by Katy Vans | 4 November, 2015 | Filmmaking, Interviews
Showing her first feature film at Raindance 2015 Laura Plancarte took some time out from working on her next project to share some words of wisdom with us. I’m from Mexico and my career comes originally from the visual arts. I’m a performance artist, an installation...
by Julian Grant | 2 September, 2015 | Uncategorized
Trailers matter. The work we do as filmmakers is best illustrated and tested with a dramatic and visual trailer that shows our hard work to our best advantage. Don’t give away all of the story (like the mainstream does) and try to make sure that the look, sound...
by Elliot Grove | 5 May, 2015 | In Our Opinion
Stepping into the unknown can trigger a whole set of emotions – from excitement to paralytic fear. I bet anyone making a movie can relate to this: “Will I have the wherewithal to finish this, will anyone see it, and what if they laugh (or cry) in the wrong...
by Katy Vans | 2 April, 2015 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Interviews
Jennifer Sharpe is a first time feature documentary maker. She presented her debut film Traceable at Raindance 2014 and shared some of the lessons she learned with us. I have had a roundabout career in film. Initially I thought I would get into production design, art...
by Raindance | 11 March, 2015 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Producing
The most important and uncomfortable part of film making is paying for it. Unfortunately bartering doesn’t get us very far these days and things are only getting more expensive in the meantime. But, there are people out there who can help emerging filmmakers....
