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I am seeking 4K footage of London and other cities across the world under lockdown. While I have some footage captured already I am in need of more and was hoping I could use thei…

I shot lots of images of Brighton where I live during lockdown. Some of them I used in this short movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXFfPuSjZw&t=110s Happy to send you s…

Hi fellow Shooters,

I am currently looking for a new flatmate and would LOVE for another film fanatic to take the room, so sharing it here! It's a furnished double room with lots…

I put together a list of the biggest short film cliches I've seen from 20 years making/watching shorts, and from the film festival circuit. Don't put these in your short films, I …

Thanks! It's a really hard challenge to surprise the audience without losing them. There's so many movies and TV shows that every type of scene has been done before, we just have …

For anyone here who wants to make their first film but doesn't know where to start or feels overwhelmed, I tried to condense my best advice for getting started down to 8 minutes. …

Another interesting one!

If you've seen the horror film THE OWNERS (released in the UK this week) starring Maisie Williams and Jake Curran, there's good insight into the process of adapting the graphic no…

Hi all.

I'm a scriptwriter and producer looking to produce and distribute my first Horror feature.

I have a script, no budget as yet but am looking for Directors, Cinematogrape…

Awesome. Congrats to you for making it this far with your ideas and ambition, and for reaching out to us like-minded indie film people.
I’m a composer by trade (don’t worry, it…

Still new to the business and am looking to make some kind of self-promotional material in between projects. I was wondering if anyone has a one-to-three-minute action sequence f…

Hi all,

I’m looking to invest in a camera for my practice. Here’s the deal though, I worked with a Canon EOS DSLR for ages and I just didn’t like how light the body was and how I…

Two basics.

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The cameras aesthetic qualitative performance ought meet the users ergonomic operative requirements with the caveat that if ones tastes are too extraordinary or su…

Looking to enter our short film into a variety of festivals but wanted to find out more which one are worthy and the ones people would recommend.

The 2021 link to BAFTA accredited festivals is : https://awards.bafta.org/sites/default/files/images/bafta_qualifying_festivals_list.pdf

We received the following request from the Information Commissioner's Office (the ico) addressed to our company asking:

Data protection: does UKFILM.CO LTD need to register?

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I very much like your story Marlom. Along with the likes of Gina Miller and the lord justices of the Supreme Court it's clear that much Statute Legislation is lacking the integrit…

Would love to hear the community’s thoughts. How about favorite composers?

I’m NY-based composer with a digital orchestra at my fingertips. Hopefully some of my music reminds …

Hi! As I have some time atm due to lockdown I thought maybe someone wants me to try parts of his script etc. to see how it would work? As self-tape or zoom-call reading or whateve…

Hi, are you good with accents? I have a TV pilot called the Duchess of Natchez, set in the Southern US States, if you're interested?

Just embarking on a project and enquiring as to the pro’s and con’s of using 35mm

‘No Time to Die,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Little Women,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The Irishman’ [digital-film hybrid]... all shot on film. They're…

Hey all, I've lurked on here for a while-- there's some great stuff in the archives, a shame it isn't more easily searchable-- and I posted here during pre-production of my "first…

Let me know if you need any original score, I could add your film to my global campaign which you’ll benefit from including the free score.

To hear more about this campaign

Mu…

Hi all.

Looking for a camera person, sound recordist and 1st Ad for a feature we are filming in April for 7 to 10 days.

We need someone who has their own camera and happy to wo…

Hi Paul,

Thanks for reaching out.

I posted this to see if there was any interest in working on this type of project. I realise it was probably the wrong place to post this type …

Hello everyone, I hope all of you and your loved ones are ok.

I'm Chiara Coperchini, a colourist based in Italy that loves to work remotely for all kinds of projects. My main goa…

Hello Marloes,
I'm keeping and I will definitely continue to keep an eye on the Production tab!

Thank you a lot for the answer!

Hello Shooters,

Over the last months, it has been quite tough to be creative and even more difficult to kickstart projects.

I was thinking of how I can help, and honestly, I d…

That is very kind of you, thanks Adam, best of luck with it!

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Shooters Hi,

Minor rant....

I'm not sure how other producers feel, but I get rather irritated by people advertising paid positions when they are clearly not. It's a turn off.

A…

Yes. So either they have no money and want a fundraiser (UNPAID and not a producer) or the have money and need a producer for which they can pay for or someone like me who can hyb…

Hello from Richard, I have directed 3 short films. I am looking for finance of several hundred pounds for my next
short film. It is set in world war2. I would need a direct email …

Hi Richard,

Similar posts come up a lot, and get very little attention for a few reasons -

1) Know your audience - people here are almost all looking for money for their own pr…

My name is Michael Peace, I am an actor. I have written my first feature film script, and I'm looking to build a team to get this film made.

The film is called 'THE FUNKS' set in…

Try and do some realistic minimum "pay everyone minimum wage" costings. Add in "two meals a day" and "accommodation for cast and crew" and you've got a core costing even if everyt…

I'm a cinematographer that just wants to make a film, basically. I can link you to my previous work if interested.

I wish you were in Inverclyde!! I am a writer desperate for footage! Good luck!

A couple weeks back I had a lot of interest in a video I made about my first feature's success, which I had made on a $6,000 budget.

Well this video is about my second feature, …

Thanks for sharing - a really interesting and useful video.

Hello,

I am a Romanian film director who has recently moved to London. I am in the pre-production stage of a short film that will be shot in English, with a cast comprised of an …

Nice to hear.how much fund you are looking for?please message me

Hey!

Any producers looking to collaborate on a mini web-series? Six epiosdes, each episode around 15-20 minutes long. The locations are minimal as are the characters (most of the…

Whats the budget.drop me a message please