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As 2014 FADES OUT and we CUT TO 2015, here at Raindance we start thinking ahead, planning and scheming amongst ourselves and our tutors to bring you the very best of indie film training in a calendar that fits around your weekday commitments and work schedules.

Check out our courses coming up in January, February, March and April.

Book yourself onto them. Book a friend or family member onto them.
Buy them as Christmas presents for your film-obsessed loved ones.

With no more unnecessary blabbing, we present to you our Spring Term 2015 Course Calendar!

Yours in filmmaking (and screenwriting!)

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Elliot Grove
Founder, Raindance Film Festival | British Independent Film Awards
0207 9320 3412
January 2015



super 8mm

This is the crash course where Raindance founder Elliot Grove will introduce the world of indie filmmaking, with dozens of filmmaking tips, in just 99 minutes.

What? 99 Minute Film School
When? 13th Jan, 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �15

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Chris Thomas will demonstrate effective ways of communicating with your main collaborators, the Producer, Director of Photography and the Cast.

What? Directing Essentials
When? 15th Jan, 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �15

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An exceptional opportunity to learn the basics of classic Super 8mm filmmaking from 2 of the country's top experts - Julian Hand & Douglas Hart - and make a film!

What? Hands on Super 8mm Film
When? 17th Jan. 2015
Time? 9:30 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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Quentin Tarantino Directing

5 Tuesday nights show you how to write, produce and direct a film. Each week tackles a different aspect of filmmaking - from writing, producing and directing. Last week is how to Break Into Film.

What? Filmmaker Found 
When? 20th Jan. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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A course eared towards improving your screenwriting skills, giving you a comprehensive understanding of not only the art of the screenplay but also the business of screenwriting.

What? Writer's Found
When? 21st Jan. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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A series of 5 Thurs evenings to take you through the basics of directing the script, the actors, the camera and the edit. This course will enable you to direct a film with confidence.

What? Director's Found
When? 22nd Jan. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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Saturday Script School 27-04-2013



Learn the basics of screenwriting with techniques and tools valuable to a scriptwriter at any level. This course will also enable you to develop a realistic marketing plan for a finished script.

What? Write + Sell the HOT Script
When? 17/18 Jan. 2015
Time? 9:30am - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �299.94

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Raindance's pioneering one day filmmaking class has now been taken by over 10,100 people since inception in February 2011. Let us explain the basics of making a film, from script to production, directing to marketing.


What? Saturday Film School
When? 25th Jan. 2015
Time? 10 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �119

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What have comics got to do with movies? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Learn how a story and its characters work through graphic novels and comic books.


What? Intro to Comic Book Scriptwriting
When? 31st Jan. 2015
Time? 10am - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �150

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Raindance members save 15% on all courses. You also receive:
 
February 2015
Cannes Leaf


Script Supervisor

If you are going to Cannes, or even if you are not, find out how the greatest film event of the year works and put yourself at a huge career advantage.

What? Cannes Survival Guide
When? 16th Feb. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �20

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This weekend course will provide key information and hands-on experience of directing drama for the screen, given by veteran film + TV director Patrick Tucker.

What? Hands on Directing
When? 21st Feb. 2015
Time? 10 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �299.94

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Learn how to write a screenplay with ease rather than struggling, using right-brain methods taught by pro Hollywood screenwriter Jurgen Wolff over 5 weeks.

What? Script Coach
When? 23rd Feb. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198


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editing film

5 Tuesday nights show you how to prepare the paperwork you need to get your short, doc or feature funded. Money, Legal contracts, business plans and more discussed.

What? Producers Found
When? 24th Feb. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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A five evening certificate course providing a basic and practical guide to the art of documentary filmmaking.


What? Doc Foundation
When? 25th Feb. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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A series of 5 Thurs evenings to take you through the basics of lighting, editing, sound, DSLR cameras and special effects. Taught by working industry pros.

What? Technical Found
When? 26th Feb. 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �198

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ARTICLES

Did you know that Raindance has a MASSIVE blog with THOUSANDS of articles, tips, advice and opinion?

Did you know you can see it all for FREE on the Raindance Website? Read:

And many, many more! 


March 2015

  
 
Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking

Raindance's signature producing class has been labelled 'the best and most informative introduction to the film business'.

What? Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking
When? 28th Feb/1st Mar
Time? 10 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �299.94

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 Let Me Direct


In a no-nonsense, intensive weekend course, director Simon Hunter charts the path you need to take from nobody to a working film director.

What? Let Me Direct
When? 7/8th Marc 2015
Time? 10 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �299.94

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Create & Market your Webseries

Filmmakers are turning to the internet. Out of the 100s of new web series launched each year, what makes a successful one?

What? Create & Market Your Webseries
When? 14th Mar. 2015
Time? 10 - 6pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �150

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Fast Track for writers, directors and producers
Use the Raindance know-how to get a project ready to roll. Weekly sessions, all of our courses until Easter PLUS 21 private consultations with your tutor .
Limited space: Starts Monday January 19.
April 2015









 

Why is it so many want to direct and fail to take the time to learn how to direct actors? Chris Thomas explains how to get great performances.

 

What? Directing  

Actors  

When? 11/12th Apr. 2015

Time? 9:30 - 6pm

Where? Raindance

How Much? �299.94

 

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3 evenings and an entire weekend to help you learn camera theory, lens and equipment
, as well as the aesthetic art of cinematography.


What?Basic Cinematography 

When? 14th April 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �450   

 


This course will teach you how to make a short film. By the end of the course you will have planned and shot a short film with a team of your peers.

What? Short Film Project
When? 21st April 2015
Time? 6:30 - 9pm
Where? Raindance
How Much? �450

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MA DEGREE

Can you name to largest, most successful Filmmaking Postgraduate Degree in the UK?

It's the Raindance Postgraduate Degree in Independent Film!

The reason we're so successful? We allow you to study what you want, how you want to, with professional filmmakers as our tutors.
 
Application deadline: 23rd February 2015
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