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Hi, I am looking for a London editor to work on a film produced in conjunction with Dublin Filmmakers Network. I (the director) am based here at the moment and am looking for a skilled editor to bring the project forward. About the film: The film centers on a young mother in a council...

Hi, I'm working on a documentary project at the moment and have a sigma 10-20 at my disposal. Shooting on a Canon 550D/T2i. Was just considering my lens options. Whether I should rent (extremely expensive) or buy a decent zoom and let's say the Canon 50mm 1.4. I was just wondering whether the...

Hi, I'm looking to find some examples of professional synopses and treatments ie goodfellas, LA Confidential .. whatever. I can find scripts easily enough but not the above. Does anyone have a good link? Or perhaps a good book with examples that they can recommend? kd

Hi, I have to shoot a promo video for a client in a martial arts dojo. Of the four walls I have to work with 2 are white perspex/reflective plastic that give a nasty glare when I try to bounce my light off them. The other main wall is a long mirror and the rear wall has a window to an office...

Hi, I'm making a single shot/long take film. Approx 9-10 minutes of continuous action. I will follow the talent from interior to exterior and some light running too will be required. I have access to a glidecam but can't seem to get any joy with the device at all. Was thinking of having a...

Hi, I recently bought a rode ntg-2 shotgun mic and was trying to hook it up to my pc. I used an xlr cable with a stereo 6.5mm (1/4'') jack, then a 3.5mm (1/8'') stereo adapter to plug into the pc. I also inserted a battery into the mic itself. The levels are ridiculously low when trying to...

Hi, Where could an unknown writer submit scripts for consideration in the U.S and get paid well if they're taken on? Production companies.. etc kd

Hi, Is there anyone out there who has read any of Park chan-wook's books on film. I have heard that none of his books as yet have been translated to english so... yes you would have to understand korean :) If you have, i'd love to hear some of the insights or most striking extracts you took...

I just picked up the novel a clockwork orange by anthony burgess and anyone who says that kubrick did a better job in making the film that he did in writing the book needs some Pavlovian brain conditioning. It's awesome. To come up with the language (derived from Ruskie) was a sheer stroke of...

Hi, I'll be renting the Sony PMW-EX1 soon and have seen some wicked shots taken with it.. however that doesn't guarantee i'll get the same results. Most of the shooting will take place in the day, in a city street scape. I hope to get some nice focus pools going. And use the natural...

Hi, I'm looking for some good music websites to add some atmospheric sounds to my short that I'm shooting soon, I remember checking out a French one a while back but have lost the bookmark on another computer. Anyone any suggestions on good sites that could fit the bill? kd

I'll be shooting a black and white 16mm short soon and would like to get some tips off anyone out there as regards working with the talent. Should I be as quiet in my instructions as possible (non-obtrusive)? If a scene is not going right should I cut midway through? I'd be...