by Bailey Graham | 16 August, 2019 | In Our Opinion
As World Humanitarian Day 2019 approaches on August 19th, we can take a look at some of the impactful films and documentaries. This is a day to tribute those who risk their lives, and those who have lost their lives in humanitarian services. This includes Natural...
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 Daniel Korth | 24 July, 2019 | In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
The Dark Knight Rises I like the poster for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012, dir. Christopher Nolan) because for me it sums up what makes Batman likeable. The low angle makes him look very dominant – mighty, like he is. One gets a sense of Bruce Wayne, the man...
by Elliot Grove | 14 July, 2019 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
All I hear is how terrible the challenges facing independent filmmakers are. Coming back from the Cannes Film Festival this spring I ran into two veteran British film producers, who between them had produced nigh on 60 features. They’d been nominated for or won...
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...
