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Hello there

I'm currently in the process of trying to get my first short film made and I've set up a gofundme campaign in order to try and secure the full budget I need, so if an…

Some thoughts about interactive storytelling to wrap up this year:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-your-storytelling-should-interactive-alève-mine-m-sc-
or
https://alevemine.t…

@Dan Selakovich Same here. I don't know what to say.

Hi hi,
I'm looking for a second hand PL zoom lens. Something between £100 - £2000. I'm based in London. Anyone?

Hello everybody, my names Dan and I am new to shooting people, (Apart from my time as a sniper!). I am here to network and connect with people and hopefully get some work scoring …

'COMPOSING' ---oops

I've got a couple of old shorts, shot in SD (mastered on Digibeta). Can anyone recommend a cost-effective way of up-resing them to HD, with high quality interpolation? I'm not sur…

Thanks for both these posts Paul. The advice is much appreciated.

I need a DJI Ronin M for a one-day shoot next week, the rental places I contacted want a high deposit on it. I will pay the standard rate (£80), if you have a ronin that I could b…

Hi Will,

If you pay up front for the hire and have insurance then no decent rental house should ask for a deposit.

Currently seeking a Gaffer, DoP, and a Sound Recordist for a shoot in Manchester from the 20th til the 23rd this month, the roles are paid £200 each (300 for DoP) and expenses are…

Hi there,
I have a 95 minute documentary soon to be release digitally.
I am looking for subtitling and closed caption services.
The film is in English and Brazilian Portuguese. We…

Hi Abi,

Try this website: www.rev.com

Thanks

Hi guys,

I was just wondering how you fellow screenwriters coped with the long periods of isolation when writing. I took the step of giving up my 9 to 5 job a few years ago in o…

Relish it.

Hi,

I am a writer, composer and have experience directing pieces of film.

I have an album whereby each song is episodical and follows on from the next. The tracks are fictional…

Thank, Bob

Hello Shooting People,

This is really an exercise in production akin to a 48 hour Film challenge.
I'm looking to generate some buzz on a music video I produced last weekend.
I …

I find that the old-school shed-like room with an acoustic instrument set-up and one light, I prefer yellow tinted, is a perfect set for a music video. Helps that I've got a studi…

We are looking for line producer for short film...it's more of like experience or experiment project...

Firstly I would suggest reading Producer to Producer by Margaret Ryan. It's a great book about creating films on limited budgets. Admittedly larger budgets than you probably have,…

Here is a music video i recently produced, I would appreciate any feedback or advice.

Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slZi_p2qpKE&t=1s

Here is a music video i recently produced, I would appreciate any feedback or advice.

Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slZi_p2qpKE&t=1s

I've been trying to get my psychological drama/horror feature film "Where Darkness Lives" made for quite a while, I've managed to find a director but am really struggling to find …

Never mind I just found a producer.

Hi Shooters,

I've been redrafting my feature script Black Ice on and off for a number of years. Black Ice is a thriller set in Alaska about a photojournalist implicated in the di…

Thanks Nathalie, Create 50 looks like fun. It won't suit my current project but I know some of the team involved and I look forward to the finished film.

Cyrus, thanks for your …

A mine of information compiled from online conversations by top-notch pro cinematographers. Very readable, and every page hugely informative. So good to now have this in a portabl…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo43RkGv29g

Hi, I was approached over Christmas by an old friend who appears in the attached film, to help with a documentary about the impact of …

Might be worth talking to a producer at http://www.7wonder.co.uk/ They produce the BBC Four show People's History Of Pop which tries to look at the lesser known stories surroundin…

Hi All,

Just wanted to get some opinions on what I think is a niche that is perhaps missing from those of us in the short/low budget game!

I've always done catering for my own …

I can assure you that I am paying myself living wage, and also that should I get to a position where I require additional staff that they will be payed London living wage as well!…

Hi there,

We're looking for the following locations for our short film, 'I Am Sherlock Holmes':

1. A large kitchen
2. A Baker Street/Sherlock Holmes style flat or living room
3.…

Hi there. Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Preferably London, yes

Hi Shooters,

I'm imminently launching a filmmaking book:
"Hollywood Hates This Book: The 7 Step Guide To Making Your Film For FREE"
http://www.hollywoodhates.com

It's a detailed…

I have to say I agree with Ivo, Paddy Wozy and Dan. I don't know if you are new to SP Andy, but it might be useful for you to have a look at some of the good advice backed up with…

Hi there?

Was just wondering if there are plans to launch an app for Shooting People? For filmmakers on the go it would be very useful I imagine!

Thanks

Hi Cameron,

A mobile app, considering the amount of time and resources required to do it well, isn't our focus at the moment I'm afraid. Optimising the existing site for mobile i…

Hi everyone,

I thought I would put this out here, I am a scriptwriter who has had experience in features, shorts and writing for television. Though I apply for roles that come up…

Hi Christopher,

I have a script that I could really use some advice on dialogue-wise.
Would you be able to let me know your rates as I'm on a very tight budget but would love to …

Hello, I'm an independent producer looking to invest in and help realise various screen projects ranging from short films to documentaries, via music videos and music production, …

Hi Gary, my project, a short film noir in the classic style, is about a very conflicting and not-spoken-about theme in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe – suicide. I am still lo…