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Dear shooters.

I need to do a blue ray of my film ( about 62 min long), for submit to a Festival.

I would like to know if anyone knows here in London where I can do this and …

Hi Fernando,
We charge £75+VAT (£90) per mastering to Bluray from file, this includes disc and Amaray case. This is a straight bluray (no menu) We are based in shoreditch, walking…

Hi All,

I am a self-shooting director/editor mostly working on self-initiated and branded interview & documentary formats as part of online series'.

We are very new, but are…

The Z7 is a pretty good bit of kit for just about any application short of EBU/BBC Broadcast HD but even for this one can plug in an out board recorder capable of up to 200mbs tha…

Hi,
Can anyone tell me what's a good camera under £250 TO BUY for shooting short films? I've been looking at the Sony Handycam CX190, Nikon D3100 Digital SLR and the JVC GC-XA1…

I'd say Lee nailed it. Here ya go to get you on your way: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Movies-With-Your-iPhone/dp/1907579893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366816021&sr=8-1&amp…

Hi All,

Just posted this as a discussion but thought I would reach out by asking as well!

I am a self-shooting director/editor mostly working on self-initiated and branded inter…

Hi Ian, if you're interested, I'm selling a JVC GY-HD110E camera, with very low hours ( only 165 on the drum ), and am looking for around £850 for it as a quick sale. This camera …

Hi everyone, I'm new to Shooting People, and very happy to be here!

My name is Mike Cooper and I'm an experienced voiceover artist based in London with my own studio. Though I wo…

Thanks for your advice, Vasco. I've signed up for some bulletins already and I do see that jobs appear on those, which is great.

What I'm trying to do is get myself on the radar …

I am a freelance filmmaker, editor, cameraperson looking to get in touch with other groups, people, events in the documentary or journalist field in Madrid. Does anyone have any s…

Thanks so much Magda! And sorry for the late response.

Many thanks,

Eleanor

Hi,
I would like to know if there is a correct or smart way to find and reach out to local Retired or Pro Screenwriters in my home town? (Croydon and South East London)

I'm hopi…

There may be an evening course some of them teach, at the local college or university. These can be subsidized, and even free if you're out of work or on a low income.

Our loc…

Hi guys,

I've recently developed a script for a short film and I'm currently being at the stage before shooting! Because I have lack of experience on how to use a camera on a pro…

There's more to making a movie than using a camera. It might be an idea to look for runner jobs, to see how the whole thing is run. I was observing productions when I was offere…

I was reading this article: Why You Shouldn’t Use a Script Coverage Service at http://www.scriptmag.com/features/primetime-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-script-coverage-service

It got m…

What you seek are notes, not comments! Reading a screenplay is not an easy process for the uninitiated. Most people read novels! Not scripts. And when they are presented with a pi…

Hi everybody

I am in the latter stages of producing a micro / very low budget feature. I have some private investment in place, but in order to protect them and the film, I'm loo…

Is your budget over £100k? And do you have a bondable Line Producer?

I'm currently doing post on my new short, and need To add several screenshots - some close-up, some wider. I was going to use the screen-capture program Camtasia, but does anyone …

sorry should have included the web address -
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/

I'm looking for somewhere that's at least close to central London where I can stage networking events. It needs to be near a tube, be able to take at least 30, be private, allow u…

Hi Karel,
I know a few places that are pretty good. One place I have been to was Jewel Bar. They have two rooms upstairs (one with a projector) and they have chairs. You can somet…

Lighthouse (BFI) and FilmLondon are closed. I'm a first time producer looking for £6000-8000 for a short.

I have a kickstarted page - so that's covered.

Can anyone suggest?

Funding is such a bug bear and it hampers creativity most of the time. For a short film, the bigger the budget the harder it is to raise the money.

DON'T DO IT unless you are in…

Hi there,

I'm looking at submitting material for screenwriting competitions, and need someone to go over stuff I've written. I've seen £120 for 50-120 pages, so don't know if th…

I work with a great script editor - Ellin Stein - who also teaches script writing at Goldsmiths.

Website: http://www.solidscripts.co.uk/

Mention me if you get in contact with h…

Hello,


I'm looking for hire companies/individuals based in the UK that hire kit for underwater filmmaking. Ideally I would like to hire an HD camcorder with underwater housing …

Many thanks for all of your replies to my query, they are very much appreciated and have been very useful!

David - I'm a big fan of Trunks! I saw it at the Van d'Or Awards a few…

Hi,

I want to create a Blu-ray disc which has my movie as well as several extra features. I’m using an iMac with Compressor 4 to encode the files. Compressor seems to be able to …

Hi All,

Looking into running a short film course in the midlands (Coventry / Warks area) this summer. Has anyone attended or know of one that is already running, midlands wide? M…

The form seems to have become even more awkward. I am unable to skip sections such as Talent/Craft/Post. The form asks for at least one name - fine - I can do that but then I get …

Hi everyone

RE: sound equipment

I'm a beginner in filmmaking.
I've just bought my first camera, which is a Canon 600D DSLR, with a 50mm lens.
I'm looking for external sound eq…

Thanks everyone who took the time to offer up their advice.

I will check out all the links and, as well, research each product that has been mentioned.

We are shooting a short film and need some help! We are looking for an office location.

Needs to look as though it could be the office of a regional manager of a large company. …

Gabriel.

I think I've got a good suggestion to 'Office location'. Derbeyshire Hourse St Chad's Sreet London
WC1H 8AG - have conference rooms I don't know if they would allow you …

Hi all,


I know funding is a question that comes up a lot on here, everyone needs cash to make things!
I have searched quite a lot, as I am sure everyone has, but can't find any …

If you go to www.flicku.me You can start an Indiegogo campaign through that site and get partnership benefits. They will help promote the campaign as well

I'd like to make a film. But as a Costume Designer/ Stylist I find myself waiting around for a project to come about that someone else is making which I can work on. Finding Proje…

Have you got access to money? That's what it'll all boil down to in the end!

I absolutely agree that costume is an essential part of a character and aesthetic - but as you say w…

I was doing some research into submitting films to festivals, I was looking up some free or low cost film festivals to submit my supernatural film to, and I saw a short list of fe…

Hi Rebekah
Thanks for your response. Thats just it, we dont have budgets and goals, we are just looking for a few festivals to submit our film to. We dont have money to spend on c…

I am looking for a location in London that matches the description above. So far, several location agencies and council film offices have been approached but any other tips would …

My old offices in 112 Cleveland St, W1 has some interesting corridors and a metal goods lift. Concrete, 1960s, we always joked it looked like a Russian Hospital! Owned by Westmins…

Hi,

I'm capturing HDV footage in Final Cut 7 using a Sony Z5 camera with "HDV - Apple ProRes 422" capture settings. The captured footage looks great but when I click "Log and Cap…

Log and capture was designed for tape. With digital files I suggest that you get them safely onto your hard drive. Then log them. Although you may as well edit all the good bits …