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Hello, hope all is good and that the new year is starting off well and that it may be a great year ahead!

I am looking to network and create a great photography portfolio.

If yo…

So I’ve got an orchestra at my disposal— in my computer. I just got it all tuned up and it’s ready to go.

Let’s bring the orchestra back to indie films. I’m an experienced an…

That's a great service, Shaun, you are offering... I haven't seen anyone else pitch that. Good luck with your search for collaborators. Tony

Hey everyone


My macbook pro has come to the end of it's life and i'm struggling to get it back to par :(

Does anyone know of any facilities that has an editing suite facilities…

I just did some very quick googling and the cheapest place I could find for you that actually stated their prices online comes in at £100 per day, dropping to £71 per day if you b…

Hi all,

Would anyone be interested in collaborating with me for short films, feature length films and documentaries.

I’m an actress/producer looking for directors, co-producers…

Hello Yvonne,

Did you get people to collaborate with you? I am a small independent production producer looking for people to work on a pilot. I am recruiting a scriptwriter for m…

Hi , please can someone help talk me through getting FX9 footage into FCPX please ?

I tried a couple times and it looks weird . I tried wide gamut thing and a couple things. Mayb…

define "weird" Maybe include some links to some still or a sample on youtube?

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone has any experience with Roxio Toast on the Mac. I’m looking to create a simple Blu-Ray, no menu. I exported the film from Davinci Resolve as a 1080p M…

Hi Madis,

Sorry for the late reply and thanks for the advice. That's really helpful.

I'll definitely keep you in mind if I need professional Blu-ray or DVD authoring in the fut…

Hi all, I am a VFX uni student that took a gap year between years 1 & 2 because of COVID. I have spent this year working on films as a scriptie and also as the video editor fo…

Hi guys,

I am looking for raw documentary footage to use for teaching video editing. There's currently no intent for students to edit the footage, but to prep it ready for the ed…

I'm not entirely sure about whether the footage they provide has any multicam, but maybe you could look at something like Editstock? From what I have read they essentially provide…

Hello everyone. My name is Jamie and I am a composer looking for exciting collaborations to score music to. I have a vast experience of the music industry behind me and I am seeki…

I have an issue with a mic pack in about 8 seconds of film.

I know it's not an easy job but I was wondering if there were any VFX editors who were up for a challenge.

I don't …

A visible mic is probably a very easy job. If you provide the file I'll have a go at it today. No need to pay or anything else.

I am looking for a short film to come on board as an editor as starting new service and want to gain experience editing films that I have not produced.
I am a seasoned film maker …

Hi David, do check out our production board for editing roles https://shootingpeople.org/production/work Thanks, Molly

I've many years experience behind the camera and have worked professionally on documentaries, drama and light entertainment as camera assistant, focus puller loader and spark; mor…

Dear Shooters,

Could you please take a moment to watch and give me some feedback on my Video Reel?

https://vimeo.com/498666824

All the camera work, sound and editing are done b…

Sorry... when I am mixing the two sound sources... not, the second sound sources! :)

Hi Shooters,

Can anyone offer advice please on what laptop to buy to edit in 4K on Davinci Resolve 17 costing no more than £2k? It's for a feature length documentary - we will mo…

A similar question was recently asked and you may find the answers helpful: https://shootingpeople.org/ask/view/73142053da4fb36e29b4d4e1

I have got permission from a well-known company to use up to a minute of sound and vision from an episode of their programme published on YouTube for my disability-led short film.…

Ha, yes! Thanks John.

I am an actress, writer, and director. I now also want to start out as an editor. It would be very useful if I could edit my own films, and also work as a film editor. But I can a…

Hi Patrick, thank you very much for your input in terms of the footage. I hired a DOP to shoot my short film for me, and then he gave me the finished shot as a footage. But since …

Is it possible to edit a piece using footage from a sony a7iii (full frame) and a Canon crop frame camera. Will there be difficulties or will this work? Planning on having a play …

Good direction from John there. If you look at films, they're often a mish-mash of different sources, stock footage, scanned film, 2k, 4k, different cameras, etc. Making it look…

Hi all, I have been trying to find a website like Freelancer but one that actually allows you to do in person training rather than 100% online totalitarian monitoring (post covid …

I don't like Mac and will need eventually to get a good monitor. Any ideas?

Hi Jake No I was not aware of that! Thank you for that information. Thanks everyone for giving me so much food for thought. At Dell they said the Aurora Ryzan is the best graph…

I am looking to gain some credits working in the post-production of documentary projects, either shadowing experience editors or working along with directors and producers.

I hav…

I am seeking 4K footage of London and other cities across the world under lockdown. While I have some footage captured already I am in need of more and was hoping I could use thei…

I shot lots of images of Brighton where I live during lockdown. Some of them I used in this short movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXFfPuSjZw&t=110s Happy to send you s…

Still new to the business and am looking to make some kind of self-promotional material in between projects. I was wondering if anyone has a one-to-three-minute action sequence f…

Would love to hear the community’s thoughts. How about favorite composers?

I’m NY-based composer with a digital orchestra at my fingertips. Hopefully some of my music reminds …

Hello everyone, I hope all of you and your loved ones are ok.

I'm Chiara Coperchini, a colourist based in Italy that loves to work remotely for all kinds of projects. My main goa…

Hello Marloes,
I'm keeping and I will definitely continue to keep an eye on the Production tab!

Thank you a lot for the answer!

I'm putting together a short film based on a series of interviews I've done with women throughout the world talking about how lockdowns have impacted them, and their hopes and dre…

Hi Nigel thanks for your suggestions. I liked the animated documentary you did. Not sure about rotoscoping. I do have some photos from some of the women I may use, but I also have…