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How do I start??

Maybe talk to a company like stufish.co.uk - that's exactly what they do!

Hi everyone!

Here's my problem: so far I have always been shooting my projects in 25fps. I am based in London and the films I make cater mainly to the UK market, so that is defin…

Soothing on 23.97, 24 or 25 is easily interchangeable and transcodable for deliverable masters anywhere.

I need to record 3 short pieces of dialogue by 3 different voice over actors simulating voice messages being left on an answering machine.

Each piece of dialogue is maximum 1-2 m…

Shelter Studios and Orpheus Studios, both on Kingsland Road are both friendly and good. Shelter is more geared to music, but have recorded voice over in both.

Gavin

Looking for…

Hello everyone,
Im planning to make a short film but i recently saw that you need to insure it ? how can i do this ? I know it sounds silly but what exactly is there to insure ? …

Thank you very much everyone for your answers!

I was totally oblivious when it came to insurance and film making. But, now i'm a little bit more enlightened in the subject ahah

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Hi fellow SP's,

Not sure if this is the right place if not then please accept my apologies and point me in the right direction :-)


I photograph weddings my partner has been sho…

Hi Marta,

The best place to post something like this is the Production part of the site. Go to 'Production' > 'Get People'. Your listing will then exist in the Production dire…

Hey Guys,
What are your Expectations from a Film Festival.
We are really interested in knowing about this and we'd much appreciate it if you shared your experiences with film fes…

Hey John. Thanks for taking the time to look into our question. Useful info. While it's true not every festival will afford that I can see where you're coming from.

Our new Cinema equipment is stolen in London including Camera and Cine lenses kits:

RED Epic Dragon M Cine Camera (S.no- M02642), Mini Mag side SSD, RED LCD touchscreen (S.no: 73…

Thanks Alwyne for the info.

Camera insurance recommendations? Thanks

Highly recommend essex insurance - v easy to use and cheap
https://www.essexinsurancebrokers.com/quotebuyonline/

Hi Shooters,

At our SHORT CUTS Launch Party earlier this month, we were lucky enough to be joined by Producer and SP member Manon Ardisson who has seen huge success with the brea…

Hello Shooters - thanks to all of you who posted in your questions for Manon. You can now find her answers to your questions over on the blog http://bit.ly/2sI2ISi

Are are you a talent agent who might be able to give me some friendly confidential advice about A-LIST for a project I'm involved in?

Or do you know one who could help?

Please g…

Hi Paddy. That's not my issue.
I'm sure it's a common question that comes up here though..! Thanks for taking the time to input
:)

The context is that this is a short doc about a group which creates social events for a marginalised community. One person in six interviews is drinking wine. The guidance in thi…

Some scholars do think drinking wine can make you look stupid:
http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/srick/Imbibing%20Idiot%20Bias.pdf

"Across five studies, we find that in the absence o…

https://vimeo.com/255326354

I'm a Cinematographer looking to meet Directors and Producers.
Would anyone be up for meeting (London based) for an informal chat?
Just to throw some ideas out there and get some …

I'm not a director, more of a DOP/generalist type, but you had me at beer. If you fancy chatting, give me a tinkle. Always keen to be doing things and meeting new people.

kamikaz…

I'm planning on filming a live one-take music video outside and I'm trying to work out how to record the artist without a visible microphone. The artist plays guitar. Any suggesti…

Thanks guys. Really helpful.

Hello,

I directed my first feature film last year and to avoid any issues with weather/traffic/safety, we decided to shoot all our driving scenes in a green screen studio.

Our G…

I recently moved to Canterbury and was just wondering if there are any fellow filmmakers/writers etc. around that might fancy hanging out?

Hi Ben & Everyone Kentish - I'd be v interested in any collaborative filmmaking happening in/around Canterbury (but am congenitally allergic to FB unfortunately) ... is there …

i am looking for anyone that would be able to get my script of the ground. it is a passion project based upon a traumer a child goes through due to abuse and how he suffers from t…

What do you mean by "get it off the ground".

Is this a short? A feature film? A project for charity or survivor assistance? A docudrama or just Drama? Where do you want it to sho…

My messages aren't sending in SP and I'm worried that also means I'm not receiving them too! Has anyone experienced this before and how did you get around it?

Ahh yeah it works now for some reason! Was probably a problem on my end. Thanks!

We're in pre production on a horror short and one of the shots that we're really eager to get is a shot of a wall that has had messages carved into it via a crowbar, we're on a lo…

I learnt something today, cheers Glyn :)

Hi All,

I thought there used to be a Shooting People USA website, but I cannot seem to source it?

Would be grateful to know.

Thanks All!

Thanks John and Helen for your advice.

All the best

Simret

i have no experience in film making but i was looking to see that the script i have written would be possible to be made into a short film with help. it is a highly sensitive subj…

hello Khayam, yeah the film is a drama about an abuse of a child and what traumer he goes through as a child through to adult life. i hope that explains it.

Good afternoon as it is here,

I'm a UK-based self, and traditionally, published author and am trying to find ways to get my source stories noticed. I have turned some of my short…

Hi Tobey... While you're looking for a collaborator, the latest episode of Scriptnotes is with the filmmaker who adapted Call Me By Your Name and is a pretty in-depth look at the …

NoFilmSchool has managed to obtain the list of Oscar-nominated scripts for download for free for a short while - plus some more!

(Sorry if this has been posted before - but it's …

Sharon - Thank you so much for posting this - a tremendous resource!

Cheers,
Chris

Hi shooters,

I am currently working on producing my first animation feature film, and looking for any help or advice on how to go about budgeting for an animation film. Please ge…

Gosh that's a broad question! Are there any specific styles you want, are you doing it in house, do you have finance, will you do it offshore, etc? Stop motion, as I've recently…

Hi,

I'm currently location scouting on a short in London and I'm curious to know people's ways of finding the perfect locations

What websites do you use? Who's your no.1 contac…

Hi Nicole, I used to work as a location scout/agent so may be able to point you in the right direction. Without knowing your budget or type of location you're after, this is a bit…