Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Film History on Aug 30th, 2010
This article was written for Studio Canal Collection. “As screenwriter William Goldman famously said of film-making, “nobody knows anything”. The art of cinema is, by definition, a cocktail of disciplines: writing, acting, shooting, scoring. But on top of that, there is that indefinable, intangible something that makes a movie special. It’s not about budget, or [...]
Posted in Film History on Apr 16th, 2010
This article was written by George Russell. “In many ways, too much time has passed for films from the ‘30s to be of much interest to most people living today. The black and white images, the grainy sound, the entirely different method of acting and the relatively straightforward plots all require time and an open [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 31st, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Concluding our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2009, and ponders on what the future holds for cinema. “The global crisis that is concluding this decade may have been predicted by experts in 2006, but it was beginning to [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 30th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2008. “As mentioned in the look back on 2007, there seemed to be a dissonance between talent and money in Hollywood, with big budget movies getting critically hammered by critics [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 29th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2007. “The dispute between entertainment and art has waged on for decades, and this one was no different. But the largest rift between these factions was arguably in 2007. It [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 28th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2006. “If at first you don’t succeed, then reboot it” became the motto of the major Hollywood studios in the latter half of this decade. 2005 saw Christopher Nolan take [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 27th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2005. “Judd Apatow could have been one of those guys in Hollywood who had talent but no one would have heard of. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 26th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2004. “Mel Gibson’s religious personal life meant very little to film fans at first, who were pretty happy seeing Mel rip up the screen in the cop action series Lethal [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 25th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2003. “As a director, Clint Eastwood was always uneven. When he made a critically acclaimed movie like Bird, they wouldn’t make money. When he made a money-maker, it was usually [...]
Posted in Film History on Dec 24th, 2009
This article was written by Eoin O’Faolain. Continuing in our look back on the last decade, Screenhead examines the major movie events of the year 2002. “Digital cinema had been around for quite a while throughout the 90’s, but it was this decade that saw it start to challenge traditional methods of film-making. While most [...]
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