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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…

Hi, Tina,
Thanks for your response. "Prestigious" is a bad choice of words, I should have said, "Most appropriate for the TCG logline."
Mainly because everybody's watching thei…

Hello, I'm Ewan Ronnie-James .

I'm 17 and I make music for film .

I'm, at the moment, at a real loss for opportunity's. All I really want to do is gain some experience in an…

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…

Thanks Alwyne. I also found this v.helpful, a lot is very relevant.
I like a lot how they discuss the age ole qn of festivals vs online too.

Thanks
George

Hi all, in case you missed our announcement about our closure later in the year, I’ve posted it here again below. Meanwhile, we’re cracking on with a very busy schedule. Hope to …

Shooting People are such a part of the furniture of indie film that I never pictured them stopping - the news came hit like a dropped boom mic. The impact of Cath, Jess and Stus' …

A great film - one of my favourites, with the psychodelic sequences! I knew Jack very well as he became patron of my Brighton Film School. Marianne was not his first choice, how…

Hi is else anybody here just starting out as a screenwriter, not doing anything professionally but just trying to get some practice?

I've written two 1 scene screenplays to pra…

We have a screenwriting meeting every Wednesday at 7:00 pm GMT (UK) online.

All welcome.

ZOOM Link - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88385357758

For more information, email in…

As a new member greeted with the sad news of Shooting People being soon to close I thought I should take this last opportunity of introducing myself.

I'm a recently graduated m…

Thanks Cath - I hope for something similar to Heather, or perhaps simply meeting people that are travelling in the same direction. I look forward to the exclusive Creatives' Dogs …

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…

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

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a flat or house in Liverpool for a micro-budget short film. We would need a kitchen with an adjoining dining room.
The shoot date is the 31st…

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…

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

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…

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

Hi all,

I’m a self-shooting doc producer making a film about hunt saboteurs, and I’ve already filmed quite a bit out on Dartmoor. Most of it is observational – following activi…

While I am not condoning illegal trespass or lack of respect for land rights, unless they can tell what sort of a shot you have used, and exactly where it is , how can they tell w…

Hi everyone,
I’m a professional Foley Artist, Sound Designer and Audio Post guy. I’m based in Ireland but work remotely. I’ve worked with a number of people here on this forum in…

Hi Ian,
Thanks for responding. It's nice to meet you! :)
I watched the HIDE trailer it's looks great. Psychological horror-thrillers are amongst my favorite films. I really like…

This seems like a big mistake to me, I've been a customer for many years and always bought the yearly membership which was discounted. But now it's going to monthly only and even …

Agreed 100%.
Increasing the price without adding anything is a great way to lose customers.

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…

Hello,

I am currently working on a short film script, 'Part-Time Lovers' and am looking for some feedback as we move closer towards production. Specifically, I'm concerned tha…

Hello Kai! If you're still looking for someone to read please get in touch - there's info about what I can offer your script, and testimonials, here: https://www.mikesheer.net/scr…

I am an actress and voice over artist looking for acting or voice over work! Potentially happy to do no pay or low pay work as long as I can have the credit added to my spotlight…

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…

Hi all — I’m Jee, a UK-based composer and music producer looking to collaborate with filmmakers on shorts, features, or docs.

I’ve worked on internationally recognised projects…

Hello,

I am a sound editor, designer, and re-recording mixer based in Manchester, available for remote work.
www.francescovarzi.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11623117.

…

Hey all, hope you're all enjoying the summer weather!

I am a writer/director based in Kings Cross, North London.

As someone who often produces, I know it's no easy task. I …

Hi everyone.

I'm new here. Can we find any feature producers on this platform? Thanks.

RS Kohli

Writer.Director

Hi Kohi - people use the Production / Get Crew to post for roles they're looking to fill.
Chrs
Cath
SP

Hi folks, we successfully crowdfunded for an action comedy short previsualisation for a film we're calling Spirit & Bone.

This is the first part of a two part development plan.…

Please get in touch:)

We need more film submissions for a youth led film festival ( U27 age of main crew and U5mins ). Most years we have 90 entries and this year ONLY 20! any ideas where to post / sh…

Hi Lucy,
Following the instructions and link you provided namely:
"How to enter Simply click this 'link' or the button below and fill in the form.

Submission deadline: Frida…

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, …

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…