by Raindance | 26 May, 2017 | Screenwriting
1. Give your characters a voice A test of good dialogue is: can you omit the character’s name heading and still know who’s speaking? If so, you have found your character’s unique voice. In one screenplay I had a character who, for purposes of maintaining control,...
by Lise Porter | 23 May, 2017 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Screenwriting
All of us have creative slumps. The question is what do we do with artistic impasses and how do we avoid eternal inertia? Is there any benefit to a slow period or is it indicative of self-sabotage and stagnation? How do we self-correct and get back on course?...
by Elliot Grove | 11 May, 2017 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Screenwriters and filmmakers need to understand genre’s importance in today’s crowded film marketplace. Thousands of new films are created each year and yet only a portion of them make it to online distribution platforms and fewer still to cinemas. Genre...
by Matt Loggie | 11 May, 2017 | Screenwriting
If you’re a writer eager to get your work out into the world, screenwriting competitions can be an effective way to do that. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Randall C Willis, screenwriter, novelist and Raindance Toronto’s Screenwriting Foundation...
by Raindance LA | 28 April, 2017 | Screenwriting
Every writer has a TV pilot in mind. Maybe you have even finished the script. But the eternal question is what do you do once it’s done? How do you get it into the hands of decision-makers at US Networks? You probably already know there’s no silver bullet. But...
by Elliot Grove | 20 April, 2017 | Interviews, Screenwriting
Raindance’s 25th Birthday: Elliot Grove’s FAQs | Why I Raindance | Key Raindance Dates | Raindance eco-System I realised this cold wet Easter weekend that I have been Raindancing since 1992. Funny how it seems like an eternity on one hand, and hardly any...
