We need your support to expose under-25’s to independent film We live in very troubled times. I don’t know, but I hate watching the news. Knife crime. Troubles in the East. Ecological disaster. Brexit brohaha. Political firestorms in America and Europe. There’s so much hatred! Here’s where cinema comes in: Is not the world’s hatred […]
Bust out your dancing shoes and turn on some music! In honour of International Dance Day, here are 11 of the most iconic dance scenes in film. 1. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” Dirty Dancing (1987) The lift says it all. The most iconic image from the film comes from the dance number […]
My comedy series Relationshit (now on Amazon Prime) was financed out of my own pocket. It has a cast that appeared in Star Wars Rogue One, Mission Impossible, Avengers, and British TV drama. Getting high caliber cast onto your no budget production may not be as difficult as you think – but there are a […]
We often know something about a film based on who’s in it. Once they’ve found a niche, many actors enjoy occupying that role again and again. Being typecast like this has its appeal. It can mean regular work. Think of Tom Cruise and the amount of leading action roles he’s had in his career. By […]
Fresh out of school/uni/a wildly different career? It’s hard getting onto the lower rungs of the film/TV ladder, and it can be difficult to know where to look for jobs. Well, worry no more, we have a near comprehensive list of the best starting out filmmaker websites where to find film work. 1) So You […]
The annual Raindance Film Festival is a tremendous triumph of people power vs. bureaucracy. A victory for the individual over huge corporate giants. And it is really the contribution of Raindance members that make this happen. And it’s why people Join Raindance. Raindance Film Festival happens annually without the benefit of public funding. And that’s […]
The Comic equation: ‘Comedy is about an ordinary guy or gal struggling against insurmountable odds without many of the required skills and tools of comedy with which to win yet never giving up hope.’ Without a doubt Steve Kaplan is an extremely accomplished comedy expert; working with countless comedic masterminds and teaching at respected schools […]
As someone who has been making films and working with screenwriters and filmmakers for over a quarter century my own personal experience is that for most the fear of making or writing a movie is real. In the early years of Raindance my own fear held me back. And it still does from time to […]
Can you imagine facing the same problem professional stage and screen actors face every single day of their career? First they have to attract the attention of a casting director (HR department), Then they have to get an audition (job interview). And then they put their destiny in the hands of others. It’s a process […]
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