amazing to see a post I made 8 years ago is still interesting for people! Thank you all for kind words and for contributing and continuing the discussion!

With the new rules and regulations in terms of Covid, I am not sure if the production needs to halt if someone has Covid? Because I plan to shoot my own feature film soon, so it's…

The answer to this lies in what the current laws are.
Positive coivd cases are no longer required to self-isolate by law and neither are contacts of that person.

So next check t…

Hello SP Community,
I'm looking for filmmakers who have experience of recovery from mental ill health, trauma and/or addiction. We have a number of projects in development around…

Hello, I'm a camera owner operator with a history of mental issues which I still deal with today. I suffered some trauma in childhood which had a huge impact on my future life. I …

Vincent Rodriguez III gives something tantamount to a masterclass for aspiring and emerging actors everywhere:

https://youtu.be/Fn1dH3zjgAg

Vincent Rodriguez III is a Filipino-…

If so, please drop your links below so I can return the support, creative to creative.

Hi!

I'm looking to connect with student or first-time scriptwriters to produce their films.

Although I have a good team behind me we are students ourselves and that would be re…

Hi All,
We are a producer and a writer, long time collaborators and each based in the regions and looking for a director to work up an application to apply to the Netflix breakout…

Hello Margaret

I'm a director. I've made several short films including documentaries, comedy and drama as well as music videos. My most recent film 'Shattered" won multiple film…

Hi guys,

I hope you are all doing well.

I come with a question about the production designer..
So I am pre producing my short film musical (for about 15 minutes). This project h…

Hi Marlom!
Thank you so much for the answer. That's the thing... I thought I can handle it... but so far I can't sale this project to the potential producers... There's no problem…

Yes, I am looking for an accountant in Romania, not the UK. But who knows, I may return sometime.
And I am having trouble communicating with accountants here, so maybe a consulta…

Hello Martin,
Thank you for that. I wish I thought about the filmmakers union earlier, looking at their website I see the Caen codes and other things that could have saved me so …

Hello Shooters,

I have a short dialogue free animated film that I'm looking to collaborate with a producer on.

The details are as follows:

Title: Jack
Logline: All Jack wan…

Thanks for letting me know Anastasia. I've posted in the Get Crew section. Best, Nicoletta.

We are looking to film a short at the end of the month in the London region.

We need a living room, bedroom, and bathroom.

We will not want to move any furniture, everything wi…

I am currently studying Sound for Visual Media at Spirit Studios in Manchester, I want to help people make their projects become a reality by doing anything I can do in the sound …

Hi Ian, if you want to send the trailer over, please send it over to mattmutton22@gmail.com

Let me know the time scales and I'll see what I can do

Hi Shooters

Does anyone have any suggestions of where I might be able to source a prop knife that doesn't look like a cartoonish film prop. I am making a short in which someone i…

Another solution is not having the knife in shot. Unless you are going for a really gory stabbing, in which case you probably want a stunt coordinator and good fake blood, it is …

Hi there, I'm an experienced composer/songwriter new to writing for film.

I'm looking to collaborate with student film makers to gain experience & to build a portfolio. I'…