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In 2011 I paid a first time director $200 to direct the first 12 pages of my full length screenplay with the idea that we would use this edited footage to help raise financing for…

Yeah, Dan, it was a surprise especially considering I've none the guy for 30 years. But as someone said it best, it is what it is. 2nd unit director it is if I can't raise the mon…

Hello Shooters. I have a question regarding a short film that I wrote and will play the lead role in. I am primarily an actor, have been acting in independent films for 7 years,…

Ah, it's the old advice from the world of golf. (In case you didn't know this, it's the most profound source of philosophy we have.)

"If you think you can, or you think you can'…

Don't know if SP will let me tell you about this app, because it's basically an ad. But I don't get paid from Per, so I should be safe, right?

There's an amazing shot planning ap…

Thanks so much. I've just started using this now. It really is excellent and affordable.
For some reason my storyboard pics aren't showing up in the shot list, when I export it a…

Alright, half of my ultra low budget feature film takes place in a functioning bar/grill. I have access to the place for shooting for a week. One of my characters is a bar tender …

Thanks, Dan. Will do.

Tried to post this before, but I guess it didn't make it for some reason.

I wanted to let you guys know about these great little lessons on Youtube by a professional dialogue edi…

I'm currently editing a short drama film in which a character cleans an old '78 record (from 1949) with a cloth, in close up, and we see the name of the (famous) record company on…

Agreed Dan

Hello All,

Hoping you all are having an enjoyable start to the festive period!

I am an independent producer/director who has an agreement in principle to air one of my own comp…

Find out who you need to approach and if they're sponsoring anything at the moment. No point sending a deal to The wrong person. Sometimes they will love the show but not have bud…

As I said I'm new to movie making and i plan to make my first movie could anyone out there please give me advice on directing my movie....

Shawn, if you have £100 and you want to make a movie, you need to write a £100 movie. Actually you need to write a zero budget script and spend the £100 on the wrap party :-)

BTW…

Hello everyone.

Realistic gun replica (9mm or similar) with blowback feature needed for a day shoot.

Does anyone know where I could rent one? If someone on here has one, I will …

One more:
http://www.grahamcurriemilitaria.co.uk/index.php/items-for-sale/weaponry/replica-a-blank-firing-guns

Are there any active Shooters on Merseyside, Liverpool, Wirral, West Cheshire area.

Hi Ste.
I'm based in Hertfordshire right now mostly taking care of my folks who are both 92. However its inevitable that they will not live forever. We are all from the Wirral and…

Hi,

I come from a background of television research (and some film). I have wanted to develop ideas of mine for a while but work has always got in the way. I am changing that no…

Hi Will. We should get together over a cup of tea. Not long ago I posted a similar query. We may be able to do something together. I run a post production outfit and have access t…

It will be mostly used for filming and I am interested in lenses too.

I also have a 5d mk ii to sell,
Miren.vp@gmail.com

I attend the Brit School and have been asked to look for work experince. I would like to gain experience within either production, photography, film making, all aspects of the The…

Write letters showing interest and start posting them out. Middle to large sized companies often your best bet as small ones have such irregular work you may not have anything to…

Hello guys

I am shooting a webseries pilot in November. I have sent my actor a contract, I downloaded the agreement from this very site.

The actor has asked clarification on the…

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Great answer.

Thanks Yen.

Hello everyone

I am looking to hold auditions for my upcoming webseries pilot.

I was wondering if anyone knows a cheap venue for this purpose. I would need it for next week or t…

Hi Shez
Didn't hear from you yesterday re: the pencil on our 500sqft room at SOHOST in Berwick Street this Friday.
Do you no longer need it after all? We were happy to let you hav…

Hi there! I hope you can help me with this.

I need a contract between a producer and a documentary filmmaker. A fair example contract that doesn't try to take all the rights, sin…

Franz - optioning agreement? Then find someone to buy the screenplay and let their lawyers deal with the chain of title?

Dear all,

I made a micro-budget feature film that went on to win three Indie film festivals, two of them in America, but I couldn't get Distribution for love or money! That is an…

Thanks Chris, appreciate the feedback. The film has a highly original story so there wouldn't be that much development and it would have to emulate the film. But I hear what you'r…

Hi.

The video here http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backer+questions says that donations are easily made through Amazon.

But when I started a Kickstarter campaign a week a…

I used Indiegogo and it was very straightforward. All payments went via Paypal and even if the donor didn't have a Paypal account a temporary one could be immediately set up. Very…

Hello, hope everyone is well.

I'm doing a 10 minute horror/drama episode for the web.

We're going to be shooting on a canon dslr and a canon hdv camera with a SG blade 35mm ada…

hello everyone

I tried to copy paste an image here for you guys-a visual reference of ideally what I would like to emulate. Unfortunately I can’t include it here –no option.

So…

I am looking to go the AD route in films as a career, but am having real trouble finding 3rd AD work on features, any advice at all, would be greatly appreciated.

Work as a runner and get in with some 1AD's and badger them for work?

Hi All, does anyone have experience of showing your film here? Any tips about how to get something out of it would be great. Thanks everyone. Simon

I'm shooting something right now (take a look: http://tinyurl.com/TheSeduction ) where my AD tells me that on all the shoots he's been on it's the AD that calls action.

This rat…

...one other thing; most actors I've worked with like the director to call action. However, they DEFINITELY want it to be said clearly and loudly enough!

Hi,

I'm thinking about joining Directors UK, as I've heard good things via word of mouth, but the website is vague about what they actually provide. I would be thinking about an …

Hi Gulliver,

Graeme here from Directors UK. We host events three or four times a month, which range from big screenings with director Q&As (we have Alpha Papa next week), to …

I am SICK of this! The last time I posted on Bulletins was around a couple of years ago. I lost appetite coz they kept being pulled down for not meeting some sort of criteria. Now…

Is it tough out there? It certainly can be. Very, to be honest. Especially when real money is involved.

But as for your 1) above, doesn't your 2) somewhat suggest a solution? I…

Hello Guys

Wanted to ask if anyone knows the best way to get votes and comments on SP competition, I've made a short comedy film link below.

"The last hit"
https://shootingpeopl…