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	Screening venue for short film in London Hi, I am looking for a venue in London to screen a 10 minute short film for cast and crew. Budget is approx £100. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks, Sarane McDougall… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 6 months ago. Hi Sarane, I found that most screening rooms have a two hour minimum policy but then I came across Henrywood House which is part of the TOG group https://www.theofficegroup.com/uk…
	Direct to camera interviews I'm really beginning to notice that many Docs/ Reality etc programmes have the talent looking directly at the camera. I first saw this in The Imposter (2012) also The Fog of War. … 5 responses, most recent 5 years, 6 months ago. Most docs where this is the case will have used an Eyedirect which uses angled mirrors in front of the lens to give the impression they're looking directly at the interviewers fac…
	Looking for Turkish writer to give feedback on a script with London-based Turkish characters I'm a London-based non-Turkish screenwriter who has written a screenplay with a number Turkish characters, based in London. I of course have reservations about whether my depictio… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 6 months ago. Hi Gabriel, I am of Turkish descent (my parents are Turkish) Feel free to send DM me.
	location in south east London-for Free Hello from Richard in south East London, can anyone recommend a location in south east London. Where i can film a micro-budget short film in either a bedroom, and also a living r… 2 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. If you don't know anyone near to where you want to film, try airb&b (costs money though).
	Showreel Company in London- Looking for a DOP Greetings Shootingpeople, I'm currently looking for a potential DOP who would be interested in starting a showreel company in London. I'm currently studying directing at Central … 5 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hi, Feel free to send over some more details. www.liammorgandop.com All the best Liam
	Composer looking for exciting new projects Hi! I'm Gabriel Ware, a composer always looking for new work. I specialise in hybrid orchestral and ambient music, and have written for many projects, including shorts, mobile g… 5 years, 7 months ago
	Hi, I'm looking for freelance video editing experience, which could be free or paid and that I can … I have been using Premiere Pro a number of years, but I have the free version of Avid ( my work is available to view on https://vimeo.com/angelelect) 3 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hey, If you want to do some editing I have a spoken word showreel pending that could do with a new set of creative eyes. Please let me know if this interests you. kind regards …
	Win £100 in our Oscars Sweepstake. Hi Shooters, We return this year with our SP Oscars Poll where we ask members to give us their predictions for which films will be awarded a small gold man on the 9th Feb. There’… 5 years, 7 months ago
	Anyone need a stills photographer? Hi, My name is Tatjana, I am a London based BTS/Unit Stills Photographer. My website is: www.tatjanapanek.com Give me a shout if you need a BTS/Unit Stills Photographer. I'm … 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Tatiana ... it’s a late call but can you show me a link to your work ? We have a 2 day short tomorrow 23 Jan, 2020 SE LONDON and then Kent on Friday. Send link to info@luminofil…
	Gap Funding Recently I found $600,000 for a movie in soft money / fund and tax break, it was enough for a movie I was working on. The producer had promised me that they had two presales on it… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. How is your money you found transferable? I have sales agent and post deal on any work I might do, obviously subject to delivery of quality work. Usually investors want to see the…
	Spaced turns 21 - panel talk at the BFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7CWX7U5xjA Most of you will know Spaced, if you don't it was a TV comedy that paved the way for The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz… 2 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. It happened last week sometime presumably - the YouTube link was to the Q&A session!
	On the hunt for feature Scripts Hi Shooters. I'm on the hunt for a feature film script to option and potentially shoot 2020/21. Will read anything that comes my way but I'm specifically looking for... - Comed… 10 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hi Brendan Do you have an email I could send brief synopses to? Richard
	Edinburgh Fringe - Producers looking for a script? Are there any comedy, theatre producers looking for a script to take up to Edinburgh Fringe festival? I have a dark, satircal comedy script about veganism that I would love to col… 5 years, 7 months ago
	Any actor-producers out there? Or actors looking to expand into producing? This post is a long shot. I've written a feature script that expands on a short film of mine that recently did the festival circuit. I wrote, shot and made the short myself, fu… 5 years, 7 months ago
	Posted earlier about a wardrobe job.. we are sorted. Phew! I asked for help re wardrobe assistant earlier, but we have found someone. Thank you 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hooray! Have a good shoot :)
	I am shooting tomorrow and am desperately in need of a wardrobe assistant on a paid job. early cal… We have lost our wardrobe assistant at short notice, if anyone has any. contacts that can help id be grateful 2 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Thanks Paddy.
	New HMRC "behind the camera" roles/rules re self employed, or not For those who haven't noticed, this got published just before Xmas https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-status-manual/esm4115 http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/gds/esm/attac… 4 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. I'm not disagreeing with you Marlom. Of course it's good to have clarity in ones dealings with HMRC. However these new rules defining who is self employed or otherwise ought not…
	ADR V Location dialogue Has anyone done an ADR session only to discover that the actor is unable to reproduce the tone of voice he had during the shoot? It's not a performance issue but we shot the film … 6 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Thanks, Matt. I might take you up on your offer. At the moment, we've decided to ADR the entirety of the two scenes to resolve the consistency issue.
	Looking for an audio editor? I am trying to get started in post-production audio. I have done a lot of production and location sound in the past, and fully intend to continue. However, I can do post-productio… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hi James I am interested in using your services. I have on going projects so we could develop ongoing work
	directing Hi everyone, my books are now open and I am looking for paid theatre/film/assistant directing jobs 2020, please contact me if you know of anything. Please feel free to take a loo… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hi Amanda, make sure to keep an eye on Production>Get Work where Shooters actively offer work opportunities and subscribe to our bulletins (such as Filmmakers, Documentary, Mus…
	Looking for a Producer - how not to get conned Some of you will have seen my recent post here about a nightmare producer experience on my recent project. They took money upfront, and did nothing, cost me a lot in additional fe… 1 response, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Good summary and thank you for risking bringing this up.
	SHINY's next London event is Tues 14th January at one of the world's biggest & best creative ad… SHINY's next London event is Tues 14th January at one of the world's biggest & best creative ad agencies, AMV BBDO. It's the LAST CHANCE to get your videos showcased ahead o… 5 years, 7 months ago
	Reality TV Any ideas on reality tv platforms? Wanting to shoot more reality. Recommendations on who or where to start please 5 years, 7 months ago
	Looking for Networking events Hi all I hope you all have had a great Christmas and New Year. I'm looking to do more networking this year. Other than the Nexus - Cast & Crew Network and Screen Central mee… 2 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Hi Shona i'm not currently a member of any of those organisations but will look into it. I've noticed lately that more and more networking takes place in London. Unfortunately Tr…
	Any specific gear recommendations for an ideal x2 wireless Lavalier mic set up? Any advice appreciated. I need to record x2 voices simultaneously from x2 fast-walking actors to a Zoom H6. I have seen Rode Wireless Go mics... (@ £185 each) £370 - seems expensi… 6 responses, most recent 5 years, 7 months ago. Both Rode and Sennheiser make sold, reliable proper functioning kit. Sennheiser has the long standing reputation in the West. Rode are the relative newcomers from the Australia. T…

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