Raindance Canada – July Workshops and Seminars

Want to make movies?  Have the hankering to finally tell a story instead of filming the family dog yapping away for the umpteenth time?  Then read on fellow lens-jockeys.  Raindance Canada is back this July with a slate of awesome workshops and seminars geared towards teaching the fine art of filmmaking.

Anatomy of a Film Reel

Objective: To capture and hold an audience’s interest in the first 10 minutes or so of your film.

Before you can think of getting the audience’s attention and interest in watching the screenplay you are writing, you must get the interest of a script reader who is working for an agent, producer or studio.  He or she is the first person who will determine whether or not your screenplay has the potential and worth to purchase. A studio script reader will know at the end of the first 10 pages whether or not it is worth continuing.

Attendees will be given Act I of the script “Excited” to follow on screen, then a live intimate panel discussion take place, which entailed:

– study of script & screen
– single role of being a writer/director/producer
– film distribution & financing
– online marketing
– Audience Q&A

Date: Wednesday, July 28
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: St. Paul’s Church 227 Bloor Street East

For more info, visit http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/anatomy-of-a-reel-excited

Toronto native Elliot Grove, Britain’s premier independent film champion and the founder of Raindance UK, returns to Toronto from July 20-25, to host Raindance Canada’s summer courses. The week of events will end with the intensive two day Master-Class Write and Sell the HOT Script on Saturday July 24 and Sunday July 25, 2010 from 9:30am – 6pm at the Toronto Writers’ Centre.

Raindance is proud to have helped to establish the careers of over 3,000 worldwide, and have discovered great filmmakers like Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight currently ranks as the fourth highest worldwide grosser of all time), Guy Ritchie, and Christian Coulson (Slumdog Millionaire multi-Oscar winner) each of whom launched their careers after taking one of our intensive weekend workshops.

“‘Write and Sell the HOT Script’ is concrete and practical without resorting to simplistic screenwriting teacher clichés. It will be an indispensable guide to writing your first great script,” comments Christopher Nolan

Tuesday 20 July 6:30pm – 8:30pm

99 Minute Film School

A lightning quick tour behind the cameras and glitz giving you the information you will need to plot your career. Dozens of insider tips and tricks-of-the-trade.

Thursday 22 July 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Marketing and Selling Your Film

Learn how to approach film festivals and film markets with a strong press kit that will enhance the commercial potential of your film.

Saturday/Sunday 24/25 July 9:30am – 6:00pm

Write and Sell the Hot Script

Turn your latest screenplay into your next pay cheque with Raindance founder Elliot Grove.

For more info, visit http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/filmmaking-courses-in-toronto-canada or call (416) 271-8867