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Hey guys,
My company's (2.30 Productions) latest short film is currently in post production and we are raising funds to cover the cost of editing (including grading and original …

Recently someone asked to hear from people planning Kickstarter campaigns. Is the situation still the same? Who do I contact?

Thanks

Hi Laure,

Yes, that would be me.

Please write to me at matt at shootingpeople dot org about this.

Matt
SP

Hi Guys,

So I ran this post about a year ago whilst I was working in the Development Department at The National Geographic Channel and decided to start it back up.

For over a y…

I am a debut writer seeking a Producer for my screenplay 'Trojan Horse'.
Here is the Logline:

In a world where all religion seems to be extinct, two people must survive the afte…

Hi SP,

As you've seen, we have playwright, producer and screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris in for Film of the Month, best known for his Oscar winning work on Alejandro Iñárritu’s B…

What was it like to win an Oscar for your first screenplay? Did you expect the film to resonate as strongly as it did?

Hi all,

My short film 'Parts' is up for 'Film of the Month' here on SP. Please check it out and let me know what you think!

I want to use this opportunity to reach out to any …

That film, viewable here.

https://shootingpeople.org/filmofthemonth/film/parts/

Hi Folks,

I'm planning on making a two character short in January that is set in an empty housing estate/area, essentially written to be as minimalistic as possible with a view t…

Ian - gonna send you a PM. Was walking down Sparmount street this morning and the only cars there belong to the building site that is on one side of the street. The other side of …

Hi everyone,

I'm currently trying to find a carpark as a location to film a scene for a short film in London. Does anyone have any past experience/leads for a location like this?…

Hi Cait Lyn,

you can try contacting the Brent Cross shopping centre. They were quite helpful on our project.

Best,
A

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Crowdfunding needs a crowd. Build that before you run the campaign. The campaign doesn't create the crowd and that's where most people fail at crowdfunding. That's the best advice…

Hi Shooters,

Like most screenwriters, my writing income has been haphazard and low, and declared for tax as a self-employed sole trader. Recent deals mean that may be about to ch…

That's probably the right choice, TBH and glad it helped you with your decision :)

Hi all,

I have something to ask! My film ''DID'' has been selected to compete for the Film of the Month but awkwardly the embedded video from Vimeo is showing an error and it doe…

The last time I used Vimeo, I think vids were placed in a queue for processing. Users on the paid service were given priority. Perhaps the queue is particularly long today.

Hello Shooters!

I would love to explore working in film programming and was wondering if anyone in this community works in this area and could offer some advice on ways of buildi…

I am 23 years old and I live just outside of London in Buckinghamshire. I really want to develop my interest in film making and photography but I just lack the experience to impro…

SP hold local meets and there is the monthly Lunch Club in central London for serious professional networking organised by Gareth Owen who runs Roger Moore's office at Pinewood. …

Can anyone recommend any good script writing courses? Im only looking for a short course and something that is well priced.

Thanks

Weekend courses like Robert McKee (author of the book STORY) is considered one of the best. There's New York Film Academy, Gothem Writers, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the…

Hi,

As the title says, I'm in the catch 22 of wanting to get into the industry whilst not having a quality showreel.

I'd like to score a few short pieces for filmmakers who eit…

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…

Hi guys, just wanted to find out from those who have experience in getting feature film funding, so right now I have my feature film on a crowdfunding platform indiegogo as we hav…

Hi, thank you for your help, Will definitely have a look into your responses!

Hi all, My first post! This is for those who are passionate about the power of film to spark change / women's equality - I guess all of us! I've been working for 3 years on my fir…

Hi Sue,

This looks like a great project.
Best of luck with the campaign, and keep us updated.

Matt
SP

Hi Shooters,

I am looking for script feedback on a script I've written that I want to send off to producers if they show interest. I had interest at a pitch fest but script wasn'…

Hi-many thanks guys will follow up NN

All, hello,

I am a debut writer looking a Producer to help develop and take my screenplay to the big screen. I have been working on it, this should be the fourth year coming up. …

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I'm going to be doing some filming in Ireland for short online videos in a couple of weeks and while releases will be fairly straight forward on some pieces with…

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Am in contact with different potential European inve…

Stephen Bristow at Saffery Champness.

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