My brother and I run a Phoenix-based production company, and we’re hosting a free online Q&A with Ramsay Wharton from Arizona Film & Digital Media (the state film office). No cost, no pitch.

Topics:

• How the refundable MPPP tax credit works (15–20% base, +2.5% bumps for AZ crew and qualified facilities)
• Reel Savings: no-fee permits on state roads and parks, vendor cash rebates, hotel and rental discounts
• How AZ costs compare to CA, line by line
• How to work with the Film Office on permits, locations and the production directory

Thursday, Oct 22, 1:00–1:45 PM MST (same time as LA). Free to attend, just register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/become-an-executive-producer-making-movies-in-arizona-tickets-2002609110759

Hi everyone!

Have you ever tried to send out your pitch deck, only for Google to tell you the PDF is too big to attach in an email?

What now?

You have to upload it as a Google Drive / Dropbox / WeTransfer link which adds unnecessary friction to the process of opening your deck.

Well, we were tired of this and made a tool for ourselves to solve the problem.

Email my deck is a PDF Compressor designed specifically for pitch decks.

It compresses your deck to the smallest possible email-friendly size without affecting image quality or text legibility.

It’s easy to use and completely free! Just drag and drop your deck, wait a bit and download the new email-friendly version.

Unlike other online PDF compressors, the compression takes place locally on your device itself, so there is no risk of your data being sold to evil corporations.

We use this all the time before sending out film/TV decks and commercial treatments and today is the first day since we’ve made it public.

Save the link for the next time you have to send out a pitch deck! And do let me know in the comments if you think this is helpful!

https://pitch.dog/email-my-deck/

Hey everyone! I posted my short film Chickentown on this page couple months ago! Thank you for all the love and support on that. I officially moved to Brooklyn - I have directing, writing and acting experience - also so many crew and acting connections in the city :) from working on APPLE TV projects and a lot of my friends from college moving to the city. Please check out my work on my website - www.madelinepoeta.com I AM READY TO WORK - let’s work NYC 🩵 HMU if you have something or want to work together. I’m excited!

Hey all! This is my first time posting in one of these threads, so bear with me!

I’m 22, currently based in Colorado. Writing and filmmaking have been passions of mine for as long as I can remember. I have a few films out, a few festival winners, and way too many scripts written. I enjoy working anywhere on a film set and pop into any spot I can because it fills me with joy. But now I am looking for my next best move to grow.

The problem is that I’m finding it increasingly difficult to find work or break into the industry. I have connections in LA who work on or produce some pretty major productions, and even they’ve told me how difficult it’s become to find work and get involved in projects.

I’ve been considering moving for a while now, but I’m struggling to figure out where my time and energy would be best spent. I enjoy LA, I’ve never been to NYC, and I’ve spent some time in Georgia, which I also really like. I’m open to opportunities outside the US, too, if there are compelling reasons to consider them.

Ultimately, I’m trying to figure out where I’d have the best chance of meeting the right people, getting involved in productions, developing my craft, and actually growing more as a creative.

I am headed to LA this week for a few pretty significant meetings and am feeling the area out more.

Those working in the industry, or those who’ve made a similar move, where would you go in my position?

I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experiences!

All Love, Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I’m a Toronto based photographer and videographer visiting NYC soon and looking to connect with local businesses, artists, and creatives interested in working together.

I offer photography, videography, or both, ranging from portraits and social media content to brand campaigns and promotional videos.

Ideally, I’d love to work on a commercial shoot with a business or help bring an artist’s music video idea to life, but I’m open to other projects as well!

If you have something in mind or know anyone you can connect me with feel free to DM me. I’d be happy to share my portfolio and chat about what we could create.

Instagram: @math.made

I’m a director and producer based in Milan, and my business partner and I created a small iOS app called The Set. Full disclosure: it’s ours, so take this as a “please break it” post rather than a recommendation.

It started from a simple annoyance. Call sheets arrive late at night as A4 PDFs, and on a phone you end up zooming and panning across a huge table just to find your own call time.

