by Elliot Grove | 16 September, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival
From his book RAINDANCE PRODUCERS LAB (Focal Press). In industry terms, film festivals are usually used as launch pads for films. Attended by acquisition executives and talent scouts, festivals are full of new product and fresh talent. Acquisition executives rely on...
by Olly Poulter | 13 September, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
When you go about creating a short film it can be a strangely overwhelming experience at first, Equipment, locations, crew, talent, shot lists are just a few of the organisational challenges you need to overcome. And you really want to smash your short film. When you...
by Raindance | 3 September, 2018 | Directing, Documentary, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Post-Production, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
The Raindance 15 Second Short Competition returns bigger and better for 2018 as we get ready for Raindance Film Festival. This edition is sponsored by LUMIX cameras. How to Take Part: 1) Shoot a 15-second film around the theme: Discover. Be Discovered. End credits...
by Elliot Grove | 3 September, 2018 | Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Your film is nearly finished and now it’s time to get the word out. The traditional way is to prepare and release a film press release. Journalists still respond to a press release despite the way social media has influenced the way news works. Now here’s...
by Raindance | 31 August, 2018 | Documentary, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Raindance Film Festival
Films, as we all know, are wonderful means of storytelling, and Raindance comes out this year with another showcase of films exploring all that stories can tell and yield. But what about showing how these stories are told in film? What can we learn from the entire...
by Raindance | 28 August, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted: “Excuse me. I’m lost. Can you help me? I promised a friend I’d meet them in half an hour ago, but I don’t know...
