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Hi all
I'm working on a new short in which one of the key scenes/shots is of a dog drowning in a lake or a bog.
Has anyone got any suggestions or experience of how to do this on c…

Wow! Thanks everyone - all of these are great! (and by all means keep them coming).
I'll admit when reading the script, this scene was my biggest concern, and you've all raised so…

Has any body used and had success with the above, I'm using both 3D Camera Tracker in AE and Mocha, the integration with ProAnimator is very frustrating any help out there?

Hello, I'd like to know if any Shooter will be applying for NFTS next year, for commencement in 2016?

Hi,

I have a background in film making (both shooting and editing) and mathematics/computer science. I thought that a career in CGI/animation would be a good way to combine both …

Hi Elena,

I've been doing a VFX careers outreach programme (funded by Creative Skillset), called Skill Fusion. There is a skills shortage and the industry is particularly seekin…

Looking to hire an animation studio in London or near by.

Anybody know how much it will cost?

I am a freelance animator working in various mediums and it would be interesting to hear more details about your project. It depends on the type of animation work primarily - and …

Hi shooters,

We're shooting a film about a programmer. He is on the phone and whilst he is we need the laptop and PC monitor in front of him to be reeling of lines of computer co…

If you have a decent writer/researcher, it's not hard to find the code for the programs you need. I've programmed in Java before, white on black as you say. There are plenty of …

Hello Shooters,

I just completed my short stop motion animation film and am finding the task of submitting to festivals around the world to be nothing less than gargantuan! Pleas…

Hi Neelu,
I'm sure others will have more comprehensive answers but assuming you're UK based a great start is to use the British Council shorts support scheme list of key festivals…

Hi.

I'm looking to have some animation done for a micro-budget project. An illustrator I've used before is drawing the character, which an animator will then animate. The illustr…

It's complicated. The character copyright may be her own, but the animation may vest some moral rights for the animator, but all based on your script...

Get it clear now and off…

Hello fellow shooters,

I am currently making a short film, which involves recreating news clips, i.e A news anchorman, sat at a desk, with headlines and backgrounds, just like y…

Thank you so much for your help. I should be doing the visual effects in After effects.

We're writing a feature about this - the more input the better - do let us know.
Many thanks,
Caroline


ps, opinions interesting but real-life practise is what we're looking for …

And then £5k...

I have the Cinemek app, which is great, but I need to do a larger storyboard and need to do it on my computer ideally. Any recommendations would be great.

Thanks

A

Alton,

There is also storyboard quick 6 reasonably cheap not the most effeicant but I would aways agree with the pad and pencil approach!!

hope its useful anyway.

John

Dear all,

I made a micro-budget feature film that went on to win three Indie film festivals, two of them in America, but I couldn't get Distribution for love or money! That is an…

Thanks Chris, appreciate the feedback. The film has a highly original story so there wouldn't be that much development and it would have to emulate the film. But I hear what you'r…

Hi everyone,
Really open question but I was thinking about
Trying to learn some basic animation in my spare time but I don't know where to start.
Does anyone know of any magazin…

Hi Ceiren,
Thank you for replying! It good to see that a few people are saying the same thing.
I'll definitely start with the basics, instead of what I was going to do before whi…

I've written a film that I think could work well as an animated film, I've looked around for animation production companies but I've only been able to find companies to hire rathe…

I seems the animation industry is very different than the film industry, a film production company makes it's own stuff but will often still accept script submissions but it seems…

Hello Guys

Wanted to ask if anyone knows the best way to get votes and comments on SP competition, I've made a short comedy film link below.

"The last hit"
https://shootingpeopl…

I would appreciate any advice from anyone as to the best Camera Head attachment to use for precise smooth movement for stop motion animation, with marked movement. I have a 50D ca…

I have shot a short film on a Canon 600D, so the footage exists as Quicktime H.264 files. It has been edited with Avid. I now wish to send some shots to VFX artists for compositin…

Pro Res is only ever the answer for Final Cut users - for AVID work, DNxHD as above.

Someone has already asked this question but there was no reply. Please, does someone out there know of one- preferably free to download but good?

BBC Sound fx library - http://www.canford.co.uk/BBC-SOUND-EFFECTS-LIBRARY

I've been asked to produce an animated short to promote a local small business. The client has given me an outline of what she wants, and has asked for a rough budget. The problem…

Bit late, but here's my 2p.

With such a loose brief, there's not a lot you can do to fully cost the thing. If each cell takes 5s to draw it'll be cheaper than if each cell takes…

Hi All,

I was wondering if any of you Shooters would do me a favour and save my CS5.5 After Effects Composition/ Project as CS5 ?

My Motion Graphics artist has After Effects 6 y…

oh my e-mail is rtleeson@gmail.com