Author: Elizabeth English
Music in Film
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by Elizabeth English Music! Ah, yes. The power of music in film. A feature film needs at least 30 to 40 minutes of music, which is one of the most important elements in a successful film. A film score can be artfully used to: AROUSE MANIPULATE FRIGHTEN SOOTHE & CALM AID IN TRANSITIONS PUNCTUATE A…
Moondance and Women in Film, Writing and Music
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By Elizabeth English Now it’s your turn! You can settle for someone else’s vision of the world, or you can bravely embark upon a journey of your own. Moondance is about inspiration, encouragement, collaboration, stimulating self-confidence, learning new ways of perception and creative expression, and cultivating a whole new concept of success for women in…
Making a Great Promotional Trailer
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A FILMMAKERS TOOLBOX: MAKING A GREAT PROMOTIONAL TRAILER By Elizabeth English Do you want to have a really good 2-3-minute trailer to send to producers, studios, film festival competitions, for your website & in social media ? Haven’t quite finished post on your film yet, but want to promote it now? Great trailers are in…
Interview with Elizabeth English
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By Mary Case 1. What did you do before you decided to create Moondance? EE – I was a writer, cartoonist, sculptor, artist, screenwriter and playwright, as well as a theatrical director/producer for about 20 years. I got the screenwriting bug when working as a technical advisor (on Lakota Sioux arts and culture) for Kevin Costner…
MOONDANCE NEWS: On Creativity & Stanley Kubrick On the Meaning of Life
MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCROLL ON DOWN TO READ ABOUT: NEWS FOR ACTORS STATEMENT ON NON-VIOLENCE MOONDANCERS WRITE US OSPREY VIDEO ON CREATIVITY STANLEY KUBRICK ON THE MEANING OF LIFE ON NARRATIVE TRUTH IN WRITING & FILMMAKING SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT TRIBUTE TO MAYA ANGELOU
MOONDANCE NEWS FOR ACTORS & TIPS ON FILM MUSIC!
Starting with the Moondance 2014 season, we have added 3 new categories for opportunities to win our coveted Moondance Star Award: • Best Actor (male & female) in drama & comedy short narrative films! • Best Actor (male & female) in drama & comedy feature narrative films! • Best Child Actor (male & female) in…
SPECIAL 2-FOR-1 ENTRY FEE!
Being fearless and bold, Moondance is where monotonous conformity is considered mediocrity, and extravagant individualism, innovation, uniqueness and experimentation is encouraged, awarded and applauded!
THE MOONDANCE SPRING 2-FOR-1 SPECIAL OFFER!
SPRING IS HERE, AND THE MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TO CELEBRATE THE SEASON, IS OFFERING A SPECIAL DEAL*: ~~~~~ SUBMIT TWO ENTRIES FOR A SINGLE ENTRY FEE! ~~~~~
MOONDANCE MARCH NEWS & SPRINGTIME CELEBRATION!
SPRING IS IN THE AIR, AND THE MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TO CELEBRATE THE SEASON, IS LOOKING FORWARD TO PREVIEWING YOUR FILM, ORIGINAL MUSIC, FILM SCORE, OR WRITTEN PROJECT! SCROLL ON DOWN TO SEE: • SUBMISSION INFO • A MOONDANCE ANNOUNCEMENT • MOONDANCE COMPETITION CATEGORIES • 2014 MOONDANCE FESTIVAL EVENTS • MOONDANCE 2014 FESTIVAL DATES…
MOONDANCE MARCHES ON! PLEASE JOIN US!
“The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless & free your actions will be.” – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet SCROLL ON DOWN TO READ ABOUT: • MOONDANCE 2014 SUBMISSIONS & CATEGORIES • MOONDANCE 2014 FESTIVAL EVENTS • MOONDANCERS WRITE US • SUGGESTION FOR SCREENWRITERS • SOME THINGS TO THINK…