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Hi all,

I am photographer who is looking to get into shooting Unit Stills after working in other photography disciplines in recent years.
Recently I have been shooting BTS shots…

Hello there everyone!

My name is Lucy, the producer at Counter Productions Films and I'm currently producing my final graduation film 'Nice to Meet You, Florence!' and principle …

Hello! Technical question.

I have a client that wants us to shoot b-roll packages for media. They are adamant about the fact that they want the same edits in both 30fps and 25fps…

I am a second student at the University of Huddersfield, studying Music and Sound for Image. I am looking for a placement in the film industry between this July and September 2020…

Hi James,

Keep an eye on the Production > Get Work and the daily bulletins where shooters post jobs/collaboration opportunities on their projects. Also make sure to sign up to…

Hi guys,

My name is Sherice and I’m a freelance colourist looking for more projects to get involved in.

I trained at Soho editors on their advanced colour grading course last y…

Hi Sherice,

Make sure to keep an eye at Production > Get Work, where Shooters actively post about any jobs/collaboration opportunities on their projects.

All the best,
Doro…

Hi, I'm Mark... a Multi-Award-Winning Indie Filmmaker and my script 'My Week with Maisy' a 'beautiful comedy' about cancer has to date won 9x Best Screenplay/Best Dialogue Awards.…

Looking for recommendations for on-set medical first aid cover in London or Kent area.

I'll PM you

Open email notification of termination of membership to LiftOff

Hi,
I had arranged a meeting with Ben & James which they, unfortunately, canceled at short notice. More, unfor…

For the recent Manchester Lift-Off Online festival there were about 100 short films on offer. It cost £10.00 for guests to view all the films (free for submitting filmmakers). Gue…

A short film I made has been selected for screening at the Starburst festival. Other festival entries are pending. I uploaded the film to YouTube, but set it as unlisted so it ca…

Thanks again, everyone.

The lead actor in the short won Best Performance at the Starburst Film Festival. Not bad considering she was only 13 when we filmed. This is her here: ht…

I've noticed sometimes on the mail outs that there is equipment for sale etc. Yet I cant find where on the site I would put ad's for gear I have. Can someone point me in the right…

Hi M,

Alwyne is right, there is no dedicated space for this unfortunately as we don't handle equipment or any related sales and payments through the platform. If you are interes…

I am looking for a part-time beginner's filmmaking course in and around London (max one year). Can anyone suggest one? Thanks in advance!

And this weekend, there's a hugely discounted "The Guerilla Filmmakers Masterclass" - search SP for the link/discount code. Only £89 I think...

Hi shooters,

Any recommendations for short documentary funds in the UK?
I know a few for feature length work, but any for short/mid-length films?

(I know this a rare thing, but …

Thanks Paddy I've of course already looked through shooting people's handy funding section.

Cheers

Can anyone recommend some festivals to enter it to please? Ideally ones with 'microfilm', 'shot on iphone', etc categories

Thanks

Ben

Hi Ben, we/ Shiny Awards also welcome smartphone films - any films under 5 minutes. You also get feedback from three of the commercial industry companies in our huge jury network,…

The event will take place once a month. Ideally , I'm looking for a writer but others considered too.

The basics that you would need to do are:

Help me to:
Find a venue – privat…

I have a 25 min rough cut edit of a short documentary series, and I have an funding source who's willing to invest as long as I can convince him the documentary film 25-min series…

Many thx

You're an actress / an actor. Why would you join a low budget production where you most likely don't earn much? Is this only something that acting students do? To gain experience …

An additional point =- when I started putting my C.V.together my agent advised against listing too many student flicks since it tended to make the C.V. look 'amateur'. So I restr…

Hi there!

My name is Ira, I’m a filmmaker, editor and colourist based in London. Last few months I've been trying to find people to participate in my project which is free music…

Hi there!

Writer and director calling potential co-producers/producers for a brainstorming discussion about an incoming new production (short film, strong coming on age drama 20 …

Hi Paddy,

Thank you! I have a great script of different style and mood, more a classic strong drama, and I'd love to meet up with talents there!...I already have some interesti…

I have a job coming up which will mean a short flight from England to Ireland. I have heard horror stories of kit on budget airlines. Im after a travel tripod for a small Sony PXW…

Thanks, had bad experiences with that brand but will look into it

I'm looking for a script to produce on a low/micro budget.

There's obviously the Script Pitch resource on Shooting People which is excellent- are there any other websites or dat…

what genre and for what budget you are looking for

I've been doing some research into crowdfunding and trying to understand how to motivate people to support a campaign.

With my own (indiegogo campaign), so far it's only been my …

Hi,

I think in the early days of Kickstarter etc, getting a signed script or to spend a day on set (as part of the reward) was new and exciting to many non-filmmakers. Nowadays i…

Hi all,

A couple of months back I posted an advert asking for a script for a short scene between two (or more) actors here on Shooting People. I got loads of great responses an…

Thanks Molly!

And thanks Glyn! Thank you for taking the time to post your response to the film, it’s much appreciated. I’m glad you enjoyed it. And yes, I’ll be in touch if I’m l…

Hi Shooters!

I'm a writer and producer that is currently developing and producing a few short films and TV pilots. I have studied scriptwriting and script analysis and would love…

Dear Shooters.

According to your useful feedback regarding my film, I would like to grab the opportunity and seek help from anyone who would be interested in composing a piece of…

Dear Shooters.

The role for a Composer has been filled.

Thank you very much for your response.

Alexandra!!!

Hi,

I'm looking for a studio space for me and a director to finish off working on a low budget feature for between 6-8 weeks somewhere close to central London. We have kit and do…

I'll PM you, might be more than you want to spend, but it's a good space