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Greetings!
After deciding to come all the way to London for a semester to study, I figured it would be a good idea to see how things are really done in the film world. I hail from Upstate New York, a long way away from anything exciting so interning at Raindance has helped to fill that void. When I am not running around Soho I am in the office, posting things on facebook and other such places to promote the festival and the courses. I enjoy films with talking animals and doing impersonations of failed political figures. If you have any queries about what it is like to be an intern at Raindance, please e-mail me! mackensie.dohr@raindance.co.uk
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mackenzie
Intern
Raindance Film Festival
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BECTU Debate
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You may remember some months ago we mentioned the results of an
employment tribunal which could potentially have a huge effect on
low-budget filmmaking. This is the original link we gave then.
Now
BECTU, the media and entertainment trade union has organised a debate to discuss the matter. It's tonight, so get
your boots on and go along to give your opinion, whichever side of the
fence you stand.
Venue: University of London Union, Malet Street,
London, WC1E 7HY. Start time 19.00. Nearest tubes, Goodge Street and
Russell Square.
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Tim Burton Script Suite
Tim Burton has one of the most easily recognizable styles on the cinema screen. His films are dark, gothic and always with an odd sense of humour. He doesn't write his own scripts, so how much of that comes from the page? Find out with our complete suite of all his scripts Forward to a friend |
A few days ago Raindance Founder Elliot Grove received an email asking
if he would like to produce a film and, if not, if he had an advice for a
filmmaker living in a small town. Elliot's reply can
be found on our website. Forward to a friend |
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Hollywood Screenwriting
Learn how to jump the first hurdle to becoming a Hollywood writer - the reader. This evening course will ensure your script gets through by identifying the 13 mistakes that will get you an instant 'pass'.
Whether you are applying for funding, entering a competition or sending
off writing samples, this lecture will help your script jump the first
hurdle.
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Documentary Foundation Certificate
Your not going to become the next Herzog by just pointing your camera at your parents and hoping for the best. Find out the secrets to making a great documentary in this 5 evening course. Learn how to: - Develop a distinctive documentary idea - Shoot and edit your film in the most effective way - Shape your finished film into a story that works dramatically and
emotionally What? Documentary Foundation CertificateWhen? Wednesdays 14, 21, 28 April 5, 12 May Where?
Craven
Street Rehearsal Rooms, How Much? £165.00 + VAT Members get a 15% discount Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online |
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2009 Raindance Festival hit 'Kakera - A Piece of Our Life' will be having a gala screening accompanied by a Q&A with director Momoko Andō.
This will be taking place at 5.30pm, 27 March at ICA before it opens at ICA & selected regional sites from the 2nd of April 2010.
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In other news; our course are great! We recently got this lovely piece of feedback
"I attended the hands on directing course last weekend and I just thought I'd let you know how good it was. Patrick Tucker was brilliant at the helm and made the whole subject accessible for anyone, including people like myself with very little hands on experience but with a few ideas in mind. He made it informative, exciting and a fine helping of humour along the way."
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Working the Net
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This week in 'Working the Net' we have a writer looking for producers, a charity looking to help a woman with terminal cancer, a new course on stage combat and a call for entries to our Australian equivalent festival.
Interested? Take a look at our listings
Got an ad you want to place? Send it in free if you're a Raindance Member
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Toronto
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Just 2 weeks left in the Writer's Foundation Certificate, being held at the Toronto Writer's Centre, Bloor nr Bathurst There are still a few individual tickets left for single classes Next Boozin N' Schmoozin in Toronto is on the 23rd of March, 7pm Toronto Film NewsThe Toronto Film Critics Association joins the long list to get filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mahmoud Rasoulouf released from the Iranian government. Q & A with Atom Egoyan, director of Chloe, on the making of his film set in Toronto |
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Dawn of the Micro Major Producer
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Looking for in-depth and hands-on training to walk you
through the exact steps to becoming your own Micro Major Producer? Then join independent film distribution experts Stacey Parks &
Thomas Mai in London May 7-9 for a completely
interactive and intensive 3-day Master Class on how to promote, fund,
and distribute your films in today's ever-changing and complex
marketplace.
Each day is committed to one major subject but will be also be used
to work and interact with the class to give feedback on the current
projects that you are working on. Bring your laptop as we will show,
create and guide you through all the new digital opportunities for a
producer.
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Blog of the Week
'Into the Abyss' is a blog run by an editor, indie filmmaker and horror aficionado. He has recently taken an insightful and amusing look at the horror of teal and orange in modern films.
Renounced
From time to time, Raindance pauses and comments on one of the many
strange things this world offers. It could be political, cultural or
religious. Just plain straight wrong.
In today's "renounced" a drunk father leaves his son in an oven overnight.
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Straight 8
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Straight 8 is a film competition with a difference - make a 3 minute film on a single cartridge of super 8 cine film without editing or post-production. You don't get to see it 'til the premiere!
Take a look at the details on their website
Interested in honing your 8mm skills? Have a look at our Super8mm course
Learn, hands-on, how to shoot process and edit actual film stock - in one weekend.
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Raindance.tv
And you thought you had issues.... This week, Raindance TV presents two dramas about people with deviant lifestyles. In Nicole Haeusser's ' Framke', a prison psychiatrist demonstrates major identity issues, while Michael Doyle's ' Shiner' features an obsessive-compulsive hoarder. |
Review: Apocalypse of the Dead
Apocalypse Of The Dead' follows three Serbian officials attempting to move a
dangerous criminal across a war zone. When they're attacked by
bloodthirsty mutants they must turn to their captive for help. The film has a good concept, but a good concept alone cannot carry a movie. Read more... |
What our friends are up to
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Best friends David
and Emily love their carefree life on a coastal caravan park. When David
learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he helps her hide out
in a remote cave on the beach. But their innocent secret soon becomes
complicated, as David watches the police close in on his missing friend.
THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS was written by Jack Thorne of Skins and Shameless and stars Thomas Turgoose. It was also produced by our very own Ivanna Mackinnon who, along with the writer and BAFTA-nominated director, will be holding a Q&A following a screening at the Curzon |
The Scouting Book For Boys
Producer Ivanna Mackinnon got her start in the film industry working for
Raindance, on the festival team and later Raindance's publication
Reelscene. It's still the funnest job she's ever had.
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Sons of Cuba
For full details of screenings please visit our website and/or join the film's Facebook fan site.
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BIFA nominated feature documentary SONS OF CUBA will be released at the ICA on 18th March and in arthouse cinemas nationwide from 30th March. SONS OF CUBA follows the stories of three young hopefuls through 8 dramatic months of training and education as they prepare for the biggest event of their lives so far: Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12s. But during the season, crisis strikes: Fidel Castro is taken ill and all of Cuba's Olympic boxing champions defect to the USA. As the championship draws closer, the Cuba that the boys have been taught to believe in is at an historic crossroads.
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Top 10 tips on Networking
Filmmaking is a team sport. Even if your a lonely writer up in a garret you have to find someone to sell your (blood and tear stained) script to. This is why networking is one of the most important skills in your toolbox. Meeting and engaging with people from all over the industry is the only way to become part of a great team. All together now: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Find out more in out top 10 tips on networkingForward to a friend |
The Raindance Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
James Burbidge
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Mackenzie Dohr
Mike Ellis
Elliot Grove
Brittany Kepke
Katie Kilmartin
Charlotte Knowles
Csilla Novoszath
Rory O'Donnell
Joe Pearshouse
Chris Presswell
Xavier Rashid
JJ Smith
Amelie Thille
Chris Thomas
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