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Hello from Richard- I need to know if it is possible to make my film script as a low-budget feature and if on a low-budget it is easier to fund it on Kickstarter, where I have n…

I'd be happy to run a free webinar to provide an overview to budgeting if there was enough interest...

Hello, I am looking to raise $100,000 for a micro budget film with a Christian religious side to it. Should I try to raise full
amount on Kickstarter. Also i am aware of Christia…

If your film might help "spread the word" it might be worth talking to proselyting organisations and churches. They have money and the richer ones do maths, I mean metrics, like C…

I was wondering if there are any film directors who would be interested in a generous deal of profits from a project. The idea is to initially make a novelty slightly comical vira…

I made a short portrait of a ceramics artist and am now looking to publish it somewhere where it will have at least a small audience (compared to just my own website/instagram). T…

Hi Emily, if it's under 5 minutes runtime we would welcome it on Shiny Awards - shinyawards.com, all best

Looking to recreate the look of a 1930's steam train in a locomotive hangar at a railway museum. Anyone have any idea what sort of smoke/fog machine would be best to use and/or wh…

Depends on the shot. If it's a "station" wide shot kind of thing, I would get a stadium hazer to fill the bulk space (run it for a couple of hours) so you can see the lighting ra…

Hi, I'm looking for Wordpress movie theme similar to this https://www.universalpictures.co.uk/

Any recommendation is appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi Marlom, thank you very much for the recommendation. I will definitely check the website out.

Hello from Richard in UK, I am enquiring to finance help for a planned low-budget film set in world war1.
I need to know if anyone has financial connections or can help me finan…

I have both investment banking experience helping raise financial capital as well as extensive experience with producing and funding films.
Happy to chat to see if there's any syn…

Hello from Richard-1 I am enquiring as trying to raise funds for a film, do I try to raise for the whole film on one site,
like Kickstarter, or try to raise the amount, £200,000 …

There are specific rules and regulations you need to follow when making any financial promotion to potential investors.
I've been helping people to raise investment legally for a…

Help! Are there any script supervisors who can help with pick up scenes for a short film. This weekend?! Two actors. Great producer. Extraordinary circumstances unfortunately. So …

Hello everybody,

I'm going to make my first experience into stills photography, I am aware it takes specific skills / approach. For this reason, I was wondering to propose myself…

Well, "hi mate, look, at my own expense I'd like to shadow you in order to learn everything you know and then compete with you for the limited amount of paid work available", so, …

I'm beginning work on a documentary project which requires conducting a number of interviews via Zoom. I was wondering whether anyone has advice on a good microphone I could use f…

Hi Dorothy,

I would recommend the "Zoom h2n" (I know it sounds like a joke, but it's called "Zoom" far ahead of the Zoom meeting company was founded!). It's a great microphone yo…

Hi all,
I'm looking for recommendations for documentaries or experimental documentaries that reconstruct the past in creative ways. I like how Sarah Polley did with Stories We Tel…

Shirkers by Sandi Tan: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7472352/
The Nannies by Signe Barvild Stæhr: https://mubi.com/films/the-nannies

Both use re-enactment in unexpected ways.

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 am the writer-director of 4 short films and also the creator/owner of 4 graphic novels. I am currently seeking an agent to represent me as I have a number of screenplays I would…

I know a director for whom it took 5 distributed feature films to get an agent. Agents are commercial entities, they make money if you make money, so they only rep people they ca…

Hi All,

So recently I was working on a production wherein I had to rent a van with my own credit card. While driving, I accidentally entered a no entry zone and I got a fine, whi…

The Producer can choose to cover the fine, but they certainly don't have to. They didn't ask you to enter the no entry zone.

For the sake of 50 quid, if they don't settle, you'll…

Hi everyone, hope you've been keeping safe and well! I'm a filmmaker turned translator based in London. Just been curious to find out if anyone needs/ would need their scripts, fi…

Hi Emma, hope all is well. This is something of interest potentially. Please could you send English and Chinese samples of a few pages of script you have translated from English i…

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…

Hi

I have recently collaborated with a contemporary artist on a film which is probably best described as an 'artists moving image' project but could also be framed as an 'experim…

Weird year indeed, and many films backed up waiting to be seen. I hope we can end up with a new mix of more online and accessible stuff, and also real life, life giving, screening…

Hi all.

Looking for a camera person, sound recordist and 1st Ad for a feature we are filming in April for 7 to 10 days.

We need someone who has their own camera and happy to wo…

Hi Paul,

Thanks for reaching out.

I posted this to see if there was any interest in working on this type of project. I realise it was probably the wrong place to post this type …

Hello from Richard, I have directed 3 short films. I am looking for finance of several hundred pounds for my next
short film. It is set in world war2. I would need a direct email …

Hi Richard,

Similar posts come up a lot, and get very little attention for a few reasons -

1) Know your audience - people here are almost all looking for money for their own pr…

Hello,

I am a Romanian film director who has recently moved to London. I am in the pre-production stage of a short film that will be shot in English, with a cast comprised of an …

Nice to hear.how much fund you are looking for?please message me

Hey!

Any producers looking to collaborate on a mini web-series? Six epiosdes, each episode around 15-20 minutes long. The locations are minimal as are the characters (most of the…

Whats the budget.drop me a message please

Hello all,

I am looking for local filmmakers in or around Bradford who might be interested in collaborating with me on film projects.

I have produced 5 short-films and directed …

I have teamed up with Aelixir Media in Bradford who is keen to provide opportunities and nurture talent.
Please send an email if you are based in Bradford, many thanks
hello@aelix…