by Harvey Puttock | 4 May, 2020 | Filmmaking, Interviews, Post-Production, Technical Craft
Visual effects are a huge part of the film industry, and aren’t just limited to big budget Hollywood films. I recently got to interview Vicki Lau, a VFX professional, using the social distanced medium of email. Vicki has been in the industry for 6 years with...
by Elliot Grove | 23 March, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Interviews
My name is Elliot Grove and I started Raindance. I assume life will change back to the good old days prior to March 2020. Up until last month, my typical day at Raindance was like this: I grew up in an Amish Mennonite community outside Toronto and was taught that the...
by Tristan Loraine | 2 March, 2020 | Documentary, Filmmaking, Interviews
In 2015 I had just finished the independent feature ‘A Dark Reflection.’ The film was a feature film based on the ongoing issue of contaminated air on aircraft. The last film to be shot on Fuji 35mm and was Britain’s biggest co-operative film. Everyone worked on the...
by Tristan Loraine | 28 February, 2020 | Documentary, Filmmaking, Interviews, Raindance Film Festival
When you sit on a plane, do you ever ask yourself where the air you breathe comes from? On all aircraft, apart from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the breathing air comes from the engines and is supplied totally unfiltered to crews and passengers. This air is known as...
by Raindance | 28 October, 2019 | Interviews
We’re so proud that 2 films that screened at Raindance have made it to the BIFA’s Raindance Discovery Award long-list, including Masters of Love, an amusing romantic comedy directed by Matt Roberts. We sat down and asked Matt a few questions about his...
by Raindance | 24 October, 2019 | Filmmaking Career, Interviews, Uncategorized
We are proud to announce that Hilda, an incredible film we’ve had the honour of premiering at Raindance 2019, has been included in the BIFA 2019 Raindance Discovery Award long-list! We sat down with the director, Rishi, to ask a few questions about his ideas and...
