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Greetings!

I'm Cristina De Leon and an incoming sophomore at Boston College (even though Philippines is home) and I'm proud to say that London is now my favorite city.

Currently, I'm interning at Raindance and I get to advertise all the wonderful events that we have to offer! Last night, I attended a great course, "TV Writer's Lab." We analyzed Desperate Housewives and Six Feet Under and noted the differences between the two shows. In the end, we discussed each others' writing ideas and working scripts. I'm also looking forward to "Directing Actors" with Chris Thomas which is coming up early next month.

That's all for now; thanks for listening!

Cristina

In This Issue

*STOP PRESS: New Course. Chris Vogler - The Writer's Journey*

The Philipine Breakdancing community

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has been committed to film by Paulo Bitanga

Paulo Bitanga began filmmaking at 16 years old, creating popular videos for Youtube. He built on this platform to and was later admitted into the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Bitanga is currently working on a documentary about the urban break dance scene emerging in the Philippines.

Find out more about Paulo and his film.

A couple of courses

Discount Codes for Raindance Courses
If you book a course because of this email then you're entitled to a voucher for £10 off the next Raindance product you purchase. Booking through the website won't entitle you to the voucher so either use the paypal (Book online) link at the bottom of the of the box or call us and quote NL0729

Budgeting & Scheduling

The budget and the schedule are crucial to any production - get either of them wrong and you will end up with half a film and no money.

Learn about:

Script breakdown
Assessing prices
Union vs non-union
Creating a do-able schedule

What? Budgeting and Scheduling
When? Tuesday, August 3rd, 6.30 - 9pm
Where? Apollo Cinema West End
How Much? £40 (inc VAT)
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online

Direct Your 1st Feature

An intensive introduction to the creative and business elements of directing a feature film, by detailing the director's role with the various heads of department: pre-production, production and post-production.

Day One: Directing for the Budget
- Direct with Micro through industry Budgets
Day Two: Directing for Your Career
- Shooting and delivering a feature film

What? Direct Your First Feature
When? Saturday & Sunday 14/15 August
Where? St George's Church, WC1A 2HR
How Much? £250 + VAT
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online

South of the Border Competition

This Friday sees the release of Oliver Stone's controversial new documentary
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, courtesy of Dogwoof.

The film follows Oliver Stone on a road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents. In casual conversations with Presidents Chávez, Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nestor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), and Raúl Castro (Cuba), Stone gains unprecedented access and sheds new light upon the exciting transformations in the region.

The first three people to submit the correct answer to the following question will each receive a copy of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN by Tariq Ali, the book on which SOUTH OF THE BORDER is largely based:

Which film did Oliver Stone win an Oscar for Best Screenplay?

The deadline for the competition is midday on Monday 2 August - answers should be e-mailed to admin@dogwoof.com with 'Raindance- South of The Border competition' in the subject-header

Raindance News

So, as you may have heard, the UK Film Council is to be closed down. This news surprised a lot of people and there are a lot of opinions flying around.

Our thoughts
Rory O'Donnell

Pro-closure                                  Anti-closure
Chris Atkins                                   Guardian
Brett Gerry                                   Ab Initio
Filmutopia                                     Heyuguys
Grumptimism

And one for laughs
The Daily Mash

Working the Net
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