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Programmer-critic Miriam Bale tweeted some interesting data on how much it would cost to have a career in indie filmmaking, claiming that ‘It would take you 39 years to save up en…

Thanks Robert for that example. The suggestion coming from it is that the more rights that others have in your film the tougher it will be in terms of costs and distribution. As m…

I have dialog and action referencing three different tobacco brands in my screenplay.

Providing there are no negative connotations implied in the smoking of each brand, might fil…

Thanks Marlom.

Hi,

I have a background in film making (both shooting and editing) and mathematics/computer science. I thought that a career in CGI/animation would be a good way to combine both …

Hi Elena,

I've been doing a VFX careers outreach programme (funded by Creative Skillset), called Skill Fusion. There is a skills shortage and the industry is particularly seekin…

Ridiculously easy going, laid back, amiable, tidy... London based Irish producer just looking for somewhere cheap to lay his head and call home for a week during Cannes. Any help …

Hi Micheal,
I have accommodation available in cannes let me know if your still looking,
thanks.

Just wonder about people's opinion about keep contact going between writer / Camera departments / Producers?

I'm attend alot of Chris Jones' events very informative very much bu…

Morning John, way back in 2008, I was coazed into setting up the Cumbria Film Alliance and it's nice to see it has grown over recent years. Although it is based in Cumbria, the ge…

Hiya I am in the planning stages of my next film, and I'm just piecing together some reference material to help me to achieve the look I want. Andy Warhol's film I a Man, has insp…

Greetings Peeps

I'm a 1st year film student at Ravensbourne planning to specialise in Cinematography. I've got a bit of spark work experience under my belt from a few film shoots…

Hi George,

Sorry for the delay in chipping in here. Going the "lighting route" is less common here in the UK than it is in the US. There are some DoPs like James Friend who were …

I am producing a short with a US studio option starring David Bailie (Pirates of the Carribean) and Simon Armstrong (Game of Thrones) directed by US filmmaker Ayoub Qanir (see htt…

Looking to hire an animation studio in London or near by.

Anybody know how much it will cost?

I am a freelance animator working in various mediums and it would be interesting to hear more details about your project. It depends on the type of animation work primarily - and …

I'm trying to upload my short film to Reelport, in order to submit to various festivals. I've filled out all the information, they then ask you to pay - all done, now I can't for …

I'm thinking of starting a little monthly get together of local filmmakers to talk about our projects and possibly collaborate on each other's projects.

I have a venue in mind th…

Hey guys, apologies for the delayed reply. Shall we put 21st May in the diary for the first meeting? And then maybe meet up every fortnight from then?

I was wondering if I could get some advice or sage wisdom thrown upon this question, one that has left me stumped, smashing my head repeatedly, in front of the metaphorical brick …

Paddy, Adrian, John, thank you all for your responses. I appreciate the candour with them, and figured that everything you mentioned would be a critical factor, for sure. The link…

Hi shooters,

We're shooting a film about a programmer. He is on the phone and whilst he is we need the laptop and PC monitor in front of him to be reeling of lines of computer co…

If you have a decent writer/researcher, it's not hard to find the code for the programs you need. I've programmed in Java before, white on black as you say. There are plenty of …

I was wondering about best or good practices on testing out lens render setting / apr / R3d Arri raw and lens configurations like 85mm arri master / anamorphic 2.35;1 / 4 perf 16 …

What exactly are you trying to test? Colour reproduction? Image sharpness? Dynamic range? Without controlled tests it's all a bit subjective - plus, if you dig around on Google pl…

Hi if I get funding from the Indiegogo site how much should I ask for?...
Like how much would it cost to hire a full indie team from Director to actor?.

Shawn, Andrew's comments aside, as a VERY rough guide you should allow anything North of £5k/shooting day for a unit, hires, etc. Some costs are daily, others weekly, others one…

Hello

I in the process of work in two extensively long screenplays 150+ was wondering what rate £ per page was or a recommended amount to charge as fee. say £2 each so 2 150 page…

Thanks all the contributions, both are true story based concepts the producer know what they want and was impress by my profile. people were asking about length @ the micro budge…

Just wondering about the finer point of the DCP process and where it best fits in the post piple having been to the GFM with Chris jones - HD DVD / H.264 uncompressed 10 bit pipe …

If for some reason you need to create a DCP, Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve can do it (even the free, Lite version) if you purchase a package from easyDCP: http://www.easydcp.com/pr…

Hello,

We need a studio of at least 8x8m, preferably 10x10m that is soundproofed for a 4 day hire on May 12-15 (one day set build, three day shoot).

If anyone has any details of…

yoyo mark. you can try camber well studios they are good & its low budget packages. Bicky henriques.

9.88 Films is a micro-short form film-making challenge that Channel 4 launched in partnership with Creative Scotland.

Glasgow is host city for this year’s Commonwealth Games, a…

Hi Ian,

I hope you're well.

My film HUNGER has disappeared from your site.
Please can you let me know what's happened?

http://www.9point88.com/?x=us-en_ninepoint88brand2_639_

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I've been trying to pitch a short film into the script pitch, but it's giving me a weird screen afterwards saying "Failed." It looks like one of those broken pages.

Is the scrip…

HI Vasco,

I'm not sure if there is a problem with this - we'll definitely look into it though - could you please email details of the problems you had to helpdesk@shootingpeople.…

This summer I will be shooting a short film in South Korea.

It's a short horror set in Seoul (backstreets). Also has one scene in a rural house.

Has anyone any advise about shoo…

Brian email me at gktime@aol.com and i I will help you. Don't have time to write all the info right now ... but you can share it with shooters later. Hardly anyone speaks English …

Hello good shooters!

A quick question has anyone who is going to Cannes got some accommodation space that two friendly producers/directors can chip in?!

Would love to hear bac…

Several places available. What are you dates in Cannes?
filmpartners@andbut.co.uk

does anyone know somewhere cheap to stay in Cannes for the festival 15-23 May 2014?

We have a room free just a 15 min walk to door of Palais. A nice place. Send me an email if you'd like to know more.
Mark

Commercials are often a bit bland, but there have been some belters in the past. Typically a director has a short time to engage the audience and show off the 'character' of a pr…

It's a bit old now, but I loved the Vauxhall 'Little Dads' adverts. So funny and sweet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4gPkrCl2o

I also thought the Peter Kay, John Smith ad…

The heyday of big budget MTV pop promos is behind us sadly, the budgets have dwindled and MTV just shows 'formatted reality' rubbish now. The pop promo format (~3'30", no-to-litt…

Some interesting posts on here, lots of 'pop promos' (certainly a term I'd used and heard used in the 90's) I've not seen before and it's great to see what different people find i…