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I have the Parrot Telecaster but it is phone-sized and so difficult for me to get the speed right. Either too slow or too fast! Any suggestions for something bigger and where to g…

Thanks Alwynne.

Ladies and Gentleman, for your entertainment, opportunity and edification.

It was arrogant and churlish of me to question the benefits of a £15 Amazon voucher. It turns out, by …

Did anyone get the £15 amazon vouchers for shooting people survey emailed a few days ago?

Ladies and Gentleman, for your entertainment, opportunity and edification.

It was arrogant and churlish of me to question the benefits of a £15 Amazon voucher. It turns out, by …

We are all feeling around for what this new world will be, let's use this as a single place to keep track with what's going on here and around the world as we find out what best, …

I've heard people lobbying the government to do so, so I guess we'll see. There are bigger sectors to untangle first, arguably, and I can't say my faith is terribly high in a gov…

Room would suit video editor or similar.

Hello all,

I'm looking for a Line Producer who is experienced in budgeting for feature documentaries to help me create a budget for my upcoming feature length documentary "Failin…

Hi Rime, the best way to find collaborators is by posting into Production > Get People as the role will then be listed in the production directory and posted into the bulletins…

Hi Shooters,

Bertha DocHouse have put together this helpful list of docs that address civil rights, history and racism in the US and the UK https://dochouse.org/online/news/docs-…

Ideally for about 24 hours. Happy to pay a rental fee or give you a credit on the film. Better if you are happy to ride it in the film as a 'stuntman' as the member of the cast ha…

You are going to struggle with insurance if the 'Stuntman' isn't a Stuntman. Make sure you have read all the fine print in your insurance because they like to try and catch you ou…

Hi everyone, today I've released on Vimeo my latest short film My Time (a 5 minute drama about a girl who has her first period in class) in collaboration with UN Women UK. My Time…

Great film with great performances. Some nice touches in the script as well ('study in scarlet', etc.) Well done, Giulia! I'd be interested to know how the various charities were …

I made a short film with my 5 year old daughter during the lockdown. Just so that I could teach her a bit of filmmaking etc. Well, the film is heavily based on a picture book that…

First get permission from the books rights holders.

I wondered if anyone knew what the legal guidelines are for using screenshots of Newspaper articles in documentaries. ie Copyright

The images will almost certainly be copyrighted. However, nothing to stop you taking your own. The alternative is to buy images and rights from the likes of Getty, although this c…

Hi guys. Wondering if you are able to help with suggesting a location of a house that has an ensuite bedroom, anywhere around London for whenever lockdown in lifted? Preferably no…

Hi Rebecca and Alessia.

Thanks for much for your responses.

The required shooting days would probably be between 2-3 days.

Would you have pics or a video you can send to my ema…

Are there any female singers here that can record their own voice? Just for one line of singing?

Trying to finish this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeYsOxyuDw&feature=…

Hi Sam,

Hope you're well.

I have a microphone at home and could do this for you - I've just been recording vocals of the Royal Court and a band I sing with.

Can you tell me mor…

One of my documentaries is about Genocide which occurred in 1994 in Rwanda/ Africa. Which I interviewed survivors and perpetrators after 25 years. Then the second one is about rur…

By the way, the title of films are:

the genocide one in the local Language is ( "Ndi Umunyarwanda") English title: "I am Rwandan"
The rural life one in the local language is (Im…

Looking for a post-lock down location! A nature spot in the South-West or Wales. A few documentary scenes to be filmed in a secluded wild swimming spot and a campsite (or private …

Wales is abundant with such locations. The potential for unregulated guerrilla production is available for the reasonably sane and sensible. One doesn't need to be Jungle Boy to b…

Hi, I've written a 5-min comedy isolation script which should be easy to make using video conferencing tools. I'm wondering if anyone is looking for a fun little project that I ho…

Hey, I'm a video editor if you'll ever need later on for the post-production. Here's my email andreamdagher@gmail.com . Good luck !

Andrea

Hi there,

I'm an aspiring London-based film writer/director who has written a number of short films, one of which I've actually directed/produced as well. From my experience of s…

HI Dominic ive already done this , see my website william camilleri.com maybe we could collaborate?
All the best William Camilleri

Dear Shooters,

Did you know that 18-24 May 2020 is the Mental Health Awareness week? It seems that this year is even more important to shine a light on mental health and well-bei…

Dear Shooters,

Did you know that 18-24 May 2020 is the Mental Health Awareness week? It seems that this year is even more important to shine a light on mental health and well-bei…

My documentary which is just over 50mins will need to be completed, it is 95 to 99% finished but the credits may need some tweaking.
SO far the film has been edited in Final Cut P…

Hi Moira

I'd love to know more about this project. Drop me a mail here or at sbkedit@GMAIL.COM

Regards

Stephen

Hi all,

I hope everyone is managing during this lockdown.

Encounters and BFI Network are running a 90-second short film competition. (see link here - https://www.encounters.film…

Hi everyone – As per some of the discussions I've had here on SP and in person at various meet-up events and on sets, I've just launched a new indie filmmakers' podcast (yes, I kn…

Hi everyone! Hope you're keeping well during lockdown. I've taken this opportunity to launch a new series of my Establishing Shots podcast, starting this week with Mark Jenkin, th…

Looking for a restaurant location to film in, any time during the day, for approximately 4 hours.

There's going to be a lot of restaranteurs right up against it when they get to reopen, I'm sure you'll have a pretty wide choice if you door-knock and flash the cash.

One of my short films, has the same title as another earlier film, made in another country, I have seen that, no one can claim copyright to a title of a film? however the cinema…

Thanks for letting me know we won a raft of awards for my short film, and the cinematographer is keen to get it listed

Hi Shooters,

I wanted to share some fun things that you can read, watch and do from the comfort of your sofa.

[] Doc House are inviting filmmakers and critics to send your 'Cre…

'God's Own Country' Director Francis Lee, and actors Josh O Connor and Alec Secareanu will be doing a live Q&A Sunday May 17th 8pm GMT on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watc…