ASK & DISCUSS INDEX

3 years, 9 months ago - Zrouge Alexander

Hi Sean,
I'd be interested in collaborating with you on your low /no budget horror film.
I've worked as an animator and editor, and have been looking to get more involved with producing.

Many thanks,
Zrouge

3 years, 9 months ago - James McCann

Happy to be a part of this if you need an actor or need the dialogue punched-up.
James

3 years, 9 months ago - Robert Pepper

Hi Sean,

Please get in touch if you need any sound design, Foley, sound mixing/mastering. I'm obsessed with horror too! :)

Cheers,

Rob.

3 years, 9 months ago - Anish Kaul

Hi Sean,

Have just popped over a message, let me know if you're still looking for help on this project!

Anish

3 years, 9 months ago - tomek kowalski

Happy to hepl as a director - I am trying to get more directing experience even if all of my film works come from the grip department.
let me know please if you will need a help! Cheers! Tomek

3 years, 9 months ago - Marlom Tander

Be real about where you have to spend money.

Crew on Set : assume free ones will be friends and friends of friends. They need to believe in you, or their friend who believes in you. Because to get their commitment, they need to know they won't be wasting their time. You might get strangers, but do make sure they will be as committed as you are, at least for the hard to replace roles.

Cast : Slightly more forgiving, so might be strangers, even if free. They can walk away with clips and photos even if the films fails to complete.

Gear : if you can't afford to hire, you'll need to adjust shoots to use whatever you can get.

Location : Unless you know someone with such a property, and draw a blank here, you will almost certainly have to rent one. This will probably be a chunky lump.

Catering : People will forgive almost any amount of stress if you keep them well fed and watered on set. And leave at the drop of a hat on day three of sandwiches:-) Get a cooking friend on side and a bit of money goes a long way with rich stews, cake, fruit etc.

Good luck.

3 years, 9 months ago - Brendan O'Neill

I'd make some shorts first to be honest. Learn to walk before you can run etc.

3 years, 9 months ago - patrick astwood

Brendan nails it. A feature, even a low-budget feature, is a hell of a lot of work. Jumping into features as a novice could be really disillusioning. Spend your money making a short and getting a feel for directing and producing and then build on it. You will learn a lot.

3 years, 8 months ago - Yana Ivantcheva

Hey Sean! Let me know if you are looking for a director. Happy to help!

3 years, 8 months ago - James Ward

Hi Sean, Im a Producer / DOP with kit and can edit. Im also looking to make a low budget indie film with minimal crew so this interests me. I have 25 years corporate, commercial and short film production experience. I like the sound of it - and have casting experience. You may need to spend some money on grade and sound mixing though. Beam me up if you're still looking for someone! james@jwp.tv

3 years, 8 months ago - Paul W Franklin

Hi,

Marlom gives good tips (esp. about food!), but as Brendan says, you should do a short first. You can film a short horror-slasher in the woods for peanuts.

Also, whether it's short or feature, people will be more willing to work for nowt if the script is good. Your premise sounds a bit muddled: A bunch of friends all work in a cinema, but in a foreign country? Like, 5 Brits working in a cinema in Spain? That seems quite odd. Does it need to be Xmas? Does it matter that they work in a cinema? Why not just 5 friends who go for a weekend away?

P.

3 years, 8 months ago - Bruce Middlemiss

Hi,

Really happy to offer my skills as a stills photographer to capture the production.

Regards

Bruce

3 years, 8 months ago - Matthew Muller

I'll echo what's been said. Make something short to test ideas and use it for festivals as a calling card. However, asking people to work for free is not good. I appreciate you may not have funding, but at the very least you have to feed people, and that costs money. It doesn't matter if you raise £10 or £100,000, write something using what you have access to.

3 years, 8 months ago - sofia vigliar

Hello! Happy to partecipate as an actress! It sounds fun!

3 years, 4 months ago - Matthew Mutton

Hi Sean, im currently a student doing sound design for media, please let me know if I can help in anyway with any audio stuff, dialogue editing, sound design, etc.