So, you’re making a film? Film location can tell your audience so much about what to expect from your film and your genre. For example, if you’re setting a film in a forest at night, you’re probably making a horror, right? Or if you’re setting it on a beach at sunset, you’re probably going with […]
When you are starting out in filmmaking and have an idea for a story, it might be difficult to find a way to express yourself, so it is always a good idea to start somewhere – anywhere basically. First stop on your filmmaking journey: Genre. And creating a unique genre. There is a plethora of […]
Working with child actors is probably something you’ve been taught to avoid in film if you studied courses like we did. Although it presents a lot of challenges, the results can be incredible. Who can forget Lindsay Lohan’s performance in The Parent Trap? Or Macauley Culkin in the Home Alone series? Watching films such as […]
The term ‘erotic’ may cause a few blushes and signal something ‘dirty’ or ‘taboo’. Whatever preconceptions you have about the term, it does hold a certain fascination for cinema audiences. New modes of exhibition are constantly blurring the lines between realism and fantasy in the world of erotic VR. The film industry has been exploiting […]
The great thing about working in the creative industries is you get to create a career brand strategy around yourself and what you do. Just like Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t have gotten too far without a strategy, so too your film career will hit a brick wall until you construct a plan of attack. You might […]
How do we get kids interested in film? How do we get children to look beyond the screen? How can you inspire your daughter, son, niece, nephew, grandchild or neighbour to be the next Ava DuVernay (without buying the Barbie)?
Any great science fiction story will be layered with important contemporary issues, either subtly or overtly and Blade Runner is no exception. With Blade Runner 2049 releasing in October of this year lets take a look back at the original film. We will look at the themes and messages and their relevance in today’s world. […]
With the recent rise in popularity of virtual reality gaming lets take a look at a film that touched on this new form of entertainment almost two decades ago. eXistenZ is a 1999 Canadian science fiction film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh and features […]
Sonia Bonspille Boileau made her first feature length film Le Dep in just 10 days. She was in London to see it screened at Raindance 2015 and gave me some of her time for a chat about filmmaking. The main challenge for this film [Le Dep] was that I wanted the main character to be […]
Elisa Paloschi took her groundbreaking documentary Driving with Selvi to Raindance this year and in between fundraising spoke to us about why she had to make this film. I felt I could do anything I wanted; I came from the Canadian mentality where if you have a dream you work hard and you can probably achieve […]
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