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 […]
I received this email yesterday from Botagoz Koshim who is studying at the University for the Creative Arts in Surrey. He’s in the final year of film production study and currently is writing a dissertation on ‘How social media changes film distribution?’ The research includes some opinions of people from the film industry and I’ve […]
The 21st century is the age of the image. Thinking critically about film, the most common medium of the moving image, is going to be a key asset. Film is a very young medium, and it’s evolving extremely fast. It influences all other visual mediums: television, virtual reality, gaming… Visual mediums In the hundred-year history […]
We’ve all seen those big visual effects block busters from the studios: Avengers Assemble, Independence Day etc. Personally, I love them: they’re great fun, and impressive to watch but it’s easy to get the idea that visual effects are just for the blockbusters. It has often been said that, actually, the best visual effects are those that […]
In an ever changing industry that has been dominated for so long by American Hollywood us Canadians are hungrier than ever to consume content that comes from home. Many Canadian filmgoers will know the more popular northern filmmakers like Cronenberg but how are we supposed to identify the directors not in the spotlight? As Canadians […]
The highly celebrated comic book writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter Tony Lee teaches the Raindance Introduction To Comic Book And Graphic Novel Script Writing course. A New York Times Bestselling author and Eagle Award winner who’s worked on series including, X-Men, Doctor Who, Starship Troopers and Spider-Man, Lee is the master when it comes to writing for […]
Film editing is part of the creative post-production processes of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shot into sequences and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. Here are a few helpful tips for a better edit that can help anyone from the budding film editor to the seasoned veteran better his/her craft. 1. […]
Greetings from Planet Raindance! I am always asked what “Independent film” really is, and I have to say that the entire concept of an independent film is a totally strange one. In fact, all art is independent; the mere act of labelling any art form as ‘independent’ is redundant. Independence is the only true state […]
Almost every film today has some sort of obligatory fight scene between the good guy and the bad guy. I would like to share some tips on how to stage and shoot a simple movie fight scene between two actors. Sample Scene: Good guy enters a dark room and looks around. Bad guy steps out […]
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