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I am urgently looking for a hospital room to shoot a scene for a short film next week. The budget is supertight and the project doesn't have a commercial purpose, so ideally a pla…

Hi first of all sorry for this kind of generic boring question but I have to by a new camera for a work and I am a bit lost.

I am a web developer but I love to film so every time…

If you want to be a self shooter you need mroe options than what a DSLR has to offer, you need to be able to plug in mic's for example. Parfocal lens for zooming is always handy t…

A rundown, grimy space anywhere in London that could act as a lived in apartment.
We looking to shoot in this location for 5 consecutive days.

Hi All

I am a DoP with a profile on SP for a number of years. I have sourced numerous crew and found projects to shoot through SP.

I have been asked to shoot a short film which…

I just saw 'Her' - which is perfect :)

Hi Shooters!

Hope everyone is doing well...

I'm currently looking for a cottage/county house in London and surrounding areas/counties.

Propertry Feature: Vintage Style (minimal…

I see you've bumped this - probably no answers as free/cheap locations are hard to come by in London, especially ones with quite specific requirements.

Places like this tend to b…

Hi,

I'm based in the UK and am thinking of shooting a low budget feature set in an 18-30s holiday resort on one of the Greek or Spanish Irelands. We'd be looking to shoot guerill…

Dear Matthew,

I'm a cinematographer based in London but I come from Cyprus. My family owns a villa which could house up to 6 or more people. You can use the villa to shoot too if…

We are a new company in need of insurance that covers our equipment in our office (also my home) and our cameras when we travel. Also some public liability insurance.

I can't se…

I was with Aon for years, who I loved dealing with but last year they seemed so expensive, so I moved to Neil Harle at Essex Insurance Brokers. They gave me a great deal for my eq…

Screening Room Map - http://www.screeningroommap.com/newyork - is top ranked with Google Search but I want to add new venues to make the directory as comprehensive as possible. S…

Moving back to London been away for 12 years living in Dublin, Ireland. Getting reacquainted with the London filmmaking scene. I am looking for an editor who specializes in the sh…

Thanks for all your suggestions much appreciated.

I have the Cinemek app, which is great, but I need to do a larger storyboard and need to do it on my computer ideally. Any recommendations would be great.

Thanks

A

Alton,

There is also storyboard quick 6 reasonably cheap not the most effeicant but I would aways agree with the pad and pencil approach!!

hope its useful anyway.

John

Hello,
I am looking for basic books about cinematography for directors. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Caroline

Thanks everyone for their suggestions - very helpful!

Hello All,

Hoping you all are having an enjoyable start to the festive period!

I am an independent producer/director who has an agreement in principle to air one of my own comp…

Find out who you need to approach and if they're sponsoring anything at the moment. No point sending a deal to The wrong person. Sometimes they will love the show but not have bud…

Hello everyone.

Realistic gun replica (9mm or similar) with blowback feature needed for a day shoot.

Does anyone know where I could rent one? If someone on here has one, I will …

One more:
http://www.grahamcurriemilitaria.co.uk/index.php/items-for-sale/weaponry/replica-a-blank-firing-guns

We need to shoot a short clip of a product. We would need lights, ideally a jib and a 5D-type camera. Any ideas?

Thanks so much!

The Studio Map: Do check out the London options at www.thestudiomap.com

Hi,

I come from a background of television research (and some film). I have wanted to develop ideas of mine for a while but work has always got in the way. I am changing that no…

Hi Will. We should get together over a cup of tea. Not long ago I posted a similar query. We may be able to do something together. I run a post production outfit and have access t…

Hi guys so my usual rental place is experiencing some technical difficulties. Could you recommend a place that has a good deal for weekends? Like pay for 1 day only that sort of t…

Hey I own a 4ft 4bank kino with daylight and tungsten bulbs and c stand. I normally rent it out for 40 a day.

Hello, I'm heading out to LA next week to scope the acting scene out there.


It's my first time to LA and i'm travelling on my own.

Tips, advice and Thanks Giving dinner offers …

Hi Sarah,

What are your goals, exactly? I'm not an actor, so I'm not privy to the inner workings of that world. Every actor I know (which is a lot) bitches about their agent, so…

I am and independent musician based in North West London.

The video was filmed on a HD Canon Camera and edited in Final cut pro. We have used a lot of stock footage in the video …

Sorry just seen the PM's now!

I'm working with a filmmaker who shot a great 30 minute piece on Sleeping Sickness for Al Jazeera this year and we are looking for organizations that have annual awards.
We are a…

Cine.org has a lot of categories for broadcast awards. Their fall deadline has passed, but they'll open up their spring award applications in January 2014.

Has anyone used Snag Films to watch movies? And what did you think of it?
As far as selection and experience?

Thanks!
Leo

Small amount of films compared with Netflix and others but I've watched films and documentaries on it. Sometimes pauses, which might be my broadband connection.

Hello everyone

I am looking to hold auditions for my upcoming webseries pilot.

I was wondering if anyone knows a cheap venue for this purpose. I would need it for next week or t…

Hi Shez
Didn't hear from you yesterday re: the pencil on our 500sqft room at SOHOST in Berwick Street this Friday.
Do you no longer need it after all? We were happy to let you hav…

Hi,

I am looking at filming a series of short films in the upcoming months and i'm ideally looking to replace my DSLR, i'm pretty set on getting the FS100 as i can not afford the…

The advantage of being at college/Uni is having access to kit... Don't waste your money on a camera when you could get one for free. Put the money you have available in to product…

I've heard of people offering credits, copies of DVD's and the possibility of future work, but do I need a special contract that secures all this? Is there a template for effecti…

Creative Commons might suit.

Hi everyone,
Really open question but I was thinking about
Trying to learn some basic animation in my spare time but I don't know where to start.
Does anyone know of any magazin…

Hi Ceiren,
Thank you for replying! It good to see that a few people are saying the same thing.
I'll definitely start with the basics, instead of what I was going to do before whi…

I need to get a couple of short films transferred to HDCAM for a screening. Can anyone suggest somewhere I can get this done without paying an arm and a leg? I've been quoted £450…

Thanks for these latest suggestions. I'll certainly check them out.