by Li-Wei Chu | 14 June, 2018 | Festivals, Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
One of the many things that we here at Raindance have to do (besides answering your phone calls) is to review submissions that people from around the world enter into the film festival. All of the submitted films are amazing, but only a few can make it into the actual...
by Kathryn Butt | 16 April, 2018 | Filmmaking Career, In Our Opinion, Screenwriting
So, it’s that time of year again, Screenwriter friends. We all make resolutions in January about how we want to change certain habits and achieve our goals – so let’s take a look at how that’s going. Especially as creatives, often working intermittently across many...
by Kathryn Butt | 11 January, 2018 | Directing, Filmmaking, Producing
Working with child actors is probably something you’ve been taught to avoid in film if you studied courses like we did. Although it presents a lot of challenges, the results can be incredible. Who can forget Lindsay Lohan’s performance in The Parent Trap? Or Macauley...
by Elliot Grove | 28 December, 2017 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
I spend hours on Skype these days with many of our online Postgraduate Film Degree students. I guess I have many annoying habits. For example, I wear headphones and engage in all sorts of debates about independent film-making in all its varied and changing forms....
by McKinleigh Lair | 14 November, 2017 | Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting
You have an idea for a film – now what? Reflecting on these five questions will help you begin production and put you in a better position to pitch your film to investors. 1. What will it add to the conversation? Ideally, your film should be meaningful, entertaining,...
