by Marta de Nitto Personé | 13 August, 2018 | Directing, Film History, Screenwriting
“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” It was Thomas Mann to say that, but every good writer knows exactly what he means. A writer’s aim is to create from scratch a parallel world (that should be at least as interesting...
by Elliot Grove | 11 August, 2018 | Acting, Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
I got this fascinating press release from a fellow Brit now living in New York. I was so impressed by her journey, and by the quality of her work I thought i’d print it here as a case study about a social impact web series, and also as a little Raindance plug to...
by Pete King | 6 August, 2018 | Directing, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
As a filmmaker, community plays a huge role in getting things made and seen. I wouldn’t have made any films at all if it wasn’t for the network of talent that I’ve got to know over the last twelve years of being in the industry. Since my first film screened at...
by Elliot Grove | 4 August, 2018 | Acting, Directing, Documentary, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
A decade or more ago, Raindance festival programmer, Suzanne Ballantyne wrote a tongue-in-cheek article How To Fake Being An Indie Auteur. She wrote the article based on her personal experience of watching over a thousand features a year. She was trying to use...
by Elliot Grove | 1 August, 2018 | Directing, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
Making a low budget feature film with $100,000 is an incredible feat, and evermore achievable with high-end equipment now available at consumer prices. Below that line is the zero/no budget films made for $10,000 or less. These are works of passion and pure commitment...
by Ben Daly | 31 July, 2018 | Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting
In every genre having a feature length running time on your side has its advantages, it allows the story to develop at its own pace and gives you time to explore a wider range of themes and ideas. However, this luxury is taken away when producing a short film and you...
