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Original Post from Jim Read
Things to know about the SP website

Dear all,

A quick reminder on the website!

The site’s live until October 31st, so now’s the time to make those last connections and save anything you want to keep.

Want t…

20 hours ago
Original Post from Keiron Ellis
Most recent response from Paul Brooking
IIndieShooters.org - a new community in the spirit of Shooting People

Like many Shooters, I was saddened to hear that Shooting People is due to close. Shooting People has been something special. For over two decades it’s connected filmmakers, spark…

2 responses, most recent 1 day ago.

Great idea Keiron, I've just signed up. Good luck with it!
Paul

Original Post from Keith Symons
Behind the scenes photography

Hey folks, available now!

Please reach out for behind the scenes photographic services and save my details for future collaborations.

Many thanks
Keith

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Keith Symo…

1 week ago
Original Post from Benjamin Hart
Most recent response from DON CLOVIS JOYTO FILMS UK LTD
Looking for a killer Treatment/Pitchdeck for your Film or TV Series?

You can check out my previous work on the Secret Meeting website where I have helped others create successful pitches to production companies and funding institutions.

https://…

2 responses, most recent 2 weeks ago.

HI B sounds good

Original Post from Keith Symons
Available for stills photography - Short films, stills, low budget, behind the scenes, tv, theatre,…

Hey there SP community. I'm immediately available for photographic assignments. Short films, stills, low budget, behind the scenes, tv, theatre, music, videos, promos.

I docume…

1 response, most recent 3 weeks ago.

Available late October.

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Keith Symons Photography
Unit Stills, Graduations, Portraiture, Real Estate, Sports & Events
www.keithsymonsphotography.com

https://www.link…

Original Post from Jenny Lee
Most recent response from Tabitha Vermont-Spirite
Festival dilemna: Balancing Powerful Insights and Harmful Oversights

One of the films in this year’s I Will Tell International Film Festival carries an interesting tension: its insights on one theme were truly transformative, yet some remarks on an…

1 response, most recent 3 weeks, 6 days ago.

Oh Jenny, this is exactly the gnarly, beautiful mess that makes film worth bothering with, isn’t it?

Stories aren’t tidy pamphlets - they’re wild hedgerows full of brambles an…

Original Post from Tina Walker
Most recent response from Tabitha Vermont-Spirite
Shotdeck

Hey shooters,

Just in case it's helpful for others - I recently found out about Shotdeck. It's a massive library of film stills and it's all tagged SUPER well for if you're loo…

1 response, most recent 3 weeks, 6 days ago.

Quite new to the game, but Film Vibes ( https://filmvibes.io/homepage/ ) has been incredibly helpful for me (and free!).
It's powered by AI but has an entire database behind it …

Original Post from George Wright
Most recent response from Robert Dee
Writers... The books that actually spark ideas?

Hi all –

I keep seeing the same screenwriting books recommended time and time again (Save the Cat, Story, Screenplay, etc.) and honestly? Most of them don’t do much for me beyo…

5 responses, most recent 1 month ago.

I've read a fair few and can recommend the following:

Writing for Emotional Impact - Iglesias (lots of good advice that's not in other books)
The Secrets of Story - Bird (lots…

Original Post from James Sanger
Most recent response from Kilian Pettit
help needed making reels and videos content...

Hi there,

I’m an artist developer / record producer.

I’m looking for young visually savvy film makers who can help create reels and social media content.

I have a residen…

1 response, most recent 1 month, 1 week ago.

Hi James,

Hope you are well. My name is Kilian Pettit, I am a filmmaker/videographer and musician from Ireland, based in London. I'd be interested in chatting to you regarding…

Original Post from Darren Roberts
Most recent response from Tina Walker
What to do as a writer if your film likely isn't getting released?

Hello

My name's Darren and I've found myself in a very frustrating position.

I wrote a film which was produced and completed, unfortunately due to a very long and complicate…

9 responses, most recent 1 month, 1 week ago.

I’d be tempted to lean into the story of the film itself when talking to agents or producers. A finished project tied up by messy execs? Sadly, that’s a pretty familiar chapter in…

Original Post from Andy Hudson
Most recent response from George Wright
Add yourself to crew directories!

Hi everyone –

Just thought I’d share something I only clocked recently. I signed up to Screen Yorkshire’s crew directory ( https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/production-support/…

3 responses, most recent 1 month, 3 weeks ago.

Mines a bit of a shambles over in Norfolk, I just found not many people are listed and I've never been contacted through it.
https://www.norfolkscreen.co.uk/cast-and-crew-direct…

Original Post from Keith Symons
Where is the best place to find photographic work?

