I nearly ended up in my mother’s basement bedroom. You see, I didn’t go to university. I didn’t graduate from a liberal arts programme like so many of my colleagues. And I certainly didn’t go to film school. I went to art school instead and graduated with a single marketable skill: Cire Perdu – lost […]
Many people have a romanticized idea of what filmmaking is like. Most people think automatically of an actor on location or on a set, and a director in a tall chair, calling the shots. The truth is that while filming is an important part of filmmaking, it is also a very small part of filmmaking. […]
Whether you’re an experienced professional filmmaker of long standing or a film student newbie trying to break into the industry, you know how important it is to have the best possible tools for your profession. Just as musicians depend upon their instruments to produce their musical interpretations, you rely upon the tools of your trade […]
Film production management is a gigantic task: at the heart of show business, the business of dreams and glittering images, lies the messy reality of where the sausage is made, a film set. A film production needs to be a tight, well-oiled machine which enables every member of cast and crew, everyone above and below […]
There is nothing better for the arts than a good old fashioned recession. It forces everyone to look at existing structures and due process. And the dead wood and stale ideas get thrown away, leaving a vacuum where new, fresh and better talent can thrive. And hasn’t the pandemic created a recession like no other? […]
It’s no secret that professional filmmaking can be challenging. From writing the screenplay to editing the shots, you have your work cut out for you whenever you start a new project. But unless you’re completely independent, you probably don’t have full control over the final product. That’s why you may want to start a film […]
Making and writing a film is an art, and this art has evolved. It is not an easy task; you cannot bring a paper or pen and gather actors. Although a film is about a story and actors, there are other things besides it. First you have to brainstorm great film ideas. You have to […]
It takes constant work, self-motivation and CG is a symphony of headaches. Tobi and I met in 2017 at a studio called Animation Cafe in Tokyo. We’re both compulsive filmmakers and we’d both just finished making our own animated shorts. Tobi’s was called Noseman and mine was Dirty Pool. We started talking about doing a […]
The film industry presents an alluring goal for aspiring filmmakers. To be making films in Hollywood is what success looks like to amateur filmmakers. But it takes a lot to get there. You’ll need to leverage every asset you have in order to make a professional film that meets the quality standards of the film […]
We spoke to Michael Shlain, the Director/Producer, about his new short film In a Foreign Town. Q1. Raindance: For our readers that are new to the works of Thomas Ligotti, could you tell us a little bit about him? Michael Shlain: Thomas Ligotti is one of the truly great writers working today, and one of the […]
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