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Greetings!
The finalists have been announced for our Big Lunch Short Film Competition - we know you've checked it out- see who made the cut!
Guerilla Filmmaking - get the top 10 tips!
Don't make any of these stupid mistakes that filmmakers often make!
Here are Raindance's "Top 10" lists - send yours to info@raindance.co.uk!
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Is Social Media The New Punk Rock?
Likened to Punk Rock, the main tenets of Social Media become instantly illuminating. Social Media helps breed a 'do what you want' and 'express what you are feeling' attitude associated with Punk and we are not alone in thinking Social Media is the new Punk Rock.
Agree? Disagree? Read on...
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 Directing Performance
A course for all directors who want to get the best performance from their actors.
You will gain insight into how actors prepare, explore ways to
use rehearsal, and direct actors during the shoot.
The course will be
illustrated through examples, demonstration, and review of scenes shot
during the class.
What? Directing Performance
When?
8/9 August, 10am-6:30pm
Where? 10 Craven St, London WC2N 5PE
How Much? £250 + 15% VAT
Raindance Premium Members save 15%
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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 Being Teen and Awkward on RDTV
Being a teenager is hard, being an awkward teenager is even worse.
Those awkward formative years are generally not something most of us are eager to relive but Friday Night is endearing and heart warming.
Its sweetness and artistic ability make up for its subject matter.
And for something entirely light hearted, keep watching the YouTube finalists! If you see one you like, tell your friends. The one with the most views wins £1000.
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Raindance Fim Festival - Become a Benefactor
The festival is yonks away you might think - but to us is a sobering 9 short weeks from Opening Night.
We are getting ready for the first press announcements - probably next week - with the entire lineup announced on September 1st. Our cinema advert has been shot, and is almost finished. Lots of exciting stuff planned.
There wil be many ways to attend the festival. Why not get on the inside and buy a Benefactors Package right now? Save money, get your name published in our catalogue, and more importantly, help Raindance Film Festival ride out the wintry economic climate!
Get the goods here...
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Last Chance - Write the Sitcom, Sell the Sitcom
Funny is money, and the money, they say, is in TV.
There has never been a better time to start writing a sitcom!
So why not start by learning the basics of the art and craft of comedy screenwriting with techniques
and tools valuable to a writer at any level with Dave Cohen
Discover how to develop a realistic marketing plan for a finished
script.
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Premium Members - New this week!
We've found some how new scripts for you to enjoy:
Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman's script
Shutter Island - the script of the new Martin Scorcese film out later this year starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Nowhere Boy - Sam Taylor Wood's much anticipated first feature written by Matt Greenhalgh about John Lennon's childhood and adolescence
If you are a premium member - login to the Premium Members area, and enjoy!
Not a Raindance Premium Member? Want to get on the inside? Join here...
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CUT! Contest Run By Zone Horror
Do you have designs on being the next Wes Craven or Sam Raimi? Then here's a challenge for you!
Pack as much gore, guts and chilling twists as you can into a two-minute horror film. This is the third CUT! contest run by Zone Horror (Sky 319, Virgin 170, Freesat 138), the TV channel dedicated to making spines chill.
There's a £2000 prize up for grabs for the winner, whose short will get its TV premiere on October 31.
Last year's crown went to Paul Shrimpton, a postman from North Yorkshire, who made 'Hung Up' on a budget of only £40.
Check out the Entry details and last year's shortlisted films!
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 The Cuban Revolution turns 50
Raindance has teamed up with Shunt to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution!
What: A night to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban revolution. Experience
the evolution, decay and decadence of Cuban culture through film,
music, installations and on-going recreation of a Cuban street in the
Penthouse. It will all be brought together with some of the best Cuban Rums and Cocktails!
Where: The Shunt Lounge..Check the Map!
When: 1 August, Saturday Night Fever! Doors open at 8 p.m.!
How Much: £10 at the door but don't be late!
Why?! Because it's GREAT!
Get More Information HERE.
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 Environmental Friendly Tip Du Jour!
In an effort to support a "greener," more energy efficient environment, here's just one way to save energy each day of the week.
Set your default home page to Blackle, and you'll save a little bit of precious energy every time you open up a web browser. Display an all white web page, 75 Watts of energy is used, as apposed to only 59 Watts when you display a black page.
That may not seem like a lot, but it's estimated that if everyone who uses Google worldwide switched to Blackle, a total of 3000 Megawatt-hours could be saved annually - which is enough electricity to power 600 homes for an entire year.
You can easily spread the word by putting this text in your email signature - "Blackle.com - Saving energy one search at a time."
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Working The Net
Got something? Need something? Email us at live@raindance.co.uk
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Elwood:
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake:
Hit it.
--The Blues Brothers (1980) Dan Aykroyd & John Landis
Buy It On Amazon!
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Iraqi troops invade Iranian dissident camps.
We think its time for them to back off!
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Stuff We Really Like...
We're excited about this and you should be too!
