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Dear Shooters,

Can anyone recommend an accountant familiar with the issues facing writers? So far I have done all my accounting myself - dealing with odd bits of screenwriting in…

Thanks again to everyone who has responded, and especially to Alistair, as I still prefer someone local.
Further proof of the value of Shooting People.

Stephen

Hi Shooters,

Is there any website or forum, listing found support institutions such as British Council or crowdfounding pages such as kickstarter or indiegogo?

Regards

Alexandr…

Also, don't overlook the 'opportunities' section of this site

Hi, Everyone.

I directed a short film called 'Hired Guns' using one location with four actors.

Hired Guns is about two hit men hired to retrieve a missing brief case. We jump in…

Jan - You sir have the right attitude.
“If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ” - Anthony Robbins

Peter - "Just you and a couple of mates prob…

Are there any editors that use Lightworks? Particularly with source footage in AVCHD? Just wondering (a) how you find Lightworks and (b) what your workflow is.

Contact Lightworks support team on +44 (0)20 7183 2255 or via ticket or forum at

http://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=222

We are looking to a full crew in the Midlands area. We start filming on the 12th September for 8 weekends. Copy and expenses. Please email: info@halogenentertainment.net

Hey Paddy

Thanks for the message. This is our third feature film. We made two last year and one of them has already been accepted in The Coventry Film Festival garnering an award…

Hi all, I'm developing an app to help people develop their screenwriting and storytelling, in a simple, powerful, intuitive, and visual way. The app is intended to work well for c…

So, the developers and I are agreed that it should be a 'web app' (ie, cross-compatible and web-based) rather than based on specific platforms. We've got a sensible quote together…

I performed two surveys on almost 1,300 TV and film employers to find out what's the best advice for new entrants into our industries.

The results are rather long and can be fou…

Great post, and I agree with most of the responses to the survey. Tenacity also goes a long way - if I'm crewing a feature I'm going to be looking to get department heads in firs…

What is your experience of using Kindle or other eBook readers for reading screenplays?

In particular, how does the formatting hold up when importing PDFs?
Any other general comm…

I use iBooks on my iPad to read screenplays. I do it all the time. It's my default preferred way to read any screenplay PDF.
If the script has been exported via Final draft as a P…

Hi!

I've had my Sony Z5 for around 5 years and, even though it's done me well, I'm looking into getting a new camera.

Most of the stuff I do is ENG type stuff and corporate so I…

Believe it or not, I've been looking for those empirical graphs of the drop in price of equipment over time (price of first hand equipment)
This guy says every time cumulative pr…

Today I was acting on a short film with a few other young actors in it, and we started discussing what's the best training / value for money training for actors.

Some of us were …

I went to drama college (the Royal Welsh in Cardiff) before going on to film school (LFS) and then joined an improvisation club in London (run by staff at JWT) which I recommend f…

I'm intending to film a teaser in Lagos in the next two months and Ideally I would have a local producer/fixer on the ground.

Producers/fixers in Accra may also be of interest.

…

Hi Michael!

Yes, please write to Yinka Edward, he is from Nigeria.
His facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/yinka.edward.1?fref=ts

Greetings,
Janis Skulme
www.skulme.com

reconsultadating knowledge about the EIS funding avialable for filmmakers and looking for producer who understand it better than I do to se the practical effects of the technical …

EIS has no impact on technical aspects film making, UNLESS you might spend more in total (pre, prod,post, sales/marketing) than 5M.

I wondered if NY Shooters know of any screening rooms that are particularly suited to independent filmmakers?

I'd be interested in adding new ones to the website I am running, …

i recently asked people how i could improve my films and majority of the people said to collaborate with people,I've always had to do everything myself and i think its time to tea…

Be your own producer.

You're talking about a short, so small scale. At that level production is easy :-)

All you have to do is sit down and word your way through the script shot…

I've been pursuing a career in the film industry since leaving University and whilst aware it would be tough, was surprised by just how tough it's been.
I've definitely been lucky…

Hi Lee. I've been making documentaries at a serious level for about 20 years and quite honestly it feels like I'm starting from square one again and again and again. That's despit…

i have got a canon 5d mark 3 and I'm using a 24 - 105mm Lens and editing on adobe premier but i can't seem to get really good quality and a finishing touch like other short films…

thank you for the reply guys

Hello. I've received a DVD copy of a film I was in and would like to grab a still or two from it. (The stills photog wasn't on set when I was shooting!)

Is there a relatively e…

Hi all
Thanks to everyone who chipped in with my last question about how to drown a dog- very useful and has given us plenty of food for thought!

Same short film, a different que…

More details below, let me know if anyone's interested:

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Hi, I haven't posted one of these before.

I have always wanted to be an actor, because I've wanted to act for so long I have developed an interest in making films as well as star…

Hi All:
I'm very glad to see the brilliant dialogue happening. I've had a very good conversation with one person on this thread. I do echo Allan's sentiment. As a man with two you…

badly needs producers will @ the EIS / SEIS workshop @ regent University have 3 /4 concept
1) the Number current 2nd redraft)
2) the Pi man 20mins short just reposted)
3) The cel…

My brother has dyslexia and uses the Dragon software which turns talk into text. He is currently doing his PHd at the moment too and find it of great benefit. Here is a link http:…

Hello

I hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy.

My question is

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I need a cellar with a small window, and i nee…

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Some good input and others not so much but nonetheless thank you to everyone for contributing.
I appreciate you all taking the time to share your knowledge, experiences and o…

We're 76% funded with four days to go before we hit our Kickstarter deadline on an animated short called The Lost Romance of Elizabeth Linley. It's going to be tight, so any tips …

Are you an independent producer developing a film project or about to go in to pre production? Do you have a thousand questions to ask and no one to put them to? Do you need help …

Hey all

I'm seeking a producer to collaborate with to enter the Film London: Microwave scheme with the following film:

NEWLY DEAD: A groomzilla, his trophy wife and their limo…

And if you can show me what the other feature funding opportunities are I'd love to see them...!