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Hi Shooters,

Hope you're well this afternoon.

Apologies for the strange question but really wanted to pick an editor's brain here as I'm a bit new to the editing process.

My fi…

Thank you Tim. I'm guessing that is why some songs are louder than others because they have been mastered differently (some songs have been ripped from a mixture of old and re-mas…

Hi all,
My short thriller Toll Booth is now publicly available after its festival run. It was fortunate to pick up some awards and was nominated at Leeds Int. Film Fest.
I would l…

But, the good thing was. It makes me want to write a horror film now

Hi All
I am looking for a location for a short film shoot. I need a 2 or three bedroom house.

Dates 20th & 21st July. We have a budget of £200-£250 for the right location in…

Hello.

If you can send me an email with the details I can forward it to someone in Hither Green (SE London), who is just about to start renting her house for locations, so may w…

Dear Shooters.

I have written, directed and produced a 5 minute short comedy, ''Little Green Street'', inspired by Charlie Chaplin's world-famous screen persona, ''The Little Tra…

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Hey Shooters! I've just set up a short film night first one this month and just calling any film-makers wanting to be involved! Need shorts under 5mins and any one willing to help…

Hey John, yes sorry should have been clearer. Yes it is in London. Hope you can make it or spread the word to any London friends! Thank you!

HI Shooters, I am putting out an appeal for a woman on twitter who I don't know but she says she doesn't have long to live and basically long story short all she ever wanted to do…

Hi Hardy thsnks so much for your reply - that is fantastic news let me get back to you - I didn’t want to say anything to her until I saw if others were on board at least in princ…

I am making a low-budget horror short. I'm just wondering, if I had to pay for the camera kit fee how much would it be?

It can be difficult to find a DOP/Cameraman without payin…

When someone comes to me with a low budget project, how much I will charge for my kit will depend on who the director is. Do I know him/her? What is their track record? Is it w…

I am Buppha. I have written a feature-length drama screenplay, which is based on a true story. I want to take a scene from it and make a short film out of it. I need to apply for …

Ok, thanks.

Hello All, just wanted to share a music video that I just completed. The idea came from imagining a future where machines administer a type of Turing test to humans as opposed to …

HA! True all over the world I suspect!

We are in the process of making a feature length film, and I would like to find a promoter to select film festivals for us and also help us eventually sell the film, how do I go a…

Hi Moira, for us at IP-UP we would need to review and see if we like it and believe it has a market.

Looking for a drone camera operator based in French Guiana or any surrounding areas, to shoot this/next week for a Factual Entertainment broadcast programme, for Discovery Science…

Hi there, I'm looking for a London based, story board artist to help with the opening scene of my second feature film, HANDFUL OF THIEVES.

I've already drawn a rudimentary plan o…

Hi Richard, the best place to find collaborators is by posting into Production > Get People. https://shootingpeople.org/production/people That way the role with be listed in ou…

Hi there,

I'm looking for a London based, Spanish film student or a Spanish girl or guy who is passionate about film, living in London who would be interested in helping us corr…

Hi Richard, the best place to find collaborators is by posting into Production > Get People. https://shootingpeople.org/production/people That way the role with be listed in ou…

Hello Shooters,

The 2019 Nightpiece Film Festival Early Selections trailer arrived mid-week as the Edinburgh Fringe programme launched. You can check it out here:

https://www.yo…

Hi Shooters

I am looking for someone who is a huge (uber) fan of Bollywood film legend Amitabh Bachchanto talk to?

I am in the middle of writing a script involving this star but…

I would like some help from any accomplished writers, who would like a credit on this project.

They will also get to see their work put on the screen as the funding and the crew…

Hi Ross,

I'd be able to help you with this.

Accomplished writer/script editor (and director). Great at polishing/improving scripts. I can send you some samples.

Drop me an em…

Hey,

We're looking to shoot a short comedy film/sketch sometime this month or soon after. It all revolves around a piano (small, large it doesn't matter) and have been constantly…

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all the replies and help so far.

George - It doesn't need to be a grand piano no. That's a great idea actually, can't believe I didn't think of that see…

Hello!

Does anyone know of any hospital locations, preferably near Liverpool or Manchester. Needed for two days, a hospital corridor and adjoining room, for a micro feature. Low…

Thank you both so much! Really useful to know!

I want to make a film about a real-life artist (who passed away about twenty years ago) but I'm pretty sure their estate would object (Not because I plan to make any false allegat…

Thanks Sam. All good input. And certainly along the lines I was thinking of - Except that it's a visual artist that I'm looking to portray, so I'm going to have to create some art…

Hi, I am an actress, but my main bread and butter job to pay the bills is running a product placement biz offering free products for film and print www.generatepr.co.uk and we hav…

Just had cause again to think about the ways in which we make films with regards to the tools of production. It seems to me that the law of diminishing returns, in the manner of M…

A well founded observation from George.

Before I got wholly into TV and film I also worked in the music industry between the early 70's and 1984, mostly as a logistics and trans…

Cinematography / directing question.

I've been studying some of Patrice Chéreau's filmed theatrical (i.e. live theatre) work, which I think is really great.

Here are two exampl…

Multicamera, operated, cameras are aware of one another in geographical terms and are not lit and indeed will have longer lenses to be further back (and will have several "seat ki…

The difficulty is that the subject is a very high-profile figure, and receiving a response from them or their representation, is unlikely. I'm also not keen on getting sued, so if…

It's not necessarily required, but my gosh it'll be a lot easier with permission than without it - access to materials and people for instance. Also remember you have a line to w…

A website has popped up on my instagram asking if I want to join a film club that makes short films once a month - but I have to pay to be a part of it?! And a substantial amount …

I'm with Mark on this. I've had a look at the website and it seems like a decent set up. It's aimed at those people just starting out, or taking their first steps in filmmaking an…

What is the best software to download so I can burn bluray?
And which blank discs do I use - the same as for DVD?
I have Windows 10.
Thanks.

Thanks, everyone. Ifr I need to do it, I'll leave it to the professionals. Best, Claire