by Nina Romain | 1 December, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Interviews
When it comes to horror films, everyone can think of one famous and evil object that’s either a grim warning or bringer of doom. A few of the more famous could be the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s saw or Jack Torrance’s axe in The Shining, as well as The Hellraiser’s...
by Oli Picken | 27 July, 2020 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Interviews, Producing, Screenwriting
Picture Credit: © Daniel D. Moses I caught up with the writer/director, Louis Chan, and producer, Jonathan Caicedo-Galindo of Stationary, a short film portraying the reunion of estranged friends, drug dealer Che (Rebekah Murrell) and reformed, soon-to-be-graduate...
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...
