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Greetings!
 As Course Director it's a very exciting time down in the Raindance bunker, with our Open House next Tuesday starting the new term. This year I've been working on integrating courses with the Festival and so today I'm launching a new range of short courses which cover a range of topics not usually covered by Raindance. These '99 Minute' Workshops include: Sound, Editing, Scoring, DSLR Cameras, VFX, SFX, Casting and Self-Promotion, along with Directing and Finance classes. We've got an array of outstanding tutors lined up for these classes, so have a look at the details and email me to be kept updated with developments. courses@raindance.co.ukRory O'Donnell Course Director |
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Interview with Christopher Vogler
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Christopher Vogler is a veteran story consultant for major Hollywood
film companies and a respected teacher of filmmakers and writers around
the globe. His weekend masterclass, The Writer's Journey, is returning to the UK after a 3 year hiatus. In this interview he addresses his inspiration, films and issues such as the danger of reliance on formula. Find out which myths work better in which parts of the world and how the industry has wised up to his work. |
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The Power of Lighting
Using a digital camera and a simple lighting kit, this workshop will
introduce you to the basics of lighting for moving pictures, with
emphasis on working on the low-budget digital formats.
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Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking
Have the film industry demystified in one weekend. Learn how to shoot,
edit and direct your first feature cost-effectively and develop a plan
for submitting to film festivals and distributors. What? Lo-to-No Budget FilmmakingWhen? 18/19 September, 9:30am - 6:00pm Where?St George's Church, WC1A 2HRHow Much? £250 + VAT Members get a 15% discount Call us on 0207 287 3833 orBook Online |
| Raindance 2010 Festival Press Launch
Tuesday 7th September
Mayfair Hotel
Stay tuned to find out who's on the Jury, which films have been nominated and our special events
Have you seen our trailer yet?
We're getting loads of great feedback and this year we made it through the censors!
Check it out
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Discounted Tickets For London Screenwriter's Festival
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The London Screenwriters' Festival is an
annual writers' and filmmakers' festival, focusing on the creation and
development of material for film and TV.
With over 50 guest speakers representing the entire
strata of film and TV in 2010, the festival promises to deliver a dynamic
experience that will improve the work of all writers in attendance as well as
develop a stronger and more sustainable industry for the future.
Industry heavyweights such as Tim Bevan, Christopher
Hampton and 'The Long Good Friday' Screenwriter Barrie Keeffe will be
complimented by relative newcomers such as Dean Craig ('Death At A Funeral')
and Stuart Hazeldine ('Exam'), ensuring that delegates receive insight and
inspiration from both established and emerging talent.
Above all, the London Screenwriters Festival promises
to be an extraordinary celebration of the art, craft and business of writing.
To get £37 off your ticket go to the LSF website and enter the code 'Raindance'
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TorontoWrite and Direct Your First FeatureTaught by filmmaker Sean McConville, a Raindance
alumni who launched his directing career with DEADLINE,
a supernatural thriller starring Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch. New YorkDocumentary Production CertificateLearn how to fund, produce and distribute an
independent documentary project, short or feature. |
BrusselsCertificat du CinéasteApprenez les fondamentaux de l'écriture
scénaristique, de la réalisation et de la production. Vous aurez les armes
nécessaires pour vous lancer ou compléter votre projet cinématographique.
BudapestWe're pretty busy in Raindance Budapest |
Blog of the Week
Dave On Film
Dave Taylor talks about film, reviews movies, interviews actors, directors and producers and talks about what it takes to turn a great idea into a script.
Things We Like
The Editing Room
A hilarious website full of abridged scripts for any, and all films. With references to the directors and actors in a harsh manner this website is slightly crude and absolutely gripping.
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Last night we celebrated the closing of the Welcome to the Extraordinary
competition, and we are delighted to announce the winners. Kevin
Curtis 'Clown Showdown' took home the main jury prize and he will be
heading to the Cannes Film Festival in May. 'Extraordinary Toys' by Toby
Dale won the YouTube prize and a pair of tickets to the BIFA after show
party; and Lizzy Oxby was selected to win a Flip Mino camera for her
entry 'Manhattan 4.33pm'. You can read the press release here. Thank you to everyone who entered - we were overwhelmed by both the
number of submissions and their quality - and selecting the finalists
was extremely difficult. All entries can be seen on welcometotheextraordinary.com |
For a chance to win some great computer hardware and tickets to the BIFA after show party, check out the Muvizu animation competition - submissions are open until October 10. |
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The Biggest Short Film Of All Time
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| Chasing Cotards is a short film that has been shot on an old-school Vista Vision Camera it is a higher quality than 95% of current Hollywood movies playing in cinemas today and makes it suitable for special IMAX Presentations. This allows us to present the film on 70mm print making it
The Biggest Short Film Of All Time!Starring Olivier award winning actor Andrew Scott (who recently starred as Moriarty in the BBC Sherlock Holmes series), and accompanied by the talented Olivia Grant, the story focuses on Hart. Once a successful artist, Hart is now a shadow of his former self, his world torn apart by loss. He is consumed by a haunting portrait of his deceased wife and spends every moment studying her face, unable to forget. Knowing that she was taken away from him too soon, all he wishes is that she would return to breathe life into his world once more. You can check out our website here:www.chasingcotards.com
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| How actors choose their scripts
"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
Morgan Freeman
"If it's a good script I'll do it. And if it's a bad script, and they pay me enough, I'll do it."
George Burns
"I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around."
Christian Bale
"When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his
character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my
motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'"
Alfred Hitchcock
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7 tips to make a reader fall head over heels
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| Make the reader fall in love with your script
Now a script consultant and a filmmaker, I started in the industry as a
reader for the International department of Canal Plus and TF1 in Paris. I
dug out a few gems but mostly spent my time yawning my way out of an
ever-replenishing fountain of dull scripts. I thought you'd love to get
some insight from behind the scenes and know what these necessary evils
called "readers" and "development execs" crave for. Read these 7 tips to keeping me awake! |
The London Raindance Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
Christian Bell
James Burbidge
Olivia Boren
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Sami El-Hadi
Elliot Grove
Jamie Kataky
Rory O'Donnell
Joe Pearshouse
Margherita Pellegrino
Chris Presswell
Xavier Rashid
Amelie Thille
Chris Thomas
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