So you want to write for the screen? I hope you have your story worked out, your characters are competing and your screen dialogue sparse and filled with double meaning. But how to start your screenplay? The start of your screenplay is where you define the mood, the atmosphere and introduce the main characters. the […]
(Image: Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Workbook: How Writers Turn Ideas Into Stories). Photograph by: Hannah Taylor. *Many thanks to Save the Cat for sending me the Beat Sheet Workbook for the purpose of this review. All views are my own.* Save the Cat! needs no introduction but here is one anyway. Every Screenwriter and […]
*Many thanks to the Writer Emergency Pack Team for sending me both packs for the purpose of this review. All views are my own.* Photo by: Hannah Taylor The ‘Writer Emergency Pack’ was first released in 2014. The original pack included 26 card themes with an ‘Idea card’ and a ‘Detail card’ for each theme. […]
Are you passionate about storytelling and cinema? Do you dream of making filmmaking your career? If so, Raindance’s film programs are the perfect fit for you. Our comprehensive courses cover everything you need to know to succeed in the film industry, from screenwriting and directing to cinematography and post-production. You’ll learn from industry professionals and […]
Put down the Christmas cake! Set that champagne aside! Make movies! There’s no reason to delay your movie. Move from amateur to professional. Stop making excuses. Stop blagging the blag. Get off your couch and start doing something meaningful! You don’t need no film school! You’ve got the New Year Toolkit for Filmmakers! 1. Know […]
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 […]
If you’re struggling to find the perfect gift for the creatives in your life, look no further than the courses at Raindance Film School. We provide a wide range of classes that can suit any aspiring filmmakers’ wants and needs. Here’s five reasons you should gift (or get yourself) our incredible courses this holiday season. […]
Every time I see a Femme Fatale on the movie screen I can’t take my eyes off her. Remember in Double Indemnity when Fred MacMurray kept walking into the alluring arms of Barbara Stanwick, risking his career and position in the community because Barbara knew just what to say to wrap him around her finger. […]
Ever since the coining of the phrase male gaze by Laura Mulvey in 1975, there has been the question, what characterizes the female gaze? Or as I like to say, the feminine gaze (I’ll explain why at the end of this article). Separate from the systemic issues, what is the essential nature of the lens […]
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