by Summer McGrath | 8 August, 2019 | Film History, In Our Opinion
Never have the Raindance HQ team been so confused as when I wandered around the office asking “What is your favourite cat appearance in any film?”. But nonetheless I gathered a comprehensive list of feline features and have whittled them down to a top 10 list of the...
by George Moore Chadwick | 25 July, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
I haven’t seen Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’s new film Yesterday, but I am sure already that its music licensing budget must have been through the roof. Songs by The Beatles are the most expensive in the world to use in film/tv/commercials. All great films using...
by George Moore Chadwick | 13 July, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
Before you write your next short, check out this list of great short films that were made in the 90s. This era is interesting right now because some of the best filmmakers today got their start making shorts in the 90s. A couple of these shorts even became features in...
by Katy Wagner | 10 July, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Sci-Fi films have depicted unimaginable scientific phenomenons since the beginning of time. The category combines the real world with the supernatural to question thoughts of the unknown in science. Over the past century, technology has improved special effects and...
by Erin Sastre | 6 July, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
A kiss can convey so much emotion and feeling, and there’s no better way to capture this than on film. From an innocent first crush as a child to a passionate declaration of love, a kiss is a way to communicate how someone feels towards another. In honour of World...
by Matt Lulu | 5 July, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
‘Pride’… for a word that may arouse celebration, a growing number of LGBTQ+ individuals are nowadays quicker to frown at the term. Whilst Gay Pride began through rebellion and riots, today, corporate presence has come to characterise aspects of Pride month (see...
