We're Back!

Hello readers!

It's been a while since this site has been updated. This is because it's relatively hard to come by new tutorials, and I've been busy.

We're going to do a little poll as to what you would like to know most about, and we will focus on those areas.

The poll should be found somewhere on our blog pages.

Hey all,

I got an email recently about a competition for filmmakers. It sounds pretty cool, you should check it out, along with the site!

Last month, Shooting People pulled out all the stops to encourage their filmmakers to enter Mofilm's Barcelona Ad Competition. It paid off, with eight Shooting People members winning prizes, two coming top and one winning the Grand Prize; this filmmaker is now off to make an ad with ‘Avatar’ producer Jon Landau.

As one competition ends, another opens - this time, winners will be flown to New York for Tribeca Film Festival and pick up a host of cash prizes. To enter, filmmakers must make an ad of less than 90 seconds for one of six brands including Nokia, Nature Valley and Best Buy.

Mofilm have again offered Shooting People members an EXCLUSIVE OFFER - all members who enter go into a draw to win a fabulous Macbook. Not a member? No problem. Claim your free trial membership atshootingpeople.org/mofilm.

DEADLINE: 6 April 2010

Homemade and Cheap Overhead Camera Rig and Studio Light with Softbox!

We're back! And for our first real post of 2010 we're going to share not one awesome instructables, but two!

Here we go! The first instructable we found is an excellent tutorial for making an overhead rig for your camera. This is perfect for heavicameras that strain your arms carrying all day. Sadly, there's very little stability, and it bounces when you walk, so we suggest using this only for non-moving shots. Still very cool though! Check it out!

The second is a great light for indoor shoots! It combines a regular worklight, with a softbox. This allows a softer, less harsh light, and helps minimize hard shadows, especially important for green screens. Remember kids, lights can be BIG fire hazards, especially when used indoors. As always, we take no responsibility for any damages, injury or death caused by anything here on the site. Just remember to be careful where you put your lights, as they get VERY hot and can cause fires and burn skin.

For more tutorials on camera rigs, click here.

For more lighting tutorials, click here.

Happy New Year! Welcome to the New Decade!

Just wishing everyone a Happy and Successful 2010! Let's see what the new decade has in store for us Indy Filmmakers. Obviously, 2009 was a big year, with Indy movies like Paranormal Activity making huge money in the box office, and Paramount starting it's own Low to No Budget division. And the last 10 years have been great, with the success of HD and Digital, now Indy producers film in similar qualities to our rich film counterparts! 3 cheers for Digital Video!