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Hello,

We need a studio of at least 8x8m, preferably 10x10m that is soundproofed for a 4 day hire on May 12-15 (one day set build, three day shoot).

If anyone has any details of…

yoyo mark. you can try camber well studios they are good & its low budget packages. Bicky henriques.

I'm looking to rent a directors monitor ideally with a portable battery for a short film I'm producing between 12-15th April. It would need to be a London pick up as thats where …

I am a smallish female director so looking to buy something that is lightweight, portable and with the ability to add a follow focus. Has anyone tried the Gini Rigs? Or does any…

Have had nothing but good experience with Gini, but you have to buy through eBay. I also like Swedish Chameleon's gear, but it's pricey.

Steer away from RedRock, it's a little o…

I've been struggling along in the industry for a number of years now. I'm deeply passionate about films and film making in general and have been lucky enough to work on some amazi…

Lens adaptors Sony HRV Z5.

Is it possible to get a lens adaptor screw fit one end for a sony HVRz5....which would digital NIKON SLR lenses on the other end?

Has anyone ever don…

I am shooting with a Sony fs100

No, your absolutely (u.y.o.a) right! in fact i'll better that, i'll shoot a Sleeper entirely on a Android device and rub your :) right in it!! ha ha

I'm embarking on a very DIY/indie film, a doc of my own creation, and I have a small nest fund to get a top notch BMPCC rig. I'm very excited to be in this position as I've been d…

Don't hate me, I'm sure that to some this is a stupid question!
But. Has anyone mixed footage from a canon c100 with a ex1/3?
Or if you have any other thoughts for a b camera to …

I have some friends coming over from Taiwan in March and they are shooting an advert on the 10th and 11th March and need to hire the following kit.
If anyone has any suggestions a…

I need to take 15 x 400ft rolls of 16mm film through security at Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv. There are no suppliers in Tel Aviv, and Kodak say it will be OK as hand luggage, but…

Contact the airline. They will aid you in every way to get the film safely to your destination.
Dennis

I am on the lookout for a DSLR Canon camera so if anyone has one they wanna sell, please let me know.

I have some friends coming over from Taiwan in March and they are shooting an advert on the 10th and 11th March and need to hire the following kit.
If anyone has any suggestions …

I am looking at options to get 15 x 400ft rolls of shot and undeveloped film from Tel Aviv to UK. If I wanted to avoid the airport, and can't find a lab to process it, shipping/po…

If you shoot on an AVCHD camcorder (mts mt2s files) and edit the footage (eg. in cyberlink powerdirector or lightworks free) is there a way you can then convert the files to a fil…

My pleasure :-)

I wondered if anyone could help with finding a good place in London who might repair two smallish problems I have .

One is a battery for a Canon A1 which needs a contact repairin…

Hi Tim,

I've had a good experience (and fair pricing) from Fixation, which is near Vauxhall

http://www.fixationuk.com

I own a sony FS-700 and a friend has asked if I would buy a Arri Amira with him. To do this I would have to sell my FS-700. I'm split between doing this or upgrading my my FS-700 …

A very fair comment from Sandy about the cost effectiveness of renting versus owning . However the business and operational models of shooters are not at all the same. There can b…

I'm a first time director. Can anyone recommend books or blogs that can help educate me with regard to determining what kind of look I want for my film? And then how to communicat…

clearly a murky subject. i had a serious, assertive discussion with my DP about my vision using all methods suggested here, and he quit. sounds more dramatic than it was, I lured …

I have a set of Canon Lenses and thinking of switching to Black Magic - Does anyone know how ey it is to use Cnaon lenses on a Black Magic and also whether it records at 50MBps?

The camera was designed precisely for people like you who already have Canon lenses. Most will work. http://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4651

The "lightest"…

I need a crash course on lenses. I'm a first time feature director and know next to nothing about them. We're shooting with a Sony F3 and the DP says we have: 24 mm, 50mm, 85mm, 1…

Sorry, that was unclear: I mean any focal length, not just "18mm".

I'm torn between the 600 and the 6d - better price and packages for the 600d and the footage does look fantastic, I believe the 60d and 600 are the same but with different casings…

I realise my answer above is riddled with contradictions :-). Basically the extra bells and whistles on the 60 d will be useful, but the footage will look the same if you're compa…

Hey guys!

Thoughts on using premier elements for editing my HD DSLR footage? ive been using elements for years with my old DV technology and im comfortable with it, but with an u…

I haven't used Elements since I was a teenager, and to be honest I didn't know they still made it! No doubt your DLSR footage would go in fine - but you might want to look at some…

I have a small hire company in West London

I am fully insured for hired in and hired out equipment and can cover your lenses under my insurance

I need a set of Zeiss Super Speed…

Thats great news - they are needed from 27th to 31st January so pick up date 26th return 31st

What would your cross hire rate be?

Hello there,

Would anyone like to swap a slightly used Canon 7D with a 50mm f/1.4 lens for a Canon 5D mii body only? Please let me know if you are interested. I can meet anywher…

I have always wanted to shoot with split-diopters but haven't had a good reason to until now. And now I need some help =)

The typical split-diopter splits the image in half. I wa…

Hi Shooters,

I am looking for a Sony z5 in good condition for around the 1500£ mark, if you have one to sell contact me at info@surinderastudios.com