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 […]
In the social media era, having a Twitter handle may almost be just as important as being on LinkedIn. Twitter’s interface is the perfect way for people to get snippets of information from all over, fast… which makes it the perfect platform for sharing useful articles, wise mantras, and one-liners that would otherwise go unnoticed. […]
Welcome back to the wonderfully named Genre Format Series (Working Title) Extraordinaire. Second up we’re looking at (my favourite) genre – HORROR! Horror films are often dismissed as disposable texts, however, to that we say: Kat and Dusan are back to examine some of the prominent horror films over recent years and what makes them stand […]
So, it’s that time of year again, Screenwriter friends. We all make resolutions in January about how we want to change certain habits and achieve our goals – so let’s take a look at how that’s going. Especially as creatives, often working intermittently across many projects and trying to make ends meet, it’s hard to […]
BOOK REVIEW – The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules: A Guide for the Rebel Writers by Pilar Alessandra I’ll kick off with a disclaimer – I am by no means a screenwriter. I’ve had to write a few scenes for university, but other than that I’m very inexperienced. However, because of this, I somewhat relied on […]
We’ve all been there, when you’ve exhausted your ideas and hit writers block – or have a great brainwave for a screenplay but you’re not sure how to go about writing a script around it. Whether you’ve decided on your main character or you’re dead-set on a certain location, how do you make sure that […]
Screenwriting and script development are the two basic building blocks of the film industry, and unfortunately, the least considered. Things screenwriters need to know about the film industry range from the basics of film finance and money flow to stories and how they should be presented. At a recent open forum at the BFI, the leading […]
While I also write original screenplays, I decided to adapt a novel I wrote into a screenplay for a film that I will also direct. The following thoughts on adaptation come from my personal experience of adapting the novel The Metal Girl into the film project “Metal Girl”. From Novel to Screenplay Novels and films […]
Recently, the first produced script I wrote to be produced (with an actual budget), wrapped in the Netherlands. Its title “Bijltjesdag” (probably not pronounced how you’d think) is a Dutch expression which means “Day of Reckoning” – and feels particularly apt as the last twelve months have yielded several days of reckoning for myself and […]
Dialogue is one aspect of screenwriting that so many screenwriters struggle with – even the most experienced of screenwriters often get it wrong. Poorly written dialogue is a big reason why scripts often get rejected because it’s so immediately obvious and jarring to a reader or audience when words are coming out of characters’ mouths that […]
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