Hey folks, making the most of my SP membership while it's still active. Does anyone recommend a service or crew directory I can use to find units stills/photographic work?

I've…

1 month, 3 weeks ago
Original Post from George Wright
Most recent response from Jim Read
48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Advice?

Hi all,

I've got a friend whose planning on taking part in the Reel Brum 48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge and asked me for advice... but I've never done this before and I'm kind of…

2 responses, most recent 2 months ago.

One which came to mind as a really brill example of how a simple script kept the ship afloat, seemingly all one (home?) location, but runs off laughs to keep it all engaging - htt…

Original Post from Phoebe Cleghorn
Life after Shooting People?

It feels like I'm betraying Shooting People by asking this here, but I've found it to be SUCH a wonderful community and fruitful resource for finding work, that I wanted to ask - …

5 responses, most recent 2 months, 1 week ago.

Thank you for sharing these resources, Cath - I'll take a look!

Original Post from Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Most recent response from cath le couteur
Need Your UK Festival advice

O Great Benevolent and Omniscient SP Hive,
I'm joining you all in the sorrow and mourning, but before they turn off the lights:
Students at the University have lensed a brillian…

8 responses, most recent 2 months, 1 week ago.

Yes we will Ray - totally agree it will be helpful for us to do this.
It'll just be a slimmed down read only version (ie no posting/bulletins etc) and it will also include the fu…

Original Post from Cecile Sinclair
Post-production is finished; Now What? How to promote a short film

Hello SP !
After some hiccoughs our short film is finally finished. But how to promote it ?
How to do you know which film festivals are worth entering? How do you get publicati…

3 responses, most recent 2 months, 1 week ago.

Thank you so much Alwyne !

Original Post from Keith Symons
Designing for people. Documenting life.

My work bridges design and photography, each rooted in curiosity, empathy and a drive to communicate with clarity.

My photographic work explores life, unfiltered, intentional, …

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Original Post from David Williamson
Talkies Short Film Awards

Talkies Short Film Awards – Celebrating the Best in Short Film https://talkies.org.uk/talkies-short-film-awards/

Since 2012, Talkies Community Cinema has brought communities to…

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Original Post from Tim Luxton
Most recent response from johnnie oddball
shooting with i-phone 15 pro

I'm about to start shooting a documentary using an i-phone. I used to work in TV as a director and shot my own footage for fun. But shooting with i-phone poses the problem of soun…

1 response, most recent 2 months, 3 weeks ago.

Hi usung an iphone isnt easy your need a clapperboard and record sound on a a separate device and sink it up also remember to put ya phone on airplane incase ya mum calls ya

Original Post from Tina Walker
Most recent response from Paul W Franklin
Is WeTransfer still safe to use after the AI clause mess?

I've just clocked the new WeTransfer T+Cs - specifically the bit where you “grant them a transferable, sub-licensable licence” to your files, with talk of derivative works and AI…

3 responses, most recent 2 months, 3 weeks ago.

Yes, they could say they'd refrain* from using it but not, and we'd be none the wiser.

Original Post from Andy Hudson
Most recent response from Linda M James
To film school... or not to film school

Hey everyone - looking for a bit of advice.

I’m a Leeds-based camera op, done some helping out on friends’ shoots but no paid gigs yet, mostly juggling a day job in retail. I’v…

6 responses, most recent 2 months, 4 weeks ago.

What an amazingly generous response, Ray, to someone starting out. We need more people like you in the film world.

Original Post from Sergio Mendes
Behind the Scenes Photography

Hello all, here are some BTS example images I have taken.

https://smendes.co.uk/BTS.html

I am taking more bookings and would love to shoot BTS for your next project.

Ple…

3 months, 1 week ago
Original Post from Michael van der Put
A Parliament of Wolves - Short Film shoot in the Wye Valley

A short film shoot, 14th & 15th July in the Wye Valley, near Symonds Yat.

A team led by award-winning playwright Tom Powell is looking for its final few crew members.

A Par…

3 months, 2 weeks ago
Original Post from Tina Walker
Most recent response from Howard Lewis-Baker
Stock footage - what's your experience?

Hi all,

Has anyone here had experience selling stock footage as a side hustle?

I’m interested in how people manage it alongside their main work, what equipment works best, …

1 response, most recent 3 months, 3 weeks ago.

Hi Tina
I can offer a perspective from a buyers pov. My main work is for a company that produces a lot of videos aimed at high end/blue chip corporate clients. We have a Getty su…

Original Post from Keith Symons
Behind the scenes and portraiture!

Hey there folks of SP, following the success of a portrait shoot last week I thought I'd drop a message on here to let you know that as well as behind the scenes and unit stills I…

4 months ago
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