Raindance Film Festival

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    25th September - 6th OctoberVue Cinema, Piccadilly, London
    Martell - Do it YourselfTime: 1:00 pmMaking your own film? Writing for a niche market? Writing a web series? This class covers everything you need to know – from Central Locations to Confined Cameos to Robert Rodriguez’s school bus. Learn how Indie films challenge the audience, writing for a budget, writing for non-actors, and getting the most production value out of your budget.
  
  

  • Directing Masterclass with Ate De JongTime: 5:30 pm
    Join us for a masterclass on directing, featuring examples from Love.Honour.Obey. Cult movie director Ate De Jong will be talking about working with actors as well as the camera, and how he, as a director, navigates and imagines his way around a script before, during and after a shoot.
  
  

  • Martell - Breaking Your StoryTime: 1:00 pm
    "You have an idea or a character - how do you turn that into a story? We'll tale you step-by-step from finding the ""story seed"" at the core of your idea or character to growing a screenplay. What scenes will you need? What supporting characters will you need? Making sure all of the story elements are organic.
  
  

  • Martell - Secrets of Action ScreenwritingTime: 1:00 pm
    The class of the book! How to write an effective plot twist, create unbearable suspense, design an exciting action sequence, create a high concept villain's plan, use diversion & anticipation to make your script unpredictable, and create great heroes and villains. Why an action scene is a character scene and a story scene - or it's rubbish. How to write a page-turner action script. Dozens of techniques that can be used in any genre.
    
    
    
    
    
     Bill Martel
    
    Ate De Jong