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Looking for a wood or forest to film in at dusk for a few hours on a low budget. Seems that most council run parks close at dusk. Ideally looking for somewhere in East London or E…

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Much appreciated!

Final major project and I’m doing a boxing film however I’m finding trouble finding one as a student does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

I filmed with Alex Reid at London Shootfighters in North London. Mention our filming and it might help and offer to pay too.

Producer looking for a 1st AD for a shoot in Glasgow, all travel expenses etc paid but with top ARRI equipment and crew, very high production values and a BAFTA screening. If you…

Hi Angela,

the best place to find crew would be within >Production > Get People as Shooters tend to be most active there when looking for work/projects.

Thanks,
Dorothy

Hi there,

I'm helping to produce a low budget feature and one of the script's scenes involves filming in a police station hallway and in a cell. Has anyone had experience of film…

Thanks all, appreciate the feedback. Birmingham looks the best bet due to location but all replies gratefully received. Keep shooting!

Hi,

I'm currently looking for a location and hoped someone out there might have a few suggestions.

The location in the script is a seedy/cheap hotel with a car park out the fron…

Ha! A London hotel with parking, with an empty car park, cheap...that's going to be tough. How about places like schools which have very clearly defined hours and plenty of hard…

Hi there,

I'm producing a short social film for the Environment Agency and looking for a London (ideally zone 1/2/3/4) terraced house for 1 day of filming (5th March). Our hours …

Hi Guys,

Can anyone recommended a school (London) that would be great to shoot in? ideally one that could cover multiple locations.
Classroom, Netball court and a maternity ward…

If you or a relative have children in school in London, that would make for an easier connection. Be aware that schools have safeguarding aspects, which shouldn't be much of a pr…

Just interested to see if anyone had ever attempted/ successfully filmed at the Bathing Ponds. Were there lots of stipulations? Was it expensive? Any other comments? We're interes…

Thank you everyone who's commented!

Marlom - thanks for the contact details, tips on insurance (I presume like the rest of LDN locations they'll want the minimum of 5M PL), and …

Hi,

Large dark space (maybe a large garage?) needed for 4 - 6 hours for some tests. I'm filming a projection screen, hence the need for a large dark space.

There's no money for …

Perhaps a crypt in a local church.

Hi,

Looking to film a proof-of-concept for a feature film set in an America. Shooting in the UK so need a suitable stand-in.

We will only need it for a few hours and we're look…

Thanks Jai and Andy. We've got a place sorted.

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Which pubs out there screen short films and encourages filmmakers networking? Top 5 or 10? Thanks in advance guys and girls!!!

Hi everyone,
I co-run Forest Film Club. We have a monthly short film evening called Short Film Thursdays which is at The Birds in Leytonstone on the last Thursday of every month.…

I’m producing a music video for artist SAINA and require access to industrial land/remote
building site/car park for one day end of March/early April, somewhere in Greater London.…

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I was wondering if anyone knows of a gym in London or around London that would let Students use it for filming

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I DP'd on a day's filming at Diesel Gym back when they were in Limehouse. Found them very amenable, even let us use smoke! Couldn't say how much they charged, sorry. Their current…

I'm a filmmaker based in London working on my next short film. This will be a black comedy about a photographer whose life is threatened by a mosquito. I'm looking for the main lo…

Static vans will be pretty cheap this time of year, ask your local sites/at your nearest stretch of coastline

I am due to shoot the crime film 'Karma' in 4 days and our location scout proved to be flaky. As a result we have everything prepared minus the location and so are desperately loo…

Thank you all and many thanks Abigail for your kind offer. I would love the opportunity to shoot there on a future occasion and fortunately in this instance a colleague has offere…

I am looking to shoot a scene for crime film 'Karma' and am seeking a convenience store/newsagent to film in (preferably one which sells vapes - the scene depicts a salesman tryin…

We're looking for a domestic property for a 1-day shoot that is about to be redecorated/remodelled. The ideal situation would be a property in which a wall will be removed/destroy…

I am producing a 4 minutes film for a University project.
We are looking to film from the 5th of November to the 25th of November.
Only need 3 shots inside/outside the Café.

Everything around City is closed on a Sunday, so you might get traction there

Am currently putting together a shoot for a client who wants to film partly at their factory in China and I'm wondering what restrictions/unexpected difficulties I might come up a…

I have filmed several times in mainland China. The best practice has always ended up being hiring kit and crew in China. I say kit AND crew for a reason. Firstly the kit in China …

Hi Guys, so I finally found the perfect location for my single location thriller (Big Thanks to Shooter Simon) and the Film Office of an East London Borough wants to charge me £15…

That's the problem - it isn't the perfect location if you can't afford it. Filmmaking is always about compromise and deal-making. Truly "derelict" properties are a lot more expe…

Need to film a short boxing scene, in need of a ring this week. Student film!!

There's always Repton, they will charge but it looks great.

Can anyone recommend a space that still has power, etc. and is at least 2000 square feet?

Simon, many thanks. Much appreciated.

Hi all:

I'm looking for a Prison type location for a short project involving a young students from a community outreach project.

The scene involves an inmate calling home for th…

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We are flexible and looking for a coffee shop / restaurant anywhere in London for half a day of shooting on a Sunday.

If anyone can help then by all means do drop us a line at ra…