By Erin Kelly Watching movies has turned into a fun necessity since I decided to pursue a life in the film industry a year ago. Being well versed with film industry lingo, and the names of famous actors and directors from Christopher Nolan to Daniel Day-Lewis to (one of my favourites) John Lithgow, will help […]
Once again, some excellent advice from renowned screenwriter, William C. Martell, on how to create suspense in your screenplays. Suspense, he tells us is the anticipation of action. He says that it’s all about dramatic irony, where the audience are made aware of imminent danger while the characters themselves remain happily oblivious. And a mistake many screenwriters make is to jump […]
We’ve all seen the eHarmony crazy cat lady right? A few of you may be distraught to find out that the lady in the video is actually a comedian who goes by the name ‘Cara Hartmann’. https://youtu.be/mTTwcCVajAc Cara created the video one night after watching puppy videos, teen mom and eating a lot of pizza. […]
BFI’s Britain on Film has created an interactive map, which showcases archive films from all around the country. It is part of the project “Britain on Film” where 2500 films from the BFI archives have been made available to the public. Previously these digitalised archives could only be viewed at the BFI and were often […]
Over the last two weeks, I’ve posted twenty Cinema 2.0 Hacks for successful microcinema management. I’ve had lots of feedback and great emails from readers here at Raindance and from around the world. Thanks for taking the time to read – and act – on them. I promised 5 final VIP Tips to Cinema 2.0 […]
Here are 5 of our favourite short horror movies that prove you don’t need a feature length film to give your audience the heebie jeebies. Pedro Maccarone- ‘Wrong Date’ Part 1 & 2 (6 seconds each) As both of these 6 second horrors show, all it takes is a split second to change the entire […]
So, you’re getting ready to shoot and you’ve taken advantage of my earlier post on how to shoot DIY Smart? Consider these ten more hacks to make your next Cinema 2.0 production a success. 1. CAST YOUR CREW CAREFULLY. Pick your team as you would your cast. Look for attitude over big boy or girl […]
I used a dumb GoT reference to draw you in. Kung Fury has absolutely pummelled its way through social media and confidently positioned itself as one of 2015’s most viral moments. For the uninitiated; Kung Fury is a Swedish short-film written and directed by David Sandberg. It was a crowd-funded project that managed to […]
One way to spice up you micro budget feature is to splash out a few bucks on stock footage aerial shots. This won’t be right for every situation, but my guess is you’ll find a jaw dropping spectacular shot as in the clip reel from Shutterstock.com above. About Shutterstock: Founded in 2003 and is headquartered […]
Here are ten tips, tricks and ideas to consider when setting out to make your own personal DIY cinema. Consider these options to shoot your best Cinema 2.0 film. 1: SHOT LIST EVERYTHING. STORYBOARDS DON’T HELP MOST MICROBUDGET PRODUCTIONS. Shot lists are an easier and more adaptable way to work in smaller microcinema productions. You run […]
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