Have any filmmakers or film lovers in your life? I sure do. Check out these items if you’re stumped on what to get them this holiday season. And yes, Raindance benefits and gets 3% of your purchase price from Amazon! 1. Clapperboard £14.99 Film fans and filmmakers alike will love clapping this in people’s faces. […]
Have you ever found yourself watching a film that includes an adorable pet, but heartbroken you can’t cuddle with it in person? You’ve given your neighbour’s cat a scratch, even offered to feed your sister’s hamster — but still, the pain of seeing that precious little personality on screen just can’t be cured. We aren’t […]
Time and time again, cinema is mindlessly dismissed as ‘escapism’. Whilst films are predominately created for entertainment purposes, it would be a mistake to reject their ‘world-changing’ potential. Films can have an impact far greater than first imagined. They can influence culture, politics, laws, and more importantly, they can change the course of history (apologies […]
A new generation of emerging Polish film talent has recently come to the fore. As Michał Oleszczyk, Polish Film Festival’s former artistic director comments: “This is a generation incredibly aware of film language in all its variety. They have absorbed large chunks of both arthouse and mainstream world cinema. No earlier generation of Polish filmmakers […]
Set design is crucial in any film. In the horror genre, so many filmmakers are extremely meticulous about how their sets are arranged. It is an invaluable tool for creating and sustaining terror. Looking at three examples, we’ll see how set design can affect the way we watch a horror film. Hereditary (2018) First up, […]
If screenwriting can be taught (and we at Raindance know it can be), that’s because storytelling is part of human nature. Every child has been told a story by his or her mother before going to bed. Good stories have the power to calm babies’ worries and make them dream quietly. The amazing fact is […]
As Robin Williams said, “Improv. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but when it does, it’s like open-field running.” To all the actors and actresses, you know those moments when you spontaneously go off script? Well things do not always go as planned on movie sets, props fail and actors forget their lines. On the […]
How a movie closes is what the audience will remember as they leave the cinema, and maybe in some cases, forever. Closing shots enable a wide variety of options for a filmmaker. Many directors can instill differing techniques on the final shot and apply their own style; posing unanswered questions, picturesque endings or occasionally something […]
Opening shots can tell a lot about your film. It is an introduction to your film, so think carefully how you want to introduce it to your audience. (check out this video I specifically made for the article): Your first shot must grab people’s attention and make them watch your film. Some directors are just […]
One of the many things that we here at Raindance have to do (besides answering your phone calls) is to review submissions that people from around the world enter into the film festival. All of the submitted films are amazing, but only a few can make it into the actual festival–otherwise, each event would take […]
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