Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Sep 1st, 2010
This article was written by Charles Davis. “Charles Davis, associate professor, Missouri School of Journalism: Today we’re talking about documentary film and its power to change the world. Liz Lance, master’s student and “Global Journalist” producer, Missouri School of Journalism: “The Cove” is an Oscar-winning documentary that investigates dolphin hunting in Taiji, a fishing town [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Aug 17th, 2010
This article was written by Amy R. Handler. “When Sean Dunne uploaded his short documentary The Archive to Vimeo, he had no idea he’d become an overnight cult sensation. Still it happened, a mind-blowing, life changing explosion—proving once again, that dreams really can come true in the 21st century. In the following interview, the 29-year-old [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Jul 9th, 2010
This article was written by Josh Minter. “Now, with the imminent release in the United States of her first film, “Great Directors,” a documentary featuring conversations with 10 film directors — Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnès Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles — Ms. Ismailos, [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Jun 13th, 2010
This article was written for Mediacaster Magazine. “The Documentary Organization of Canada/ l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) says proposed amendments to Canada’s Copyright Act will undermine innovation and creativity, and hinder creators and consumers from accessing content. Documentary filmmakers sought two changes to the law to facilitate their creativity: first, to make fair dealing [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Jun 1st, 2010
This article was written for Power to the People. “I’d like to talk about such a promising home amusement as documentary films. In fact it’s rather a specific kind of entertainment. It’s known that documentaries are considered to be somewhat “serious” entertainment so some people even refuse to associate documentaries with entertainment at all. But [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Apr 19th, 2010
This article was written by Edward J Delaney. When Ester Brym decided to make her first documentary, she decided to do it on the subject of YouTube, and when she finished it, she decided to distribute it on YouTube – but not for free. “Butterflies,” which focuses on some YouTube stars who have built fame [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Feb 18th, 2010
This article was written by Dan McComb. “Last week I ran a fairly extensive Google search for films about how to make documentary films. Guess what? The market isn’t exactly crowded. In fact, I could only find this one, Documentary Filmaking: Tips from the Trenches, a 2008 educational film made by Brooke Barnett and Katrina [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Jan 25th, 2010
This article was written by Charles Burris. “If you love watching free documentary films online, I have found the mother lode. The website, Top Documentary Films, has over 800 choices arranged by categories and titles. Unlike YouTube, these selections are not presented in chunks but are the full and complete films. There are a vast array of titles [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Jan 20th, 2010
This article was written for SocioLingo Africa. “The International Copyright Balance and Documentary Film Project of American University is releasing a groundbreaking report and film on the experiences of South African documentary filmmakers withcopyright clearance obligations. The report and film, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, will be simultaneously released at a film screening and workshops [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking, Film Festivals on Jan 19th, 2010
This article was written by AJ Schnack. “There’s a bunch of other great American film festivals that do good work for documentaries and filmmakers. And if our Top 25 Film Festivals list was completely US-centric, the following ten film festivals would all make the list. Here’s an alphabetical list of 10 more American festivals that [...]
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