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NEWSLETTER 11th July 2011 8 Webisodes Worth Watching NEWSLETTER 4th August 2011 NEWSLETTER 14th July 2011 NEWSLETTER 7th July 2011 NEWSLETTER 30th June 2011 NEWSLETTER 23rd June 2011 16th June 2011 10 Rules of Copyright for Filmmakers 2nd June 2011 Secrets of Comedy - Funny is Money 26th May 2011 4 Routes to Getting an Agent 19th May 2011 The Beginner's Guide to Social Media 12th May 2011 The 2011 Cannes Survival Guide 5th May 2011 8 Changes in Indie Film 28th April 2011 Film Festival Politics 21st April 2011 The 11 Day Shoot 7th April 2011 Your Comprehensive Film Job Resource List 24thMarch 2011 Planning an Efficient Shooting Schedule 17th March 2011 Welcome to London, Sundance 10th March 2011 Writing Emotionally Layered Dialogue 3rd March 2011 Moving from Amateur to Filmmaker Pro 24th February 2011 Just How Indie are the Oscar Indie Contenders 17th February 2011 7 Traits of Successful Filmmakers 10th February 2011 The Director's Checklist for Working with Actors 27th January 2011 Top 10 Sites for Filmmakers 20th January 2011 10 Common Elements of Great Films 13th January 2011 7 Essential Skills of Filmmakers Attack Plan For Screenwriters and Filmmakers 2011 Every once in a while we get together a series of articles which we think can help you get your career on the road. 6th Janury 2011 5 Reasons You Need To Be An Entrepreneur Why Filmmakers and Screenwriters Fail 2011 We get frustrated that people keep making the same basic mistakes over and over again 16th December 2010 5 Skills Not Taught In Film School 8th December 2010 Wikileaks 5 Lessons For Filmmakers 1st December 2010 Raindance Newsletter Film Finance Primer November 25th 2010 Raindance Newsletter Thanksgiving Special 18 November 2010 Raindance Newsletter 11 Nov 2010 Raindance Newsletter Read the Brit List 4 November 2010 Raindance Newsletter 7 Deadly Sins of Self Distribution 28 October 2010 Raindance Newsletter Are You Making These 4 Deadly Film Mistakes? 21 October 2010 Raindance Newsletter The Truth About Crowd Funding 14 October 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips 7 October 2010 Raindance Newsletter 7 Challenges facing Independent Filmmakers 30 September 2010 Raindance Newsletter First festival daily 23 September 2010 Raindance Newsletter Top 10 Festival Picks Sptember 16 2010 Raindance Newsletter Welcome to the 18th Raindance Film Festival September 9 2010 Raindance Newsletter 3 Painful Lesson of Independent Film September 2nd Raindance Newsletter Ways To make A Script Reader Jump August 26th Raindance Newsletter 10 Tips To Surviving In Hollywood August 18th 2010 Raindance Newletter 7 Reasons Why Monomyth Works August 11th 2010 Raindance Newletter 5 Ways Filmmakers Thrive In The Recession August 5th 2010 Raindance Newletter The 6 Types of Film Director 29 July 2010 Raindance Newletter A Short History of the Internet 22 July 2010 Raindance Newletter 3 Tips To Get Your Film Noticed 15 July 2010 Raindance Newletter 5 Basics Directors Must Master 8 July 2010 Raindance Newletter 5 Myths of Self Promotion 1st July Raindance Newsletter Face it comics, your gags will be nicked 24 June 2010 Raindance Newsletter 5 Tips For Narrative Documentaries 17 June 2010 Raindance Newsletter 5 Reasons Filmmakers Don't Fear The Double Dip Recession 10th June Raindance Newsletter Sell Your Film with our Top 10 Distribution Tools June 3rd Raindance Newsletter 2010 5 Lessons Learned From Hollywood's Rebels May 27th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Lessons From Cannes 2010 May 20th 2010 Raindance Newsletter How Filmmakers Make Money as they Break In to the Industry May 13th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 9 ways Filmmakers Celebrate Limitations May 6th 2010 Raindance Newsletter Writing for a Low Budget FIlm April 29 2010 Raindance Newsletter 7 lessons learnt from my first indie film April 22 2010 Raindance Newsletter Nailing the Beat Sheet April 15 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Ways Filmmakers Annoy Journalists April 8 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Most Expensive Mistakes Filmmakers Make April 1st 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Ways To Manage Your Online Reputation March 25th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 7 things to check when you submit to a festival March 18th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 tips to networking March 11th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 7 essentials to a successful filmmaking career March 4th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 8 mistakes that can kill a filmmaker's career Feb 25th 2010 Raindance Newsletter Can film training ruin your movie? Feb 18th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 things to check before submitting your script Feb 11th 2010 Raindance Newsletter 10 Tips to Writing a Logline Feb 4 2010 Raindance Newsletter Thinking outside the Box Office Jan 28 2010 Raindance Newsletter Debunking the 5 myths of independent cinema Jan 20 2010 Raindance Newsletter Film Marketing Success Stories Jan 14 2010 Why Filmmakers Fail Ten Firsts In Films Our first newsletter in 2010! Dec 17 2009 Raindance Newsletter 7 Things Filmmakers Can Learn From Perez Hilton Dec 10 2009 Raindance Newsletter Famous Film Directors Disasters Dec 3 2009 Raindance Newsletter 8 Tips To Shoot A Fight Scene Like A Pro 26 Nov 2009 Raindance Newsletter Face it comics, your gags are going to get nicked 19 Nov 2009 Raindance Newsletter Famous Director's First Movies 12 Nov 2009 Raindance Newsletter DIY Filmmaking Equipment 5 Nov 2009 Raindance Newsletter Can Cops Censor Films? 29 Oct 2009 Raindance Newsletter 10 Things A Filmmaker Needs Every Day 22 Oct 2009 Raindance Newsletter Movie Moguls Bad Decisions 15 Oct 2009 Raindance Newsletter Raindance Awards Winners 2009 24 Sept 2009 Raindance Newsletter 17 Sept 2009 Raindance Newsletter 10 Sept 2009 Raindance Newsletter 03 Sept 2009 Raindance Newsletter 27 Aug 2009 Raindance Newsletter 20 Aug 2009 Raindance Newsletter 6 Aug 2009 Raindance Newsletter 30 July 2009 Raindance Newsletter 23 July 2009 Raindance Newsletter 16 July 2009 Raindance Newsletter Raindance Film Festival 81 Berwick Street London, W1F 8TW +44(0)20 7287 3833 www.raindance.co.uk Join our Mailing List!