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Screenwriter's and Filmmaker's Action Plan
11 January 2011 |
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Greetings!
New year's resolutions are fresh in everyone's minds. Now it's time to make those resolutions happen. Write your screenplay. Make your movie. This month we've pulled together the latest articles from the Raindance website: For Screenwriters:Including what Lost can teach screenwriters, and how to write a screenplay in just three weeks. For Filmmakers:Including how to prepare a press kit and how to plan a clever movie marketing campaign. So if your new years resolution was to get writing, to get making movies, what are you waiting for? Elliot Grove Founder Raindance Film Festival / British Independent Film Awards
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1. I won't be afraid to ask for help
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99 Minute Film School
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| Take a lightning quick tour behind the cameras and discover what the film industry is really all about.
What? 99 Minute Film School
When? Thursday 13 January 6:30 - 8:30pm
Where? Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus,19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
How Much? £15.00 [free to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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2. I will find out what makes a great screenplay
Every year we look at over 3,000 submissions to the Raindance Film Festival. We only screen about 225. Why do we decline most films?
The script.
Your first job is to learn how to create or identify the great screenplay. And until you do that, your career cannot take off.
Get focused on how to write a compelling story for the screen:
Step 1: 10 Common Elements of Great Screenplays
Step 2: Making Ancient Tales Modern
Step 3: Nailing The Beat Sheet
Step 4: 18 Tricks To writing Film Description
Step 5: 5 Things Screenwriters Can Learn From Lost
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Directing Essentials
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| You've heard of Raindance Film Training?
This one night taster class offers dozens of directing tips that if nothing else will help you understand how film directors direct film.
What? Directing Essentials
When? Tuesday 18 January 6:30 - 8:30pm
Where? Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus,19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
How Much? £13.00 [free to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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3. I will develop interesting ideas and characters
Creating a screenplay means creating interesting characters that interact with each other according to the morality you create for your story.
Done skillfully, audiences will learn about their own lives and your movie will hum with the sort of energy that will compel people to watch your movie and its characters over and over again.
Step 1: 6 Basic Storytelling Tips
Step 2: Writing For Low Budget Films
Step 3: 12 Uplifting Techniques Used In Avatar
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Filmmaker's Foundation Certificate
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| This 5 night evening course offers a basic introduction to screenwriting, film producing (with Elliot Grove), directing (2 weeks, Chris Thomas and Patrick Tucker) and finishes with Simon Hunter's dynamic "Breaking Into The Film Industry"
What? Filmmaker's Foundation Certificate
When? 5 Tuesdays starting January 25th 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus,19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
How Much? £165.00 + VAT [15% off to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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4. I will shoot a movie: shooting needn't be expensive
Yes you need money to make a film, but not nearly the amount that you might think.
The trick is to utilise the resources you have, both in terms of people, money and equipment and understand how you can maximise every single cent and put value for money on the screen.
Step 1: Save Money. Use our Zero Budget Software Guide - over £10,000 of legal software that will help you with everything from scriptwriting to the screen.
Zero Budget Software Guide
Step 2: Use the Raindance team. Need an excellent cameraperson?
Have you considered the highly cost-effective Raindance Post-Production service?
Let us know at info@raindance.co.uk or call Raindance 0207 287 3833
Step 3: 10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips
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| Writer's Foundation Certificate |
|  If you have ever had an idea for a movie, this is the great way to start getting that idea out of your head and onto a piece of paper. Tutor Elliot Grove has worked with more writers and filmmakers than just about anyone in Europe, including Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim) and Christopher Nolan (Inception).
What? Writer's Foundation Certificate
When? 5 Wednesdays starting January 26th 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus,19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
How Much? £165.00 + VAT [15% off to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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5. I will read why most screenwriters and filmmakers fail
There are 3 reasons you won't write your script or make your movie:
- you will lack confidence (hopefully this will give you some confidence)
- you will self destruct (we have our favourite way of self-destructing)
- you will procrastinate (my personal favourite)
Here's some cannon fodder to get you up and running:
Step 3: Learn How To Write A Screenplay In 3 Weeks
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| Director's Foundation Certificate |
| If you have ever had the ambition to direct a movie, this 5 evening course with Chris Thomas takes you through the steps from script, to casting, to shoot and then editing.
What? Director's Foundation Certificate
When? 5 Thursdays starting January 27th 6:30-9pm
Where? St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2HR
How Much? £165.00 + VAT [15% off to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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6. I will include these elements of a great movie
Great movies have basic common elements that are not difficult to spot. Learn how to identify and learn from the past masters of storytelling to create your own dynamic and powerful movies.
Step 2: Learn from past masters.
Read the Christopher Nolan Suite of Scripts and Movies
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| Producer's Foundation Certificate |
| Use the approach that professional filmmakers use.
If you want to know about the paperwork and approach to raise money for a movie, this 5 night evening course takes you through the steps in order.
What? Producer's Foundation Certificate
When? 5 Tuesdays starting March 1st 6:30 - 9:00
Where? Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus,19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR
How Much? £165.00 + VAT [15% off to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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7. I will market and sell my movie
Social media is not 'the next big thing'. It is here to stay.
Social media is an important tool for filmmakers to find and build an audience. Nowadays, distributors are much more interested in finding a filmmaker with an audience than finding a film.
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| Documentary Foundation Certificate |
| Entry level filmmaking has long been a route for now-successful filmmakers. This 5 night evening course with award winning filmmaker Col Spector takes you through the important steps of story, interview techniques, legal structures and lastly and most importantly, marketing and distribution.
Documentary filmmaking
What? Documentary Foundation Certificate
When? 5 Wednesdays starting March 2nd 6:30 - 9pm
Where? St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2HR
How Much? £165.00 + VAT [15% off to Raindance Premium Members]
Call 0207 287 3833 to register or Book Online Here
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