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 Raindance | 9 July, 2018 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Screenwriting
Starting on the 28th of July, Raindance launches an eleven day hands-on summer film school. Participants will write, produce and direct their own narrative short, plus come to grips with the creative challenge of working with virtual reality. 6 Reasons Attending...
by Ellen Almanza | 5 June, 2018 | Documentary, In Our Opinion
World Environment Day occurs every year on June 5th as a reminder to encourage the preservation of our earth. There are several documentaries that bring awareness to matters like climate change, pollution, global warming, and so on. Let’s dive in a little deeper and...
by Kathryn Butt | 7 May, 2018 | Documentary, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion
Let’s take a moment and think about how long we spend planning out camera set-ups, lenses and lighting for our scenes. Every creative decision allows you to say something about the story or images you’re portraying on the screen. However, how many of us...
by Elliot Grove | 13 February, 2018 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
We need your support We live in very troubled times. But is not the world’s hatred caused by basic misunderstanding? What better way to break down the barriers of hatred than through the power of film? The films you make, the stories you write, and the pictures you...
by Elliot Grove | 3 February, 2018 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, News, Post-Production, Producing
Nic Cage as James Bond How would you like the iconic John Wayne or Elizabeth Taylor in your movie, though long dead? It’s closer than you think. Deepfake allows a simple face swap using publicly available software. [UPDATE] February 7, 2018 – BBC reports...
