Top 10 horror films of the decade
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Europe is a scary place to live
One of our Brussels interns, Stephanie, has compiled a list of the top 10 horror film of the decade. It's decidedly European in slant, but that's clearly no bad thing - and many of these have gone on to disappointing American versions anyway. Check out the full list - anything we missed out?
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The Short Film Project
This intensive course gets you hands-on in all the crucial departments of a short film shoot. Learn the theory, then put it all to practice, filming a short with two pro actors in just one day.
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Let Me Direct!
Let Me Direct! puts you on the fast track to shooting your first feature. Whether you come from shorts, pop-promos, a writing background or no experience at all, this course will get you directing. What? Let Me Direct!When? 26/27 March Where? St George's Church, WC1A 2HRHow Much? £249.95 + VAT Members get a 15% discount Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online |
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What's going on in the office
Raindance Alumni Tim Barrow's new film 'The Space Between' features in the Scotsman this week - check out the article. Tim made his break with his first feature The Inheritance which won Best UK Feature at Raindance in 2007. He went on to write a series of articles about his experiences for us. Read 1 here.
We also spotted 2 films from last year's Raindance Festival in the LGFF - Too Much Pussy and the notorious LA Zombie.
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Acting RAW needs you
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NOW ACCEPTING: Material from scriptwriters who understand the craft and know how to make a scene sizzle. Scenes will be produced in a hot new series called Acting Raw. Visit www.actingraw.com
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Got an old short lying around? Get it seen
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| Broadcasting to the ex-pat community in Spain, TV Costas is a new channel looking for content.
TV Costas cannot pay for the use of any content, however, we can guarantee the films an audience. TV Costas would of course provide contributors with a letter of agreement stating the terms of use.
To see more and submit an example of your work, please visit http://www.tvcostas.es/ and follow the on-screen instructions. The username is tvcostas and the password is submissions. |
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| 99 Minute Film School
Wednesday, March 16th
Elliot Grove will give you a viable plan for your career and dozens of filmmaking tips in just 99 minutes. Info & Bookings
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Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver
Raindance now has 3 micro-offices in Canada, and with Elliot over on a visit, they are very busy.
Check out everything that's going on on the Raindance Canada website.
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Blog of the Week
Shot Context is a fantastic archive of homages, ripoffs and coincidences in cinema
Things We Like
Chuck Wendig drops writing truth-bombs from his terrible minds website
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Your FREE weekly film
When Danny invites his girlfriend's family over for tea to introduce their families for the first time, a little bit of magic is all it takes to change their lives forever. Watch Patricia Aspinall's short film, "Love and Kisses" today on Raindance.tv. Also, check out our new blog post "An American student studying British cinema" here. |
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Writing Emotions
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. -- Robert Frost If you would write emotionally, be first unemotional. If you would move your readers to tears, do not let them see you cry. -- James J. Kilpatrick Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. -- Alfred Hitchcock
If the sex scene doesn't make you want to do it, whatever it is they're doing, it hasn't been written right.
-- Sloan Wilson
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Emotionally layered dialogue
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Get to the heart of the matter
Writing dialogue that sounds natural and which is emotionally layered seems like it's something that should be easy. In fact, the dialogue written by many new (and even some not-so-new) often sounds flat and wooden. In this article you'll find specific pointers for making your dialogue come alive. Like this? Check out Advanced Screen Dialogue.
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The London Raindance Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
Christian Bell
James Burbidge
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Laura Clark
Elliot Grove
Raquel Haber
Tanya Mokdad
Rory O'Donnell
Margherita Pellegrino
Daniel Polis
Xavier Rashid
Chris Thomas
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We're pleased to announce that David S. Freeman is back to teach his writing class 
