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I'm looking to share an office space with other filmmakers or freelancers within the Surrey area. Ideally wanted to be somewhere close to Guildford, Farnham, Godalming or …

I've written a TV pilot for a show and I'm thinking of putting together a short promotional clip to go on youtube (three minute max). To keep costs down it would be something simp…

I normally upload it from my phone.

Hi all,

I'm looking to shoot my script about a girl who is nearly killed by her arachnephilia obsession during a virtual reality experience gone wrong.

Please let me know if you…

Dear All, I could add a fireworks scene with some fireworks in the sky on a far distance...it's better to add it After or Before the color correction stage? Thank you!

Before. If you did it after, you'd have to grade the film again to make the VFX match. For picture, grading is the last thing. For sound, the dub is the last thing.

Hi animators

I have a short script about 4 - 5 minutes long about a lonely tram in Lisbon who finds a trams just like him.

It's along the lines of the Pixar shorts Blue Umbrel…

Dear all,

I'm considering to add a series of fireworks in a distance in a shoot I completed for a short film. the scene is a night one of a boat in the lagoon and the fireworks m…

Can do the same without green screen

Hey everyone,
So one of my closest friends suffers from aspergers (a form of autism) because of this she has been home schooled her entire life until she reached college, there s…

Hi Ellen,

Thanks for sharing this on SP, her work is lovely!

You should definitely take Robin up on his offer and put them in touch.

You could also subscribe to the SP Animati…

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Hi Shooters,

I am prepping for a low budget short horror (budget £1,000 - 5,000k) and wanted advice on a effect I would like to pull off as effectively, safely and cheaply as pos…

That's excellent advice Paul. I am currently drawing storyboards and experimenting with different angles so I can cut between the shots she drops / floats into view including POV …

Hi Shooters,

This follows on from a previous VFX question I asked regarding a new micro-budget horror short I'm making. One VFX we want to create is of a hanging corpse from a tr…

Heh heh Alwyne, it's not intuitive - I know from dealing with riggers, otherwise I wouldn't either!

I think my television comedy fantasy series "Clarence, the 5th" could work really well as animation but I'm not an animator or artist and it seems most animation studios/productio…

Thanks for the suggestion I'll check it out.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to talk to someone who has experience with animated maps. We'd like to explore if it might be a good idea to use animated maps as simple overlays in our …

What are your goals for the year?

Am gonna attempt to be brave enough to just tell the truth : )

Any work we agree to undertake on Black Friday will receive a 25% discount on standard costs. IM me for further details or to tell us about your project.

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When we were based at Shepperton/Pinewood we picked up loads of the big productions as passing trade.

Hello Shooters!

My name's Georgie and I'm the company director of a recently incorporated documentary production company called Little Bear Films.

Which sounds very grand, does…

I just wanted to take the time to say a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread. It's been my first experience of testing the SP waters and I have to say I've…

Whilst editing my last film, there were two lads who I sent various clips to to have them fixed.

For example when we were filming, a car boot had been left open in shot and you c…

As someone who provides VFX as an artist and producer/supervisor, I would say from past experience, you could credit the two fixers as VFX Artists or Digital Artist. Greenscreen a…

Also , as well as StopMotion Pro or Eclipse do I need an editing software such as Adobe Premiere (for PC)?

You want to try to make sure your lenses are all fairly similar in terms of colour and sharpness. In my opinion I'd buy the older Nikon Nikkor lenses - there's loads on Ebay. We s…

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On Wednesday 24th of August, …

Hi everyone,

Mutiny Media is considering developing an introductory course to Unity 3D and interactive design for 360 VR video. Will be fantastic to get some feedback if filmmak…

I am looking to learn how to use after effects as part of the Adobe creative suite and need a few lessons to get me started. I am based in Streatham, south london - can you help?

However, there is something to be said for having a real person you can actually query things with in real time so I guess it depends on how confident you are with self learning.

Producer/Director seeks illustrators and animation who can let their creative juices run amok. The storyline is based on the ongoing travails of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. The …

Highly recommend Kieron Edwards. Besides screenwriting, I have a boutique imprint, Pigtown Books. Kieron does some of our covers. He's amazingly talented and a pleasure to work wi…

Hi All,

I'm looking for a Visual Effects Artist for gratis work on a short horror concept film which was shot in Vietnam.

Your skills will be needed to create CG animated alien…

Hi Fellow-Filmmakers!

I am a writer/director who is aiming to make at least 1 film and 1 TV Series per year - I tend to write quickly. To accomplish all of this I am still lookin…

There's an old thread which may be helpful for those wondering about producers...

https://shootingpeople.org/discuss/view/1fc0753c80fd3ad089ddca11

I need a Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Gaffer, Key Grip, Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist , and a Assistant Director [Plus everything else] for my Production Company AYR Product…

I am available to write. Currently, I have completed 3 short scripts and work on my first feature with an English writer and a writer based in LA. If you need anyone to collaborat…

Need vfx to tell your story? i.e. Green-screen or set-extension to change, setting, date, season etc.

20 years experience in film-making (including being a spark, set carpenter, …

Hello Guys

I'm looking to contribute more than than post-effects i.e. getting on board earlier to help tell the story. To contribute like a set designer would to change the setti…