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Just as a note... blocking, locations etc... are all part of what I've done. Been fortunate to have shorts in festivals in London (London Independent), Toronto (the horror one, 'After Dark') etc... plus been paid for music vids etc... so hopefully might know a couple of things. And have...

Realised screenwriters write much longer posts than camera people. Unsurprising, now I think about it... Thanks, very useful and a few, random notes: 1. I have script consultants for the three different stages. Each is very different for different purposes so the 'first stage' guy thinks...

So... I want to learn to direct feature films so have written a feature and will shoot it. Have written a couple of screenplays and one in particular, the easiest one to shoot, I am going forward with. It is a gritty, British drama set in a youth club overseen by a youth worker who gets out of...

British chess championship prizewinner, won English U16 team championships (playing for Middlesex) and therefore hate most chess scenes in movies. Luke Cage's chess scenes look OKish at a glance. Bizarrely, also played rugby which I preferred to chess. Enjoyed it a lot more but was much...

So I wrote a plan all those years ago when I started film making which I update regularly. So the idea was to shoot a short film, then get into a fest, then into a decent fest, then to get paid etc... One of my steps was to get paid a certain sum of money for an assignment and another step was...

This is not a 'hire.' This is a producer. He looked at the project, put his own money in and became a 50 / 50 partner. He put in a decent amount of cash and some of his ideas are good. It's just that he thinks they're all good and this doesn't work. The issue is intransigence. If everyone...

Er, going back to the original question, I was wondering about this. So his idea is to use an editor and I'm happy to spend the cash. He wants to use 'his' editor and frankly if he stumps up the money, I'll just write it off as bad business, get it done and walk away. That's the problem...

Excellent. Well-paced, well directed, good actor, well shot and good music. What I liked more than anything is that your technicals are strong but you have a certain style to your shooting. Looking forward to your next efforts.

I made a horrible mistake. I am working with a guy who tries to hijack everything. Either it is his way or the highway. What's worse is he just argues all the time so if my idea doesn't match his, he just sits there talking at a million miles an hour, not listening. I'm just fed up of...

How much does a professional editor cost to hire? What is your experience in this area?

35mm Samyang cine lens. With the 1.6 crop, it will give you a 50mm universality and the prime will give you the extra quality necessary plus the functionality of the cinema lens features.

Is there a non-film world?

The dog kidnapping thing. That blew my mind! What were the odds?????

Just saw this... congrats!

Give up. I'm serious. Film making isn't for everyone and giving up is good. It will allow you to refocus on what you really want to do.

There's this site called IndieTalk...

How can any overseas investor put money into the UK? We are uninvestible for the next couple of years. Local investors are running like crazy to place their money anywhere except the UK. I'm working out if I can buy some Florida property because I want my money in anything except sterling...

I just spent a few days filming fast motorcycles at a racetrack. We had press passes and great positions but the issues were the same in that we were pushed from pillar to post and had some equipment failure. To give you an idea of the issues, try to imagine pulling focus (filming) with...

If this is primarily for green screen, I'd add a couple of photon beard LEDs. They give a really good, even spread of light over the screen and colour temp is perfect. Ideal if you only buy a couple of lights for green screen. Save you a ton of time in post working on improving the green...

With the sound gear, I'll be able to hear it coming from a mile away. Still have a ringing in my ears. That gear is seriously powerful.