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Hello,

Are there any internships in relation to post-production or film/video editing? My main priority to fulfil my career ambition as an editor are either internship or working…

Get door knocking in Soho, still a lot of post facilities there, and easier to get into than the Beeb. Try smaller places like Cat Skinners as well as larger ones like Lipsync.

How does one go about securing a permit to use a drone in London? Particularly in Kensington and Chelsea. We've got a high end wedding client who is requesting for drone shots but…

You may get a proper drone operator chime in below, but just in case they don't, you're under 10 miles from Heathrow, pretty much exactly on an approach path, so CAA are likely to…

Hi Shooters,

I am looking for script feedback on a script I've written that I want to send off to producers if they show interest. I had interest at a pitch fest but script wasn'…

Hi-many thanks guys will follow up NN

Hey all,

I'm a green stills photographer and looking to volunteer on a couple shoots before I figure out how to charge.

I'm based in London and happy to travel whereever. Expens…

I would like to find someone who can edit a show reel for me. I have old footage and some new footage that I would like to get together ASAP. I am in North London so anyone based …

Hi Ciara,

We can help: our company offers all sorts of different showreel services for actors, even filming from scratch if you're not too keen on your old stuff. You can mix and…

Hi guys, I've just recently moved to North East England (Hartlepool) from London and wondered if there are any film makers up here?

I have over 10 years professional acting expe…

Hi David
I have a comedy series that I have written and am looking for industry professionals to help bring the project to fruition. My experience is mostly in the music industry …

I am wondering which editing software to go for. I have worked with editors using FCP and I know that FCP10 is not expensive but I am a PC user so would have to get a MAC if I we…

Just for clarity, Lightworks has three options -

1) Completely free but excludes some extra commercial Boris filters, and will output to YouTube resolutions. You will always hav…

Hello I am a first year student who just started studying Film & TV...and the first task is to film a 1-minute documentary 'portrait of a stranger', revealing the darkest secr…

You don't say whether you have to use the stranger in the film. If not, it would be much easier to interview a stranger, then use an actor to be him or her in your film.

I can't…

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I've made a short documentary about Halloween in Derry/Northern Ireland, the opening sequence and end credits show a fireworks display with 'This Is Halloween' from Nightmare Befo…

Or you find another creative solution. Use the 1812 Overture for instance!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to Shooting People and would love to get some feedback on my site and showreel which I've just updated.

I'm a cinematographer based in Yorkshire, if anyone …

We have a new and exciting challenge that you guys might be interested in...

THE SHOWREEL WRITERS CHALLENGE
London Short Film's Project Four

On Wednesday 24th of August, …

Hi everyone,

Mutiny Media is considering developing an introductory course to Unity 3D and interactive design for 360 VR video. Will be fantastic to get some feedback if filmmak…

Currently shooting a feature doc on a FS5 without a recorder using the codec XAVC HD (1920 x 1080), Premiere cc (windows) accepts this native but should I transcode, for a bett…

Not all transcoding loses quality. Lossy compression loses quality, sure, but there's nothing inherent in transcoding to lose it. And I agree that you cannot create quality where…

Hi guys,

I am a Writer/Director living in Devon. I have recently been chosen as one of the fifteen finalists in the BAFTA Rocliffe Drama Script Call 2016 for my script THE LONG …

Hi Karen, Just seen your message... where are you based? I live in the South Hams and shot two shorts n the last 12 months with local crew. Stuart

Does anyone have any advice on making this transition easier? I'm wanting to move to Adobe and the whole thing seems pretty convoluted.

I made the transition 3 years ago mid-stream editing a short (due to endless problems with the Macbook I use to have) and like the others said, I just played around with some prac…

Hi guys,

Quick random question. I've had a brand new Canon EOS 1200d camera in a cupboard for a couple of years. I won it in a photo competition...i tend to use my trusty iPhone …

Yes, & the standard kit lens is sufficient. It teaches you to be more creative as I've shot an entire feature on a D600. If you care about sound, you must must record that sep…

Hi all,

Our next event is nearly here and we really want to showcase some of our members short films.

We will be showing two members short films (to be confirmed) on Wednesday 2…

Stpehen King adaption of L.T.'s Theory of Pets:

check our trailer link: https://vimeo.com/161284663

We need one cat and one dog that'll sit in one place while a crew moves aroun…

Hey Brian - a year!!! I guess it depends upon the budget available and if the costs are a high and you need to spread it over a longer period. However, depending upon the actual s…

Hi!

I'm a freelance photographer, and I want to get into unit stills photography. For that reason, I joined SP and currently looking for some volunteering opportunities with awes…

One script that I'm interested in collab-ing on is a black comedy, satire - it will mostly require voice over work, but it's not an animation and it will also need very creative d…

I'm looking to build skills in colour grading in my own time and use Adobe Premiere software for editing.

I have heard daVinci is good and also know you can go about colour corre…

Thanks for everyones answers.
What i did was invest in a pc laptop and got that bad boy DV resolve running on it. Love it, lots to learn and using youtube videos to help me along.…

Hello, this is my first post here on Shooting People, having just joined for a few months now.

I've been self-studying the process of pulldown, otherwise known as converting the …

The issue of transcoding from NTSC to PAL or from interlaced to progressive used to be a common enough project at Moving Vision; our editors were able to this without too much los…

Hi gang

I am looking to connect with LONDON BASED FEMALE FILM MAKERS; whether you specialise in camera handling, lighting, sound, composing, DOP, directors, any capacity. Get in…

Hi Victoria,

I'm a writer/director specialising in the horror genre.

You can check out my website here: www.wickergirl.com

And my twitter is Wickergirl666

Happy networking an…

Hi Fellow-Filmmakers!

I am a writer/director who is aiming to make at least 1 film and 1 TV Series per year - I tend to write quickly. To accomplish all of this I am still lookin…

There's an old thread which may be helpful for those wondering about producers...

https://shootingpeople.org/discuss/view/1fc0753c80fd3ad089ddca11