As a documentary consultant I help documentary makers make the best film possible. I usually work with directors before they go out to film, however sometimes I’m brought in after they’ve shot their film. Obviously it’s much harder to turn a film around once it’s been shot. The following are insights about the big mistakes […]
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 […]
Anyone close to the organisation of Raindance will wonder; time and time again, year after year, why the tireless staff at the Raindance Film Festival subject themselves to the stress of organising this annual event. The answer is simple. We at Raindance believe strongly in the importance of film festivals. 1. Expose independent cinema to […]
Over the course of my career I’ve written, produced and directed dozens of hours of non-fiction content for broadcast and cable television and multiple feature length documentaries, several of which received theatrical release. Non-fiction was my specialty. Never did I consider moving from documentaries to directing feature films. So, it was a pleasant surprise when […]
I work as a consultant and and documentary story editor for documentary filmmakers who are looking to dramatically improve the quality of their films – before, during and after shooting. I work with new filmmakers as well as seasoned documentary makers. I’m the equivalent of the Story Editor in drama films. The reason why I’ve […]
In 2008 Malcolm Gladwell published an influential book Outliers in which he unveiled his ten thousand hours rule for the first time. What is an outlier? According to one dictionary definition, an outlier is ‘something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body’. Kind of the definition of an […]
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 […]
Raindance are proud to have founded the British Independent Film Awards in 1998, and are delighted to sponsor the highly anticipated BIFA Discovery Award for 2018. This award will go to a film that not only demonstrates the ingenuity and adaptability of working with a £500,000 budget, but also one which pursues an original way of […]
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 […]
Many of the composers who sell music via libraries are incredibly talented and experienced, and could successfully write fantastic music for a Hollywood blockbuster. So don’t get me wrong – stock music is great! You can choose from thousands of tracks conveniently grouped into categories by mood, tempo, specific instruments used, and types of licenses. […]
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