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Raindance Seven: Escaping Validation Culture
Why most filmmakers aren’t blocked — they’re buffered
 • Elliot Grove
Words Filmmakers Must Stop Using (and What They Reveal)
NONDĒ VOCABULARY
 • Elliot Grove
Seven Survival Strategies for Indie Filmmakers (and the Formats That Still Work)
Case Study: Craftsman Films
 • Elliot Grove
Shakespeare's 400 year old warning that rings true today
Shakespeare 400 years later - these words ring huge warning bells.
 • Elliot Grove
3:55
Seven Rules for Writing Love Stories That Actually Hurt
Tips and tricks for screenwriters
 • Elliot Grove
Why “Chase-and-Pray” Filmmaking Is Dead, and What Comes After
What we can learn from Roger Corman and Lloyd Kaufman
 • Elliot Grove
The Seven Ted Hope Messages (from Good Machine to NonDē)
a Rainfance Tribute
 • Elliot Grove
Why Rom-Com Culture Killed the Love Story
Plus: 7 Contained Love-Horror Loglines (Anti-Rom-Com Edition)
 • Elliot Grove
Blair Witch vs Iron Lung: Two Eras, One Rebellion. A Raindance seven
A comparison of two films and their marketing strategy
 • Elliot Grove
What Iron Lung Teaches Indie Filmmakers About Opening Big Without Playing Big
How an indie outmanoeuvred Melania
 • Elliot Grove
Why “Development Hell” Is a Business Model
(The Long Con Explained)
 • Elliot Grove

January 2026

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