by Elliot Grove | 17 April, 2019 | Documentary, Festivals, Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Anyone close to the organisation of Raindance will wonder; time and time again, year after year, why the tireless staff at the Film Festival subject themselves to the stress of organising this annual event. The answer is simple. We at Raindance believe strongly in the...
by Evan Kielmeyer | 12 April, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Producing
It’s World Day of Human Space Flight and so many of our favourite movies take place up in the final frontier. Hollywood has been taking film-goers into the sky for decades to give us a taste of what life in zero gravity is really like. Whether you’re excited by the...
by Charlotte Christy | 5 April, 2019 | Film History, In Our Opinion
Have you ever found yourself watching a film that includes an adorable pet, but heartbroken you can’t cuddle with it in person? You’ve given your neighbour’s cat a scratch, even offered to feed your sister’s hamster — but still, the pain of seeing that precious...
by Erin Sastre | 23 March, 2019 | Film History, In Our Opinion, News
The disaster movie is one of the oldest genres in cinema. The earliest example can be seen in James Williamson’s 1901 silent short, Fire!, which shows a local fire service rescuing the occupants of a house being engulfed in flames. It shocked viewers from its very...
by Daniel Dryan | 26 February, 2019 | Acting, Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
We often know something about a film based on who’s in it. Once they’ve found a niche, many actors enjoy occupying that role again and again. Being typecast like this has its appeal. It can mean regular work. Think of Tom Cruise and the amount of leading action roles...
by Milo Garner | 20 February, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, Technical Craft
Music is an essential component of cinema; an auditory counterpoint that can enhance, contradict, or elevate any scene or image. But of course you already know that, it’s why you clicked on the link. Or perhaps you clicked it because it’s something of a challenge....
