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Original Post from nanc cohen
Most recent response from John Lubran
If you shoot people in the park singing Beatles songs is that fair use?

Also, has anyone cut on imovie and transferred to final cut for the end product and what were the draw backs? Also.. does anyone know a place that's inexpensive to mix sound?

Tha…

14 responses, most recent 12 years, 4 months ago.

As I said before, most lawyers and corporate entities or their mirrored structures within other institutional organisations, such as some festivals, are timidly risk averse to a …

Original Post from Brett Snelgrove
Most recent response from Elaine Hallam
I'm looking for modestly priced actor rehearsal space and also a voice recording studio somewhere i…

I am a producer of the animated web series NewEdenseries.com and on the hunt for a voice recording studio to record some voice actors.

We are also looking into rehearsal spaces …

1 response, most recent 12 years, 4 months ago.

I can recommend a Thames Ditton(just outside Kingston) small studio run by John Mc Guinn,a mature Voice Over Artist and producer. Voices@john-mcguinn.co.uk
May I also ask about Fe…

Original Post from Claire Creswell
Does anyone know a good UK sound effects library

Someone has already asked this question but there was no reply. Please, does someone out there know of one- preferably free to download but good?

7 responses, most recent 12 years, 5 months ago.

BBC Sound fx library - http://www.canford.co.uk/BBC-SOUND-EFFECTS-LIBRARY

Good and affordable sound equipment?

Hi everyone

RE: sound equipment

I'm a beginner in filmmaking.
I've just bought my first camera, which is a Canon 600D DSLR, with a 50mm lens.
I'm looking for external sound eq…

6 responses, most recent 12 years, 6 months ago.

Thanks everyone who took the time to offer up their advice.

I will check out all the links and, as well, research each product that has been mentioned.

where can I network with filmmakers in Northen Virginia and washington DC?

I'd like to join a shooting team?I am an English/Arabic speaker film/ TVSound engineer,Sound Recordist,TV technical director.

2 responses, most recent 12 years, 7 months ago.

Let's start Dylan.I agree.

Original Post from Tom Whelehan
Most recent response from Nathan Cubitt
Fiming in a basement club with poor acoustics: Does anyone know how to go about filming in a baseme…

Trying to film an event in a basement nightclub, very small, crowded, lots of noise, sound bouncing all around.
If anyone out there knwos how to get around this please let me know…

6 responses, most recent 12 years, 7 months ago.

If the performers are using a PA - get a feed from their sound desk... this will tether you to the desk as it sounds like cable-bashing would be a nightmare. With two cameras one…

Original Post from Michael Chandler
Can anyone recommend any sound effect libraries for a blazing argument?!

I need to have a background soundtrack of a blazing argument for my latest short 'Move'. Before exploring recording a row myself, I've checked a few online sound effect libraries,…

12 years, 7 months ago
Original Post from John Maloney
Most recent response from Martin Thornton
Licencing music for shorts - guerilla-style?

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone had experience of licensing music for shorts from existing artists - not using PRS? I have a minuscule budget for a short and I'm wondering wh…

10 responses, most recent 12 years, 8 months ago.

Far be it for me to contradict Charles, but my experience of this from the composer side is nowhere near as complex (and I also refer to the experience of the directors I work wit…

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How do i get publishing/licencing companies to listen to my unsolicited music with regard to a deal?

Hi guys I could do with some advice, i have been sending material out to publishing companies in the hope of getting a deal, sadly 99% don't take unsolicited material so i doubt t…

12 years, 8 months ago
Original Post from Emma Dove
Most recent response from Marlom Tander
Rates for using existing music in a short film / commissioning new music

Hello Shooters,

We have recently acquired permission from a musician to use music from his album in our short documentary. The documentary will be available online and will also…

1 response, most recent 12 years, 8 months ago.

http://www.prsformusic.com/users/productionmusic/Documents/ProductionMusicRateCard2013.pdf

In practice I've cleared rights for FREE (ok, a credit) from friends for non commerci…

Original Post from Ivo Marloh
South Africa (Durban area) sound recording?

I need to conduct three interviews for a documentary follow-up and wondered if anyone knew anyone who might live in the Durban area of South Africa who owns a Zoom Hn4 or Olympus …

12 years, 9 months ago
Original Post from Richard Ridout
Most recent response from Dan Selakovich
Is fcp x used and liked by pro editors? And what are the major issues with the latest version 10.0.…

I'm used to fcp7 but I am seriously considering fcp x for my first feature-length doc. I understand that it's good for organising and searching through footage, of which i will ha…

10 responses, most recent 12 years, 10 months ago.

More RAM would certainly be helpful. Also, think about breaking the show into "reels." In the film days, a reel was about 1000 feet, or around 11 minutes. Do the same digitally, k…

Original Post from Elizabeth Obisanya
HELP WITH UP & DOWN SOUND IN FILM

HI,

Does anyone know how to make the sound quality in a film the same, i have a case of up and down volume setting in the film the editor cant adjust it fully , is there a softw…

8 responses, most recent 12 years, 11 months ago.

Just to clarify what people have said above a compressor will bring down the loud parts of the sound (above a set threshold ) and then make up the level by boosting the signal aft…

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