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Greetings!
2009 lies on a deathbed, its last few breaths rattling out though a hollow chest. But despair not! 2010 is yet creeping out of its mother's womb, and everyone knows that next year they really will get their life in order. Well, to help you reflect, learn and grow, we've packed this week's newsletter with loads of informative articles (and one about chickens) - we hope you find them helpful. Enjoy... P.S. Did you miss Raindance Festival's opening night film Humpday? It's on at the Curzon if you want to pop along and see it. |
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 The 10 Most Influential Films Of Of The Decade
The Naughties was a decade with some excellent films. We put Raindance founder Elliot Grove on the spot and asked for a rundown of the most influential films of the deacde. Here he picks his 10 favourites from the past 10 years. |
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Beat the VAT Hike
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Thinking of taking one of our excellent Foundation Certificate courses in the new year? Make sure you book before January 1st to beat the VAT increase.
A Raindance Foundation Certificate will give you the grounding necessary to get out and write/direct/produce your film/documentary.
These series of evening classes - each 5 weeknights
long - are designed to give you a working knowledge of filmmaking.
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Poultry in the Movies
Everybody loves a list right? Well, here's an extra-special, extra-silly, extra-festive one for you. Dreamed up one night in the pub our course director brings you...
10 Chickens in the Movies
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Raindance Canada
With flurries and frosty air swirling around every nook and cranny, the Raindance Canada team is bedding down for a 3 week hibernation.
The next Boozin' N' Schmoozin' in Toronto is on Tuesday January 26th.
Raindance Alumni Jeremy Bolt waxes lyrical about 3D
He's in Toronto right now shooting Resident Evil 4: Afterlife
We are planning lots of exciting events in the New Year. Watch this space!
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Credit Crunch? Or Time Crunch?
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Lack
of money getting you down? Why not look at the time available and learn
to reallocate this most precious of resources and get your career
firmly on the path to success.
7 Ways A Filmmakers Can Maximise Time |
 Top Tweets
This weeks top tweets have been:
- How to rewrite your script:
- 7 tips on writing for animation:
- 10 Tips For Better Camera Direction:
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7 Things Perez Hilton can teach Filmmakers
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Perez's gossip blog might not be up your street (it's on the other side of town for us) but you have to admit, he's done pretty well for himself. He gets literally millions of views a day and has developed his career so far he's got a clothing line!
We took a look and brought away 7 tips for filmmakers
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Christopher Nolan's New Film
Enjoy viral marketing campaigns? Then start gearing up to get on the trail of Raindance Alumni Christopher Nolan's new film Inception. The first poster has just been revealed as users completed a maze found through the Inception website. This viral campaign promises to be bigger than that for the Dark Knight, and is a sign of just how important internet marketing is these days, even for the big boys.
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Competition
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To celebrate the release of Raindance winner and 3x BIFA nominee EXHIBIT A, we're giving away 10 copies of the exclusive Collector's Edition DVD!
This film is "Pantwettingly scary..." (Empire) and "Truly nerve shattering" (IndieFlicks)
To be in with a chance of winning, simply visit the website and send us an email with "competition entry" in the subject line.
Winners will be picked at random and announced on 31st December 2009.
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Coffee Break
Den of Geek is a website dedicated to filling all your cult Film and TV news needs as well as providing games and comics, including trailers, reviews and interviews.
Hey its Christmas you're allowed to spend the afternoon trawling sites like these, right?
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Premium Members Offer
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One of the hottest kept secrets of the year is David Fincher's (Fight Club) next film: The Social Network. Starring Justin Timberlake, it is a fictional account of the starting of Facebook.
Read the script in the members area: Login first and go to to Scripts
Not a Premium Member yet? Join Here
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Working the Net
Calling all filmmakers!
If you are looking for film funding this is an important message for you.
A great new film VOD platform is about to launch, which showcases the best short films, provides a distribution and funding service! Check it out now at www.propeller4film.com
Much of the site is free to use but there is some invaluable funding information which is frequently updated and for which there is a nominal charge. In order for us to get the best possible feedback, we are offering filmmakers a unique opportunity to sign up before the end of the year, for a special price of only £9.50 for three months to trial the site, before its official launch in the New Year.
Click here to see what's on offer.
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Deadline extension for The Smalls Cutty Sark competition
Filmmakers now have until February 03 2010 to submit their short films.
This extended deadline of course means more time to explore the inspiring pre-written scripts and images in the tool-kit. And, more time to fine tune your unique vision!
As you may remember, there will be one winner per story and each winner will:
have their film featured in the online gallery on the upcoming Cutty Sark website as part of the new rebrand
have their film aired on the Discovery Channel
be promoted in the creative industry press
win a Canon EOS 500D
receive a case of Cutty Sark whisky
To learn more about the competition and to enter, go to www.thesmalls.com/cuttysark
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SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR £10,000 AWARD IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
OLE BRATT BIRKELAND, URSZULA PONTIKOS and SADIK AHMED
were short listed today for the Arts Foundation Fellowship 2010 worth
£10,000 to the winning applicant.
The impressive cinematographers were short-listed were among those nominated
by established and practising artists and other professionals working within
the art form.
The £10,000 fellowships are there to offer 'a creative breathing space' for
artists who have achieved some recognition for their work but for whom a
time of creative development without the worry of where the next commission
is coming from could be crucial to bring them forward in their practice.
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Quotes
We decided to keep something of a chicken theme going this week
The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.
Anonymous
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
Frank Lloyd Wright
It's erotic if you're using a feather. It's kinky if you're using the whole damn chicken.
Anonymous
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
Arnold H Glasow
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Something about Raindance
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We (obviously) think our courses are great, but its always nice to get some feedback. We held one of our one night film courses this week and this is the sort of response we've had... "I just wanted to say thank you for another fantastic course from Raindance! The 99 Film Directing School with Chris Thomas last night was very helpful, informative, fresh and straight-to-the point. I particularly liked the hands-on examples of different techniques for working with actors as presented by Chris and the two actors. Courses like this add significant value to the Premium Membership, and I am looking forward to taking more exciting courses in the near future." (Ognyan Stoilov) And here is a blog entry from one of our Short Film Project attendees. (NB, her views do not necessarily represent those of Raindance)
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Raindance.tv says goodbye to its interns
This week we have had to say farewell to Sara, Molly and Steve. Check out Sara and Molly's final blogs...
We're a bit sad now but we're cheering ourselves up with these wonderful films.
We would like to wish everyone a wonderful festive season.
See you in the New Year!
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Mobile Phone Filmmaking
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Does your mobile take movies?
Here is something you can do over the holidays:
5 Fundamentals Of Mobile Telephone Filmmaking
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Renounced
Here at the Raindance office we like to watch television shows by new faces in the British industry, but the latest findings from Ofcom suggest that only 50% of television hours in the UK are taken up by first showings of British TV. This means we have more repeats than Italy, France and Germany.
See the full article in The Mail
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Well, we hope you've had a good year. Enjoy the holidays and don't do anything we wouldn't do.
Sincerely,
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Raindance Film Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
James Burbidge
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Elliot Grove
Rory O'Donnell
Joe Pearshouse
Chris Presswell
Xavier Rashid
Amelie Thille
Chris Thomas
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