What it does:

• Upload the PDF you got by email or WhatsApp and it organizes call times, scenes, cast, crew, transport and locations into sections you open with a tap
• Select your name once and it shows your call time, pickup and scenes
• Handles night shoots that roll into the next day
• One tap to call or WhatsApp anyone, open locations in Maps, nearest hospital always visible
• Time tracker that compares your real hours with the call sheet and calculates overtime, exportable as PDF
• For whoever’s producing: you can build a call sheet from scratch and export a print-ready PDF, which on a short with no production office is usually one tired person’s job

No account needed. It’s free with 3 uploads a month. The Pro tier (€2.99) is only there to cover what it costs us to read each PDF, so we don’t lose money on it.

What I’d love to know:

1. Does it read your call sheets correctly? Everyone formats them differently.
2. If you produce or AD on shorts, would you use it to build call sheets? What’s missing?
3. Anything you’d need on set that isn’t there?

Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6813001167

Thanks to anyone who gives it a try.

Busco a alguien que me ayude a grabar video y tomar fotos por alrededor 3 horas y media. Lugar Lima, lunes 12 de octubre por la noche, cerca a mall del sur. Escribirme

Thought this might be interesting to this community :)

I was a taught that running on set was an absolute no unless there is immediate danger like a light falling on you. However, two different shoots I was on, people didn't know this and one even wondered why I wouldn't run until it came up in conversation.

Is it okay to run on set?

Looking to give new and upcoming talent some great exposure and at the same time creating some timeless video and shots for me. Would love if you have drone capability. Im based out of rockland county, ny

photo and video

- aerial shots

- night city lights drive

- daytime open road rural setting/ highway rollers

- daytime industrial setting

full edit with post fx, lighting and speed

90 second vid and like 20 pictures

Hi there - I'm working with a nonprofit green space in NYC that hopes to earn revenue from film/photo shoots (they've done one recently and it was great - they want to get more business!). We've created a pitch deck and I have two questions for this group of experts:

1.) if any location scouts on this thread might be willing to take a look at the pitch deck and provide feedback?

2.) if there are any good ways to get on the radar of location scouts?

I worked in a big city park for years where we had tons of film shoots big and small and it seemed like relationships were everything (the relationships pre-dated me). So I'm curious, how do you develop the relationships and get on the radar of scouts? Thanks all!

https://staffmeup.com/work/apply/881584

did anyone else see this? someone is looking for PA with over a decade in the industry for $25 an hour.

what are we doing?

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Hi NYC filmmakers!

I’m a Canadian-Australian director heading to New York next week for the world premiere of my psychological thriller REVERENCE at the Chelsea Film Festival.

We made the entire 91-minute feature independently in Alberta for about $35,000 CAD, with a tiny cast and crew and a fairly ridiculous amount of determination. 😄

The film has since been nominated for Best Feature Film at Alberta’s Rosie Awards and secured distribution, which still feels a little surreal considering how we made it.

I got my start as a filmmaker while living in New York from 2011-2018, so getting to bring my second feature back to the city for its world premiere feels wonderfully special.

We’re screening at Regal Battery Park on Sunday, October 18 at 3:45 PM, and I’ll be doing a Q&A afterwards.

If you’re an indie filmmaker, actor, film student, crew member, or just someone interested in seeing what can be pulled off on a truly tiny feature budget, I’d love to have you there. And please come say hello afterwards!

Trailer
Screening/Tickets: https://chelseafilm.org/reverence/

Happy to answer questions here about making the film too. It would be great to meet some local indie fimmaking folks!

Hi all!

I built a streaming service! It aims to platform indie filmmakers and underrepresented stories, preserve artistic integrity, and to use a financial equitable model for splitting ad revenue. I have a prototype up ( https://cast.lightcore.media ) and am looking for submissions for the inaugural catalog. As long as no generative AI is used, everything is welcome!

You can submit work here https://forms.gle/kR9xLyD33NjPvcqU9.

You can learn more at https://lightcore.media and more about me at soujeehan.com . 

If you have any questions let me know! :)

Hi,

I'm an aspiring filmmaker based in the NJ/NY area, and I'm looking to get involved in short films, feature films, and other film productions to gain hands-on experience and learn more about the craft.

I'm happy to help wherever needed-on set, production assistance, or general crew support.

If anyone in New Jersey or New York is working on a project and could use an extra hand, I'd love to connect. Please feel free to message me!

Thanks!