The film Skin opens this weekend- be sure to catch it at ICA or Odeon Panton Street.
Skin dramatises the amazing true story of Sandra Laing, a black
girl from South Africa to white parents who were unaware of their black
ancestry.
When Laing enters school, she encounters the
ugly racist state for the first time and is re-classified from 'white' to
'black', and ultimately ends up expelled.
So begins Sandra's fascinating, tumultuous journey from child to adult life.
A moving, wonderful movie - you'd be crazy to miss it!
Book tickets for ICA or Odeon Panton Street here!
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Coffee Break
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Bored? Learn low budget crowd duplication and much more
The site is called Hollywoodcamerawork. Careful. It's addictive and the minutescould just spin by, your boss could catch you, and you could be bounced!
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£45 Zombie Film Lands Cinema Deal!
A horror film made with just £45 and a camcorder is to be released in cinemas after impressing Kaleidoscope Entertainment!
And... On October 2, Colin - directed, produced and written by Mark Price - premiere's at the Raindance Film Festival.
Praise for independent filmmakers worldwide.
Read on as we at Raindance salute Mark Price's glory.
Read today's article in The Guardian
Or take a look at other articles published about Colin.
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DISCOUNT! Screening of RUMBA!
Discount for Raindance members at ICA Screening of RUMBA - £6 tickets (full price £8)
Who: RUMBA - Opening night Q&A with directors Fiona Gordon & Dominique Abel, hosted by Rebecca Jameson
What:A whimsical, colourful Jacques Tati-esque comedy about a couple of
teachers who suffer a setback while on holiday, full of exquisite
visual gags and charmingly cheap special-effects, with an edge of
Kaurismaki-style melancholy to stop things getting too cute.
Where: The ICA (cinema 1, 77mins)
When: Friday 31st July - Film starts at 8.15pm
More Information...
Tickets: £8 full price, £7 concessions, £6 ICA Members
RAINDANCE - special offer £2 off full ticket price.
Raindance members can quote RAINDANCE discount for £2 off full ticket.
Offer available when booking over phone or in person. Please quote RAINDANCE Member discount.
Book Tickets at the Box office, call 0207 930 3647 or visit here!
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Truby Breakdown
Comedy is the most under-estimated of all genres. Most writers think
they can write a good movie comedy if they're funny. They think all you
have to do is string together a lot of jokes and gags and you'll have a
successful comedy script. How wrong they are.
Read John Truby's fascinating breakdown of The Hangover
John Truby is regarded as the serious writer's story coach and has taught his 22-Step Great Screenwriting and Genre courses to sold-out audiences in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Sydney, Rome, Toronto, and other far-flung locales. Over the past twenty years, more than 30,000 students have taken Truby's 22-Step class and rave about the insights and direction it has given them. Heard of John Truby's 22 Step Story Structure? It's in London on Saturday/Sunday 12/13 September
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Competition: THE SMALLS SHOWCASE and AWARDS 2009
The time has come to put your best creative projects to the ultimate test this year - The Smalls Showcase & Awards 2009 is now open for entries.
Compete with some of the most talented filmmakers in the world. Get your work seen by a panel of handpicked film and broadcast professionals who commission content and new talent on behalf of some of the most significant brands in entertainment.
The Smalls Showcase and Awards 2009 will scrutinize how you tell your story, craft your characters, deliver your dialogue, and how your concept measures up in the world of competitive arts and entertainment.
Your film must be 10 minutes or under and illustrate great filmmaking skills.
Deadline for entries
10th September 2009
Submit online
Go to www.TheSmalls.com to enter. Please make sure you read the terms and conditions and follow the instructions.
Questions about submissions? Email mira@devilfishcreative.com
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The Raindance Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
Melissa Brown
Brendan Duane
Elliot Grove
Zuri Goikoetxea
Heather Heukrodt
Lewis Howard
Andrew John
Rory O'Donnell
Will Pearce
Joe Pearshouse
Xavier Rashid
Amelie Thille
Chris Thomas
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Best known for his documentary film Super Size Me (2004), Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, Morgan Spurlock is center of attention here at Raindance.
Super Size Me is an experimental documentary about the harmful health affect of eating McDonald's food everyday - which he does three times a day for 30 days and documents through the film what it does to his health.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary feature, Super Size Me became a worldwide hit, grossing nearly $30 million, receiving two thumbs up from Ebert and Roeper and scoring a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was the 10th highest grossing documentary film of all time.
Riding a wave of positive momentum from his first documentary film, Spurlock's second, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008. Spurlock explores the fight against terrorism while traveling through the Middle East and playfully asks random people on the street where to find Osama bin Laden. But unlike Super Size Me, it received mostly negative reviews.
His next film which he co-directed with four other documentary filmmakers is an adaptation of the popular book Freakonomics, written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
Freakonomics is in the final post-production stages and is scheduled for release towards the end of the year.
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In Memory of Yasmin Ahmed
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