by Elliot Grove | 14 April, 2021 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
I nearly ended up in my mother’s basement bedroom. You see, I didn’t go to university. I didn’t graduate from a liberal arts programme like so many of my colleagues. And I certainly didn’t go to film school. I went to art school instead and...
by Raindance | 13 April, 2021 | Community, Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
Raindance Affiliate Program Yes, you read that correctly. We have been recruiting a small number of candidates, but now we are ready to open our arms to you, our emerging creative community. It is an opportunity for creatives to make a profit while providing sources...
by Susan Harris | 9 April, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing, Screenwriting
Whether you’re an experienced professional filmmaker of long standing or a film student newbie trying to break into the industry, you know how important it is to have the best possible tools for your profession. Just as musicians depend upon their instruments to...
by Harvey Puttock | 2 April, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Raindance Success Stories, Screenwriting
In a previous article about making a short film in 2019 I said that one of the most difficult things in indie filmmaking is budget restraints. Little did I know then that a pandemic would come along and increase the difficulty level even more! I didn’t want that to...
by Harvey Puttock | 31 March, 2021 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Interviews, Raindance Success Stories
Michael Shlain is an agent turned writer-director working in Los Angeles. Shlain is a co-founder of Butcher Bird Studios, a premiere creative production studio. The filmmaker has directed a wide range of narrative, branded and commercial content for clients including...
by James Daniels | 29 March, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Screenwriting
For aspiring screenwriters, directors, and actors everywhere, there is hope in the form of the microbudget feature. Spending countless hours revising the perfect script, gratuitously studying Joseph Campbell and Blake Snyder, writing pitches, contacting producers,...