Harvey Puttock, Author at Raindance

About Harvey Puttock

Harvey is the Filmmaker in Residence/Tech Genie and is often referred to as the Brad Pitt of Raindance*. He is currently crowdfunding for his latest short Yes, Virginia.

*Once. Sarcastically.

4 Tips for Writing for a Low Budget Film

by Harvey Puttock | 12 August, 2019 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting

Writing for a low budget film doesn’t mean you need to limit your creativity. There are many tricks you can use in order to make the most out of the story you have in mind with a little amount of money. Yes, Virginia is a 12 minute short film I wrote and...

Filmmaker’s Shopping List

by Harvey Puttock | 19 December, 2016 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion

As a filmmaker you can never have enough gadgets and there are some really nifty things to make your film shoots run more smoothly. Why not treat yourself or that special filmmaker in your life with one of these gizmos? Director’s Notebook Cost? £7.49 Planning...

Virtual Reality Suite For Filmmakers

by Harvey Puttock | 5 February, 2016 | Filmmaking

We may not have hover-boards or flying cars yet, but one thing seems set to change in 2016 and that’s virtual reality filmmaking. You’ve probably heard VR thrown around a lot, whether it was back in the early 90s when it first seemed like it might take...

Fake Brands To Use In Your Films

by Harvey Puttock | 13 August, 2015 | Filmmaking

You’ve got your script, you’ve got your actors, you’ve even got your equipment, and then it hits you: Budweiser probably won’t want their products shown in your film. Now the dream is to convince the brand that your film is going to be...