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I've been approached by a production company who want to use some footage of mine in a 25 min doc/entertainment show about alternative sports. It will be aired in various countrie…

It really depends on the footage. What resolution is it shot at? What are the other production qualities? How unique is it? Will it need a lot of work?

If it's really unique …

I've been asked to supervise the completion of a feature. For those of you that have read my posts over the years, this basically what I do for a living, but this one is a bit dif…

Oops. "They're naive" not their.

Last week I wrote an open letter to Vimeo that was published on well-known filmmaker blog Nofilmschool. In it I was trying to understand why shorts seem to have so little value th…

Actually no blue touch paper to be lit, I completely agree with you. I wish I didn't but you're right. I guess I was kind of trying to postulate an idea about the creative force b…

anyone have experience with SAG ULB contract? Specifically regarding distribution?

After spewing all this out, I did a little search on SAG and found this interesting article. It mentions the "lien" and SAG having that power on the life of the film (your copyrig…

Has anyone had experience with IndieReign?

Hi everyone, this is a new service. Has anyone had any successful experience of it, or can compare to Distrify or other service? http://www.littlecast.com/littlecast-overview

Si…

I'm working on the premise that given the ever-shortening attention spans of younger generations of viewers, I suspect short films might some day become a source of revenue for us…

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…

Okay, it's actually the British Board of Film Classification, although it's name used to be the British Board of Film Censors. The name has changed but it's role is still essenti…

They did not mention what certificate would have come back (Nothing more than a 15 I would think). As for the opinion on the cut - I don't really think they were trying to "devalu…

I've just finished a big study of 10,000 film festivals.

Part one looked at the numbers of films festivals (http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-fe…

hello everyone.

I am going to rent an apartment for filming-one of those rent per night ones.

Quick Q
Do I need the owner/agent to sign a release form for the property even thou…

Probably not from the side of image rights, but good idea in terms of who insures what, who is responsible for what, who pays leccy, cleaners, etc

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of anything about a Shooting People app for iPhone & Android.
If there was one before that got removed or if there has never been one…

Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for the quick response! I really appreciate it. :)
It was just a casual question to be honest, I already do use the web version on my phones browser, and I d…

I've been collecting data on 10,000 film festivals and have published the results at http://stephenfollows.com/film-festivals-pt1-the-truths-behind-film-festivals/

The main findi…

Hi folks. I'm a student producer submitting a short film to numerous festivals and urgently need to produce a BluRay in the next day or so. I'm based in Wakefield / Leeds, and h…

I have been self distributing my latest documentary "I wasn't always dressed like this", making presentations in international conferences and forums. Now I have been receiving in…

Oh, sorry, somehow I missed your answer. Thank you Paddy, will have a look into that. :)

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

Hello,

If anyone is legal-minded and contract savvy and has 10-15 minutes free to help out a independent filmmaker I'd be very appreciative. As it's confidential I can't post the…

Marlom, Paddy; Thanks both for your replies. Paddy - I'll be in touch when I have a spare moment. Many thanks for offering. Ash

I’m making a documentary and want to put still images of famous people in it at the points they are mentioned. For instance I might be talking about Daniel Day Lewis and then show…

There really needs to be a dedicated SP FAQ for intellectual property questions! Anyway,what you need to find out is what rights the copyright holder/s claim. If they haven't exp…

...that's the breaking news from Short of the Week, who recently went through a big list of fests to see who accepts what: http://bit.ly/16vU3ku

Those amongst the 68% who do acce…

No, it won't affect how soon to go online - for the best festivals to actively feature a film, many of them want to be able to premiere it, which they can't if it's on YouTube!

Hello

I have a problem. I recently filmed a short.

I stupidly made a terrible mistake and shot an actor in a t-shirt with a popular brand logo printed on his sleeve. Now the log…

Shahid, I really wouldn't bother. If the corporation is not ok with it, they won't sue you right away. They'll send you a letter telling you to take it out. Odds are, they won't c…

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…

So as you have hopefully heard my brother and I are currently using Kickstarter to fund a final crucial scene in our debut feature film Nina Forever. If you want to pledge to us y…

I gave weeks ago Ben, was happy to when I saw a link on twitter and loved it. (And I haven't a pot to pee in most weeks) So I think David's right, and I doubt most were ignoring y…

I want to create a new musical interpretation of a commercial song to use in my short film. The original was a male solo piece, where the new version will be a female duet, so I a…

As Tom (above) says you need permission from the songwriter/publisher unless the song is very old. The details of copyright vary from country to country. Have a look at the UK co…

I’m obsessed with Vimeo stats, for me they are the digital equivalent of crack. When we’ve released a new film out into the online world, I’m clicking refresh repeatedly and if so…

Festival presence and a good set of laurels on your poster frame definitely help it to be seen. Plus the programmers of that festival are normally happy to promote it online. And …

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…

I like to demonstrate a diversity of sites to students. I also talk about wordpress, wix and weebly as platforms upon which to build the site. If anyone has any tips or comments o…

A website with a page dedicated to short films: www.iwitnessedimages.com created with iWeb, very simple and effective!