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I'm not a Producer but I'd like to know how Producers currently secure funding and financing? Is it still a mixture of TV Networks, BFI and Private Investment? And how will they s…

Ah yes, JANE - forgot to mention we've also created the lookbook - 'presenter' as you call it - a detailed visual tool with images, my director's statement, an exec summary, timel…

Hi everyone, I have just joined SP as impressed how supportive it is. Cannot believe it really.
I am wondering if should go to Cannes if can get cheap flights/accom just to see h…

Just to say to everyone I really appreciate your advice & support. At moment need to focus on how to earn a living but hope can develop the script/film/documentary thing in ti…

The director has a couple of short films as experience but nothing major and the proposed budget of the film would be between 800k and £1M.

I have read that standard writer/direc…

Look at it the other way - what's the least you/they need to live on? If someone is investing real money to make your dream, and you take out £120k in cash, you're shortchanging …

Hi all,

I'm looking to shoot a short film over the summer months, based in the UK so the script would have to be also. Preferably between 5-15 pages and either a drama/romantic c…

Hi,

I am about to embark on a new career (documentary making) following a loss of identity at my soon-to-be-former job and a desire to follow my passion and tell people's stories…

Looking to start a project soon and happy to meet up in London to have a coffee. Are you interested? my mobile: 07789070736

Hey everyone,

I posted up on here a while back looking for people to share their experiences in film on a blog I'm starting up.

I made my first post today and am looking for s…

Hi All,

I'm starting a blog about the film industry and would love to hear the following stories from you shooters:

The worst shoots you've ever worked on.
How you got into the…

Dan, Paddy, thanks. There was nothing to worry about in my story to respond to the "How you got into the industry" question: here it is for you guys:

So, this singer songwriter i…

Me and a colleague are filming for a documentary in New York next week, arriving on Weds May 4th and would love to meet some NYC filmmakers while we're over from the UK.

Here's w…

I spoke to Eugene McGling and Corin Hardy recently for the Britflicks Podcast. They talked about making their horror films at http://www.britflicks.com/podcasts.aspx

Feedback and…

An avid fan, I always listen. When Stuart really digs in it is the most insightful podcast on filmmaking out there. To not listen means you are not a real filmmaker. Check it out.

Does anyone have experience in shooting at a doctors surgery? Or somewhere that has a waiting room and a reception which could look like a surgery? i am on a micro budget but ke…

I guess weekends are fairly clear, BUT as the surgery has extremely confidential medical records and possibly some restricted substances, you'll probably need to be supervised, an…

I would like to know if you can use Kickstarter to buy equipment and hire crew? I figure that to get into independent filmmaking you need more than just goodwill, you need hard ca…

that's true. Try borrowing equipment from like minded filmmakers. I made my first documentary showcase piece by just asking a guy I met at film school if we could borrow his Betac…

I have a Sony Z5 with a stuck eject system. It belongs to our charity WAYout in Sierra Leone and there is nobody there with the parts so I brought it back here. Where can I get it…

I'm part of a team that is making a series of short docs for BBC Three. An example of one we made last year is here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvBwWeG4Rpc

For this one we…

I know a doctor turned actor, Anthony Metcalfe. I will email him if you can send me your email and let him decide if he wants to contact you.

HI I have recently come back from charity a project filming interviews in refugee camps in multiple different languages - around 6. I have a huge amount of subtitling to get done …

Hi Tomo,

I'm a professional subtitler and translator. My subtitling software enables FCP XML export.
Feel free to get in touch if you need any help. Here is my email: info@subti…

I'd like to know if there are any places that send crews around the world, not bothered about pay really as much as the experience of travelling and shooting. Thanks!

Thanks guys. Yeah I've been thinking a charity might be a good place to start looking. @Stanley, that sounds like an amazing experience, I bet you've got a few stories to tell! Wh…

Where I live they shot the action movie Criminal starring Kevin Costner. How can I know when production companies are shooting films and TV shows like that and others? I want to w…

Call your local city council and ask if they have a film office, many do. It's the department that you go to as a filmmaker for help on getting roads closed, finding production b…

Hello there,

I'm a final year Editing and Post-Production student studying at Ravensbourne in London looking for editing and grading work to enhance my final portfolio.

I have p…

Can you send me a CV please. info AT sticklebackproductions.co.uk

Hello fellow members of shootingpeople.org! My name is Ishaan and currently employed as a Retail Assistant in the faraway-ish lands of Surrey. Being twenty-two, I'm starting to re…

Hello folks! I apologise for the late response, currently juggling moving houses, work and containing my excitement from the positive responses and tips I've received, for which I…

I'm looking for newbie / up-and-coming / new starters to collaborate with on a number of up coming projects.

First of all I'd like to be very clear that I'm not targeting this at…

Is it possible to caption photos on profiles here? I'd like to add photographers credits for each picture separately.

Oh you mean adding it on the picture itself? Doesn't that spoil the picture, like urls on the youtube videos?

Hi I'd like to speak to screenwriters active in the UK Essex/East End/Action movie scene. I'm learning about screenwriting and it's clear that you're in demand when it comes to wr…

I'd like to learn more about writers in the trenches and how I can write similarly. I'm not into writing for those movies movies, but the writers of those are active and therefore…

Hi!

I am writing this message...ah...let's cut the crap! I normally write and direct my own stuff and I used to enjoy doing both. However, I finally realised that I am a better w…

Hi Max, I really liked your two films on Vimeo. Very well written and directed.
Here's a trailer for my new short film which I wrote and directed : https://vimeo.com/155903699
It'…

slated.com, has anyone used or have any good/bad experiences from it? I hear you need to be recommended by established Producers in the industry?

It's not really a crowd funding site at all. In a very basic sense, they introduce investors to potential projects. Here's the deal: you will have a much better go of it if you ha…

Dear Shooters,

As some of you may be aware, I have suffered a significant loss in my life.

That said, a short I worked on last year will have a private cast and crew screening a…

I have found my guest!

Thank you,
Paulina
PS: Paddy, I'll take a raincheck for my next première!

Hi there, I'm new to Shooting People and have always been a wee bit nervous about joining.

2016 is the year of being brave (I've decided) so here goes. I just wondered whether an…

For what it's worth....I have been in exactly the same place as I struggled to finish my last project and considered shelving it several times. I pushed through and completed it w…