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I've been hired by an American company to produce a small shoot (interview/masterclass) in Paris end of May.
I'm currently planning how best to approach it from an insurance/finan…

Brill thanks Marlom. I'll have a dig around for some French ones.

Hi Shooters,

Can anyone offer advice please on what laptop to buy to edit in 4K on Davinci Resolve 17 costing no more than £2k? It's for a feature length documentary - we will mo…

A similar question was recently asked and you may find the answers helpful: https://shootingpeople.org/ask/view/73142053da4fb36e29b4d4e1

I have got permission from a well-known company to use up to a minute of sound and vision from an episode of their programme published on YouTube for my disability-led short film.…

Ha, yes! Thanks John.

Has anyone had any successful with getting their films accepted at Amazon Prime, I'm looking for a distributor for my short documentary

Another one here that recently uploaded 3 shorts to Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=darren+brade&i=instant-video&ref=nb_sb_noss).
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I remember the first one was…

I want to start working as a script supervisor as well. I plan to take script supervision courses in the very near future. But for now, I would like to shadow any script superviso…

Trying to get and idea on the best way to go about copyrighting a treatment of script please.

I agree with you Alwyn. If Library of Congress copyright registration includes litigation insurance it's an astonishingly good deal.

My point essentially is that copyright isn't …

I am the writer-director of 4 short films and also the creator/owner of 4 graphic novels. I am currently seeking an agent to represent me as I have a number of screenplays I would…

I know a director for whom it took 5 distributed feature films to get an agent. Agents are commercial entities, they make money if you make money, so they only rep people they ca…

Back in 2015 when I was a broke waiter, I attempted to make an original short film every month for an entire year and post them on YouTube. It was a very difficult challenge, but …

Hey guys,

I need your help, I am just really struggling to find a few locations. If anyone could help, it would be really appreciated.

I'm looking for locations for 2 sperate …

If Cheltenham might suit for the Flat shoot, let me know. I used to live in a property exactly as you describe, and could happily pop a note though their letterbox if you needed.
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I am an actress, writer, and director. I now also want to start out as an editor. It would be very useful if I could edit my own films, and also work as a film editor. But I can a…

Hi Patrick, thank you very much for your input in terms of the footage. I hired a DOP to shoot my short film for me, and then he gave me the finished shot as a footage. But since …

Hi,

I'm going to be part of film production outside of UK and had to travel to another country.
Do you know where I'm able to find the latest update about the duty trip permissio…

Thanks for your responses.
I'm sure they will provide all information but I was wondering to know a bit sooner for the sake of preparation.

Hello, I am doing some research and want to hear about your bug bears working in this industry, horror stories of (anonymous) companies and colleagues you've worked for, have you …

Looking for a south Asian screenwriter to develop shorts with a south Asian director. I want to create a diaspora focused short film this year, this could be something already wri…

Hi Mik,

I've just come across this post - are you still looking for South Asian writers?
Would like to chat further if you are still searching.

Many thanks
Nina

I'm making a short documentary, and need some creative input here of how to go about this, in my documentary, the main character talks about her mother and how she loved going to …

@Moira Rowan :-)

I'm a London-based freelance filmmaker and videographer, mostly making commercials but also short films in my own time.

My long-term career goal is to be a writer/director and ha…

Hey Man, also seeking a writing partner to create something new.
If you're up for it, maybe we could have a quick zoom to discuss aspirations and potential ideas. www.michaelsavva…

I'm just starting out as a writer/director. My second short is in the early stages of pre-production. I have a very clear idea of who - if magic existed or I had a Scrooge McDuck …

The one thing you haven't mentioned is the script. That should be the door opener.

If the script is ready why are you not submitting that with the role you have that actor in min…

Hi All,

So recently I was working on a production wherein I had to rent a van with my own credit card. While driving, I accidentally entered a no entry zone and I got a fine, whi…

The Producer can choose to cover the fine, but they certainly don't have to. They didn't ask you to enter the no entry zone.

For the sake of 50 quid, if they don't settle, you'll…

Some of you will know Paul Hillier. Some of you will have bought his policies, in fact. He's a big name in movie insurance for Integro/Tysers (brokers) and arranges insurance fo…

Hi Shooters,

Hope you're all well.

This post is a half-complaint, half-suggestion to SP.

I'm not sure if I'm in the minority here but over the last year, I have sent my short/…

Hi Andrew. I wander if a comment section like the ebay or anything that would log your knowledge of a person non response? I'm imagining there are many people on this site who are…

We are close to producing a short film but would love to work with a actor with Kung FU/Kali/martial arts experience that could put together a fight scene?
If you have the time pl…

You should reach out to Becca Wilson. She's a brilliant fight performer and choreographer. I've worked with her on a number of my short films as a fight coordinator and she's ace.…

Your story could have incredible twists and turns, leaving the audience wondering what’s next! But, unfortunately, if the characters are average - then they won’t care too much fo…

Is it possible to edit a piece using footage from a sony a7iii (full frame) and a Canon crop frame camera. Will there be difficulties or will this work? Planning on having a play …

Good direction from John there. If you look at films, they're often a mish-mash of different sources, stock footage, scanned film, 2k, 4k, different cameras, etc. Making it look…

We would like to use 3 masks from Naruto series in a short film but are wondering whether this would be a breach of copyright laws? I know of course that you can't have logos seen…

Hi Steven,
In an early short with little thought to copyright, I was alerted to the fact that the cuddly toy from a French company could land me in trouble. I contacted them and a…

I know this is a long shot! I basically have a whole load of scripts that I won't make myself, and I'm very keen to get more writing credits.

My writers show reel https://vimeo.…

Hi Jayne, do check out Script Pitch https://shootingpeople.org/scriptpitch/ you can add each of your script ideas and members can then search Script Pitch for screenplays they wan…

Hi everyone,

I would be looking for an office which would allow us filming in London, would anyone have an idea or know places which have left people filming there in the past ?
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