I founded Raindance in 1992. I started the British Independent Film Awards in 1998. I run a film school that goes all the way up to a Masters Degree. Over this time I have organised hundreds of events: seminars, workshops and lectures by some of the most interesting filmmakers in the world. And I have […]
The entertainment industry is booming, especially in the binge-watch era. Viewers are consuming more and more film projects, so why shouldn’t they be watching one of yours? Producing a film can get expensive quickly, and a film company will likely be making several pieces at once. If you’re looking to start production here are some […]
Remember the opening title credit sequence of the last movie you saw? Do you remember many different types of film producer credits? Have you ever wondered what an independent film producer does? Film jobs are usually very specific: a camera operator operates the film camera, a scriptwriter writes the screenplay. To learn these skills wannabe […]
‘I’ve got a great idea for a film’ * ‘Oh yeah?’ ‘Yeah I’ve written a brilliant script’ ‘Have you really? That’s awesome. Yeah, send it over, I’d love to read it. And I will, honestly, it’s on the pile, but a feature script’s a pretty long read and I…’ You get the idea. *If I […]
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 […]
Streaming and download piracy website traffic has dramatically surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to London-based piracy analysts Muso, analyzing the last 7 days of March 2020 compared to the last 7 days of February, visits to streaming and download piracy websites rose by 41.4% in the United States, 42.5% in the United Kingdom, 66% […]
One of America’s most successful novelists, Stephen King, once famously said that talent is cheaper than table salt. According to him, a lot of hard work separates successful individuals from the merely talented ones. Why is a talent not enough to send people into the limelight? Talent is like flowers in a nursery; they need a lot […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the precarious nature of working in the Film and Television industry. Up to 96% of the workers have lost all of their income as a result of the pandemic. I was fortunate when the pandemic hit. As a qualified, part-time medical Doctor I was able to offer up my services […]
Sometimes it is useful to explore the stage of the relationship between the two main characters. Often the length of time they have known each other will provide a useful clue as to how the relationship has developed, along with a few hints as to where your writing can take it. I have been working […]
It would be quite an understatement to say that it’s been a rocky ride for our industry over the last few months. Packed diaries all but dried up as scheduled shoots were put on indefinite hold. Filmmakers have had to find inventive new ways of telling stories in the absence of a physical shoot. I […]
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