by Milo Garner | 17 January, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
Peter Jackson’s debut Bad Taste recently turned thirty. Here’s why every aspiring filmmaker should see it. These days, Peter Jackson is something of a one-man film industry. Following The Lord of the Rings – one of the best and most successful big-budget...
by Milo Garner | 7 January, 2019 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Technical Craft
‘Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character.’ – Ridley Scott The Problem: Picture the scene: you’ve got hold of a 4K camera through a series of promises and assurances so convoluted you can’t remember who you owe what...
by Elliot Grove | 31 December, 2018 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
In 2008 Malcolm Gladwell published an influential book Outliers in which he unveiled his ten thousand hours rule for the first time. What is an outlier? According to one dictionary definition, an outlier is ‘something that is situated away from or classed...
by Elliot Grove | 30 December, 2018 | Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion
It’s time of year for resolutions. Each one of us says to our inner self: come on, you can do better. Try making an anti-resolution this year. Let me explain how to craft attainable goals that have a chance of success. My name is Elliot Grove. I’ve witnessed 27...
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by Caroline Hamilton | 17 December, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Screenwriting
After the success of The Hidden Tools of Comedy, Kaplan follows this up with an equally insightful book, The Comic Hero’s Journey. This time, Kaplan veers away from the more general successful tools and techniques of comedy (although he does incorporate several of the...
by Baptiste Charles | 15 December, 2018 | Filmmaking Career
Independent film is what we live and breathe for at Raindance. There is nothing like the thrill of getting to watch a film from a new filmmaker, and be utterly transported by it. The privilege of supporting filmmakers on their journey is unparalleled. This is why...
