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Hi guys - I've directed a handful of shorts now and I've edited the DSLR / BMCC Prores ones myself in Premiere but for the two I've shot on Red One MXs I've had an editor in an of…

This seems pretty helpful:

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/offline-editing/

Hi all!

I'm currently looking to do some research on the UK film industry for a passion project.

Does anyone know where I could find some statistics on things like:

How many Ru…

Hi Ross

I run statistical analysis on the film industry. I've not looked at those direct questions (yet) but I have researched similar topics which may be useful...

https://ste…

I finally reached the head of the queue in the coffee shop. A smiling barista apologised for the delay, and asked me what I wanted. I then noticed the dreaded “Trainee” badge pro…

So very much agree, Paddy. When people ask me why I like filmmaking so much, my answer is "there is always something new around the corner and you never stop learning." There is a…

Hi,

I have now uploaded some films I directed, produced, composed for and acted on my Shooting People Profile.

I am Logic, FCPX savvy and too an extent After Effects.

I have al…

The Lady In The Van - BBC funded and I'm sure the BFI are involved somewhere. Why are these tiny films still getting made? It's so expensive to go to the cinema nowadays (£9 in ci…

The box office isn't where money is made (£4M budget is $6M, distributor will take 50% of theatrical, so even without P&A it's not recouped), but it means it'll sell in the se…

Hi Guys ,

I have a weird problem.

I have finished my film , and its all edited, and I even took it to a mastering studio, and had it done twice.

The final video file sounds fi…

If your audio is encoded as Dolby AC3 then that's likely Dialnorm doing its thing - encoding with PCM audio should leave the audio as mastered.

Hi all,

I'm a native English speaker offering help to those in need of a script editor. Whether you are in the middle of your second draft or finalising the last one, here's what…

Hi all. I recently wrote and directed my first music video and caught the bug, but I noticed there is no info on a SP group in Cambridge anymore. Are there any groups or meetups I…

I have found the correct page now. Maybe the site admins would like to update the links?

:)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/135193786526458/

Have a short student film shoot coming up in a couple of weeks and need to do a car scene! The majority of the action will take place once the car has stopped (phew!) but there is…

Tom;s ideas are great, and it will vary the visuals and location and so make it more interesting.
Then, while it is hard to rig the car securely with a camera on the bonnet or ou…

Hi folks

I am in R&D for a documentary about people with weird and unusual hobbies- we have to find 6 contributors, I've managed to find 3 suitable - I got some feedback whic…

Also try starnow .

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good company to insure my personal film/audio equipment?

fairly basic kit: DSLR, shotgun mic, some lenses, audio recorder...

It's my equipment I use …

Hiya, I've now had three people ask me for details about this Hiscox policy - the premium will vary with your circumstance, so I suggest you call them and discuss it!

Contact our…

Hello,

I'm looking to move to Bristol next year and wanted to find out if there was a good film community to seek out or much production work that way. Would be good to hear from…

Hello Sukey. I've been living and working in Bristol for nearly twenty years. I spent most of that time working as a CGI animator and I'm now directing and writing live action fil…

Essentially I'm talking about a company with the ability to source scripts, raise £5-15 million, shoot and release and repeat it over and over. Enough to generate a "slate" where …

I think that what you are talking about, and what I have gleaned from a number of your posts, is that you are expecting, or wanting, a 'Hollywood' style industry in England.

This…

Hey all,

I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice / direction as where to go for finding a producer for my sitcom pilot? I've made multiple documentaries before a…

Could go either way - production company pickup and they keep the producer, or at least as likely, put in their own people on payroll to do the deals with existing suppliers, etc.…

The film was made last Christmas with the support of Greenpeace, who feature as the backdrop to the love story. It is now available on Vimeo. Half of the profits will be donated t…

HI NYC Shooters,

could anyone recommend a good equipment house in central NYC to provide a Sony EX1 or EX3, a Canon 5D Mark III and sound equipment? Also, do you know how easy it…

I'm working on a short film which has a scene set in a hospital room. Does anyone know of any hospitals in Scotland, or facilities that could easily double for a hospital room tha…

Thanks for all the advice guys, really appreciate it. I got in touch with the Glasgow Film Office and they were tremendous help! Getting in touch with the contacts they've given m…

SNOOKER HALL:
A traditional multi-table snooker hall to film one scene of 2 principal cast.

London, Home or Southern Counties

BANKING HALL:
A traditional banking hall or a premi…

Hello everybody,
I am an Actress even if I have a master's degree in Cultural Anthropology.
I am looking for an internhip out of italy. And really would like to have a chance dur…

Any advice would be great.

Hi Alex,
I think you have pulled this off well, (yes I did jump at the appropriate time!) considering the limitations you mention in the bulletin.

Only comments I would make are…

I'm looking in the UK, Brussels, Northern France, maybe even Spain and Portugal, anywhere with a significant English speaking (multicultural) population.

We'd like an office near…

The Midlands specifically Birmingham is cheap and close to great locations and of course close to Stratford and plenty of talented Shakespearen actors.

I shot this medieval film…

A discussion we've been having on LinkedIn, with some film producers who have more experience than anyone on this site does.

It involves the fact that film finance finders tend t…

Thanks for all your comments. Seems very different to the LinkedIn group.

Anyway, the guy said, you pay for someone to write a budget or draw up contracts, a specific service wh…

Hi Guys

Just wondering if anyone is interested in a treatment, script and scheduling advice service offered by a development Assistant at an international channel?

I currently w…

Hi Sherice I'm interested. I will message you.

I have written couple of short film script and i would like some feed back on the scripts, well at least one of them for now

Hi Jane, thank you very much for your answer.
should i contact you through your 23-films email, or you have other ways to be contacted?

Last year we agreed an international distribution deal with a company based in California.

The company verbally pledged limited theatrical distribution in the least, followed by…

So sorry to hear of your troubles. This kind of thing is typical of distributors, I'm afraid. What seems odd, is that you've given them world wide rights? Is that correct? If you'…