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New Raindance Book
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Out Now
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Greetings!
Festival is over - hurrah!
Despite the lack of sponsorship this year, we think we pulled off the best one ever.
- Box Office up a staggering 83.4%.
- Terrific press coverage.
- We had Radio Spots, (thanks to Stephen Hope Wynne)
- In case you missed it, the Awards Announcement.
Thanks to all of our benefactors, sponsors, and a big special Ta! to Apollo Cinema - the best screens in London.
And yesterday, the Other London Film Festival launched. Red carpet it certainly is this year.
Congrats to Sandra and her team.
Elliot's new book on filmmaking is out.
Read on...
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Hollywood
Jumping the first hurdle
Some good pointers in the article: Hollywood - Jumping the first hurdle.
Author James Bartlett makes his first ever Raindance appearance giving a talk on Wednesday 4th November at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly, 6:30 - 8:30pm.
£30.00/£25.00 Premium Members
Full details and to Book Online Here
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Cinematography
Starts Nov 3
Real cameras, real lights and a real DoP.
This course with Zoran Veljkovic covers everything from framing and lighting setups through film stock and HD vs SD formats. Cameras demonstrated and discussed: 35mm, mini-DV and Red.
It's a great way to learn how to transfer the visuals of the film from your head to film stock or tape.
What? Cinematography
When? Nov 3 - 8th (3 evenings and weekend)
Where? 10 Craven St Rehearsal Studios,
London WC2N 5PE, nearest tube Charing Cross
How Much? £375 + VAT
Raindance Premium Members get a 15% Discount
Full Details and Book Online Here
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Film Mogul's Bad Decisions
Bill Mechanic's powerful speech
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TV Writer's Lab
Starts 4 November
This is a great opportunity for anyone who has got an idea for a television drama and would like to progress it within a workshop environment.
Covers a variety of topics from the initial idea to writing treatments.
This course is designed to help students develop their project from the intitial 'idea stage' to the writing of individual scenes and sale.
What? TV Writer's Lab
When? 7 nights starts November 4th 6:30 - 9:30pm
Where? 10 Craven St Rehearsal Studios,
London WC2N 5PE, nearest tube Charing Cross
How Much?
Raindance Premium Members get a 15% Discount
Full Details and Book Online Here
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Raindance.tv
Our very own TV channel
With the 17th Raindance Film Festival behind us, the only thing left to do is reminisce until next year.
To relive the excitement of the premieres, parties, music, and more that spanned the twelve days check out raindance.tv's festival archives of photos, blogs, director interviews and more.
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Working the Net
Looking for someone to help out with your film?
Want to work on someone's film?
Let us know!
Send your ad to live@raindance.co.uk.
Loadsa filmmaker's read this.
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Top Tweets
Best we found this week
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Nights of the Living Dead
Tired Volunteers:
My Experience at the Raindance Film Festival
Meredith hails from the States and is one tired bunny.
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Raindance Premium Special Offer
Everyone raves about the new Raindance bag - its sturdy, and perfect for a laptop.
Plus it looks pretty cool.
Non-members price is £20.00, but for the next week, until noon on Thursday 22nd October, it's half price.
Call up and we'll kit you out. 0207 287 3833.
Not a Premium Member? Join here
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Critical Content: Raindance Reviews:
Terry Gilliam's latest film, "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus", features a visually astounding blend of fantasy and reality. For more on Heath Ledger's final film.
"Unmade Beds", starring Fernando Tielve of "Pan's Labyrinth", is a story of turmoil and displacement within the youth culture of London. Review of Unmade Beds.
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Stuff We Like
Get connected with the voice of women in UK's creative media
Loadsa benefits. WFTV
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Quoted
Didn't get to the festival?
Here's some idea of what it was like:
Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party
~ Oscar Wilde
Like other parties of the kind, it was first silent, then talky, then argumentative, then disputatious, then unintelligible, then altogether, then inarticulate, and then drunk. When we had reached the last step of this glorious ladder, it was difficult to get down again without stumbling.
~George Gordon Byron
There's always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying.
~ Gavin DeGraw
And one for all of us in the office:
I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
~Nancie J. Carmody
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Coffee Break
Here's something you can do on your coffee break:
www.funnyordie.com
Funny Or Die was created by the guys at Gary Sanchez Productions (Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy) and a bunch of Silicon Valley dudes and ladies who drive Hondas and watch old episodes of Babylon Five.
Funny Or Die is a comedy video website (duh) that combines user generated content with original, exclusive content. The site is a place where celebrities, established and up-and-coming comedians and regular users can all put up stuff they think is funny.
At the same time, the site hopes to eliminate all the junk that people have to pick through to find videos.
But be careful - Funnyordie.com is addictive, and you never know boss is going to come back!
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Win Premiere Tickets
If you'd like to get your hands on a pair of tickets for the premiere of Dead Man Running, next Thursday 22nd October, then fingers at the ready!
Starring rapper 50 CENT, Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer and Brenda Blethyn, the Brit flick has been hailed as "Amazing...A must-see movie" by Kiss 100, amongst others! Check out the trailer:
(And don't tell anyone but the movie has been partially funded by footballers Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole!)
Simply answer the following question: What is 50 CENT's real name?
Email us at: marcia@independentfilmtrust.org
A winner will be randomly picked from correct entries. Competition closes at end of day Monday 19th October. Please provide your telephone number and full name with your entry. State ' Dead Man Running' in the subject line of your email.
As always, this competition is exclusive to IFT Facebook friends!
Good luck.
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Renounced
Politicians with Wives Who Break Laws
We have it here, but it didn't happen in California until last July: Banning texting and calling on mobiles while driving.
Stand on any street corner in California and count at least 5 people within an
hour who have a phone to their ear.
The public is one thing, but a public
figure is quite another. Maria Shriver, wife to the governor of California, was
caught in photos talking on her mobile phone. And here's the rub, she's been
caught more than once in photos! It's not enough that she's incredibly rich so
she can buy herself the latest in Bluetooth technology but shouldn't she be
aware of the law that she incessantly breaks?
The law was implemented for very serious
reasons. We'd like to thank you for donating your
old phone but please, Ms. Shriver, set a good example and buy yourself an
earpiece for that mobile.
Catch the dirt: tmz.com
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Have a great day.
Sincerely,
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The Raindance Film Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
James Burbidge
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Lindsey Curran
Elliot Grove
Meredith Hicks
Jagruti Majithia
Rory O'Donnell
Theresa Norton
Joe Pearshouse
Chris Presswell
Xavier Rashid
Amelie Thille
Chris Thomas
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The Raindance Store Now Open
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Tee Shirts, Posters, DVD's, Books, and the Raindance Bag
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Amnesia: Eagle vs Shark
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Hidden jewels are scattered everywhere in the world of DVDs.
Eagle vs
Shark may have been one of the movies you skim over on your Netflix
page but you may want to go back to add it to your queue if you're in
the mood for a good comedy.
Read more about Eagle vs Shark
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Hummus Bros
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Hummus
Bros is about feeding you homemade hummus with mouth watering toppings,
scooped off your own individual bowl with warm pitta bread, and
accompanied by refreshing salads and juices.
hbros.co.uk/menu
88 wardour street, soho w1f 0th
37-63 southampton row, holborn wc1b 4da
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