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Hi all, I'm producing a final year university film, and I'm running into a few roadblocks with regard to locations. The majority of the film is based in a lorry trailer, and so I'm looking for a controlled environment to house the trailer in for around 5/6 days in February. Having tried all...

Hi all, Quick one from a newbie screenwriter. Is back story a big no no in treatments, or is it considered acceptable? On another note, I'm trying to come up with non-clichéd ways in which to introduce a dead person who has an influence on a character. In this instance, the protagonists...

Hi all, I'm making a short film as part of my second year at University. If it proves to be any good, I am planning on sending it to festivals etc, so I'm trying to make sure everything would be in order legally. It's still in very early story development, but I was planning a scene which...

Hi all, I'm a second year film student, and one of our main projects this year is to write, direct and produce our own short films (arghh!). Every week in workshops we are set a new task to help with development, so concepts, treatments, etc and it goes on. I'm currently working on a...

Hi everyone, I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to look at my kickstarter campaign. This is the first 'real' film (post university) that I'm attempting to get started on so any feedback or support would be much appreciated. Many thanks...

"How far does a man have to fall before he can begin to ascend?" 'Syria' tells the story of a man whose life has fallen apart at the hands of temptation. -------- Hi everyone, I'm a producer on Syria, and I'm really excited about the project. It's our first big post-university project, and...

Hi everyone, I'm a first year university student, and VERY new to film making! We've been set an assignment to create a short (2-4 minute) fiction film, essentially to prove that we have in fact taken in what they've been teaching us. We've been given quite a strict brief and a small list of...

Hello everyone, I am extremely new to film making, and am currently attempting to write my first screenplay for a short film - an assignment for my course. I just wanted advice on one particular issue. In one scene, a bus driver sits and reads the newspaper (inside the bus) on a 5 minute...

Hello there, I am very, very new to the whole film making area, and given that, thought I should get out there are shoot some stuff - you only learn by your mistakes right? In terms of future investments, I just wanted some opinions on the 550D v.s 7D - what you think of both of them and...

Hello there! I have never posted on here before! I am a 6th form student who is interested in pursuing film and television production, but have never had any formal education in the area. I have made a short three minute film, based on the filming of the Roundhay Garden Scene to enter into a...