The movie-going experience is one of the most popular forms of entertainment there is in pop culture today. And what you, as a filmmaker, want to do, is keep them satisfied. And if you want to exceed all expectations, you just want them to be on the edge of their seat during the entire film. […]
Check out the book >>> Anatomy Of A Premise Line – Jeff Lyons Screenwriters often have trouble finding out how to write a compelling premise line. That’s why I was intrigued to see this brand new screenwriting book land on my desk, tossed to me by the founder of raindance himself, Elliot Grove. Jeff Lyons’s New […]
We received this message from Rebecca Graham and thought we’d share it with you. Rebecca is the director of Dance4Me and the winner of last year’s Raindance Web Fest. My name is Rebecca Graham and I am the director of Dance4Me. I had heard about Raindance Film Festival but never had heard about the web […]
Guest post by Hugh Hancock of Strange Company. When you hear the phrase ‘special effects’ as applied to your films, you probably think, ‘we can’t afford that’. Or alternatively, maybe you think, ‘we don’t need that’. In 2015, both of those thoughts are outdated. The price of visual effects is in free-fall – so much […]
When I first started making Grindhouse style mainstream pictures, I made kickboxing movies and produced a lot of them in the years to follow. ‘Lethal’, ‘Deadly’ and ‘Fatal’ seemed to be in the title of at least every other picture I made. So I have a very healthy respect for the guys and gals that […]
Artists have always liked to link one art form to the other. The arts have famously intertwined, whether through opera, or the stage or, of course, film. Having different crafts interplay may bring about beautiful work, and music videos are no exception. Since the 80’s, they have become an art form in their own right […]
This is a list of some of the best transgender films made over the last three decades. From tragic tales to outlandish comedies, these films all deal with characters exploring their gender identities, their human relationships and how far they are prepared to push the boundaries. Tomboy (2011) https://youtu.be/Jb-Oys-IcWE When 10 year old, Laure moves with […]
My birthday. I speed in my old vintage Jaguar towards a small dinner party and hastily turn from Doheny onto Sunset Boulevard. A motorcycle cop pulls me over. He has no clemency with the date and issues me a ticket. In California you can redeem certain traffic violations by going to traffic school for a […]
Tangerine‘ directed by Sean Baker has been categorised one of the best films screened at this years Sundance Film Festival and certainly proves that you can create stunning cinematography using your iPhone. After doing a bit of research on this film, we’ve decided to put together a few gadgets and apps which will help you create your […]
10 years ago, Brokeback Mountain burst on the scene as a major gay classic. It was an independent film, and was considered a huge gamble for everyone involved -especially its two lead actors- due to its subject matter. Flash forward to today: Behind the Candelabra went to HBO because every major Hollywood studio turned it […]
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