by rdmaint | 9 December, 2016 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
A treatment can be a useful document to have, whether you’re looking to use it as a roadmap of your story before writing or as a way to build interest in a spec script. Unfortunately there’s rarely any specific agreement on how to lay out a treatment for industry...
by rdmaint | 9 December, 2016 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
These are troubled times. Hatred is on the rise and division seems to be the only constant in the news. Film -especially independent film- has a crucial part to play in this day and age. At the British Independent Film Awards, we honoured I, Daniel Blake, a film whose...
by rdmaint | 9 December, 2014 | Uncategorized
Acting Showreels from Scratch are a relatively new concept – and therefore, many people dive deep into the many pitfalls. Here are five of the most common. Oh and, for those of you who don’t know what a shot from scratch showreel is: it’s where you...
by rdmaint | 5 November, 2014 | In Our Opinion
For the past year I have kept my feelings on Frozen bottled up inside for fear of being burnt at the stake. Given the Elsa-pocalypse that was this past Halloween I consider myself justified in doing so. The truth is I think the film is hugely overrated. So, in...
by rdmaint | 28 October, 2014 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
With Halloween fast approaching things are getting spooky here at Raindance. To get the rest of you in the mood, here is my top five terrifying movie moments. *MAJOR SPOILER ALERTS* 1. Don’t Look Now A true horror classic and, in my opinion, one of the best British...
