Greetings!

James Burbidge 2Want to meet hot filmmakers in your area? Come to our Boozin' N Schmoozin' on Monday (8th August) to have a chat and drink with loads of other indie filmmakers. Need some help on a project? Stand on the soapbox and introduce yourself to the crowd.

Have you seen our new post-graduate course? We're pretty pleased with it, and we're taking applications until the 1st of September.

If you're interested in a chat about it, drop by the Apollo Cinema on Sunday between 3pm and 6pm for a chat with Elliot and Carl (course leader). Please email postgraduate@raindance.co.uk to let us know you'll be coming.

Want to jazz up your desktop? Check out our two wallpapers, created by our intern Raff - pretty cool, huh?

All the best,

James Burbidge
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40 Second Straight Competition - Deadline Extended

 

We're pleased to announce an extension of the competition deadline until 11pm on 10 August! The 40 Second Film Competition warm weather seems to have caused some slip in production schedules, and some filmmakers have been requesting a bit more time to complete their films. You now have two extra days to submit your short film for the chance to win a trip to Cannes! Visit www.raindance.tv/40secondsstraight to enter!

However, if you can tighten up your final edit, include the end title card on your entry, and upload it before 8 August, you will also be in for a chance to win a place on Elliot Grove's inspiring Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking course.
What a white paper can do for you
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Words from the wise

Carl Schoenfeld, Raindance Post Graduate Film Degree course leader explains how the new government white paper on higher education will allow arts and humanities students to develop into more independent, more aware and stronger learners than previous generations.

We'll admit, this is a dense read - but worth it.
What a white paper can for you
A couple of courses
Short Film Project
The Red Balloon

This course may just be the best way to learn about filmmaking, combining as it does both the theoretical and the practical sides of the process. Your learning curve will be steep, and won't be wasted on your own projects.
 
What? Short Film Project
When? 16/17/18 August (eves) + 20 August (day)
Where?  St George's Church, WC1A 2HR
How Much? £325 + VAT
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online
Raindance Foundation Certificates
Film Crew

Kickstart your film career with our proven-successful  Foundation Certificate Courses. These take place one evening a week for five weeks, designed to fit around you current job, and to start you on the path to your new one.

What? Raindance Foundation Certificate
When? Various, starting September
Where? Various, Central London
How Much? £165 + VAT
Members get a 15% discount

Call us on 0207 287 3833 or Book Online
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Equipment Discount
Camera stabilizer for a reasonable price? Go and check out this website: www.eemov.com.
For prices and bundle offers please visit www.steadyshop.com.

Get 10% discount on any eemov product when you quote 'Raindance'.

Super 8 Screening Discount

Get a 30% discount on the opening night screenings of Super 8 at the luxurious Apollo Cinema - home of the Raindance Festival.

 

To get your discount (on August 5th screenings only) please quote RAINDANCE when booking on 020 7451 9944 or in person. Or choose concession price tickets online and quote RAINDANCE when you collect your tickets.
 

Immersive Writing Lab & Competition

 

Developed by Portal Entertainment with the help of the BBC Writersroom - the Immersive Writing Lab will bring together the most creative writers and technologists working today to help create stories that move beyond linear narrative. It takes place in Ravensbourne on August 20-21st.

After the event, there will be a 3 month competition for you to enter, with two prizes:
1st prize: 6k development fun for the winning storyworld to be developed by Portal Entertainment
2nd prize: The Top 5 entries will be given professional feedback from BBC Multiplatform Exec Producer Sarah Clay (Becoming Human, Waterloo Reunited, E20).

You can find out more about the event and buy the super-cheap tickets (£20-£40) from here - www.immersivewritinglab.com
Raindance recommends...
Blog of the Week

Check out Big Other - in particular his series critiquing Inception.

Things We Like

How it Should have Ended - funny videos showing how films should have ended.
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Raindance.tv
Your FREE weekly films

Try something new. Go a little crazy. That's what these filmmakers did. Check out some quirky pieces with unique storytelling: "Cricker Crack,"  "A Kick in the Proverbials,"  and "The Wall." 

And remember, the deadline for the 40 Seconds Straight film competition is approaching fast - don't forget to submit your piece for a chance to win prizes and showcase your work!
Quoted...
 QuotedOn Rejection

Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
James Lee Burke

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.
Louise Brown


I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.
Howard Barker

3 Ways to reject rejection
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Let the experts tell you how

We've been rejected a lot at Raindance, first by our parents (you have to be an foundling to work here), but more lately by all sorts of funding bodies and potential sponsors.

What's important is to realise that it is simply part of the game. Rejection happens all the time, and you need to know how to deal with it. We'll show you how - 3 ways to reject rejection.
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The London Raindance Festival Team
Suzanne Ballantyne
Christian Bell
James Burbidge
Frederica Byron
Julian Chapelle
Sami El-Hadi
Baibre Holmes
Elliot Grove
Rory O'Donnell
Marvin Shepherd
Raffaele Trapanese