In today’s digital age, effective communication and messaging play a crucial role in the success of any organization. In order to deliver your message to your target audience, you need to utilize appropriate tools and platforms. There will always be a need for effective communication and messaging within a business. Getting this message across to […]
One of the goals I set for myself as a filmmaker was to write and direct at least one short film a year, so over the last couple of months (yes, the end of 2022 still counts as 2022) I’ve shot and been editing my latest comedy short Are We Doing This? The film follows […]
At Raindance we have filmmaking professionals teach our film courses, but that’s not the only way to learn from them. These eight books have been written by Raindance tutors past and present. Writing The Science of Writing Characters: Using Psychology to Create Compelling Fictional Characters by Kira-Anne Pelican If you want to write complex, realistic […]
At the tail end of 2020 and through the first few months of 2021 I was working on a lockdown film. I mean I had to do something to distract myself from the impending apocalypse. In order to make it safely all the characters in the film, bar one, only feature via video calls. Screenlife […]
In a previous article about making a short film in 2019 I said that one of the most difficult things in indie filmmaking is budget restraints. Little did I know then that a pandemic would come along and increase the difficulty level even more! I didn’t want that to stop me making a short in […]
Michael Shlain is an agent turned writer-director working in Los Angeles. Shlain is a co-founder of Butcher Bird Studios, a premiere creative production studio. The filmmaker has directed a wide range of narrative, branded and commercial content for clients including Twitch, Nat Geo Wild, and BBC America. We had the chance to speak to him […]
Patrick Ladonis is a producer, writer, and actor who has been creating and holding space within the film industry since 1996. He is a multi-hyphenate triple threat in the industry. He was cast in the film “A Time to Kill”, alongside Sandra Bullock, Samuel L.Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey. Patrick has continued on his path in […]
Visual effects are a huge part of the film industry, and aren’t just limited to big budget Hollywood films. I recently got to interview Vicki Lau, a VFX professional, using the social distanced medium of email. Vicki has been in the industry for 6 years with compositing experience in both After Effects and Nuke. Her […]
One of the biggest challenges we face as filmmakers when making short films is budget restraints. It may be tempting when writing your first screenplay to go as big as you can: adding a full roster of characters, a location filled road trip or even explosions. These are things that will quickly eat through your […]
Whether you’re self isolating or social distancing, you’re probably starting to get bored of the four walls in your home. Luckily in this day and age technology allows us to keep in touch with friends and families online, and as well a huge majority of us are able to work from home. Even more exciting […]
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