Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Film Making Resources on Dec 3rd, 2009
I am constantly on the lookout for exceptional filmmaking products for the Independent Filmmaker, and that’s why I’m letting you know about the “Movie Maker Action Pack” created by a friend of mine, Jason Brubaker.
I know Jason personally. He is a genuine film maker who is also making it his mission to share his film [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Sep 21st, 2009
I am very happy to announce that I am on this list of “7 Fascinating Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter” from FastCompany.
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“Think today’s filmmakers are stuck behind the camera? Or the edit room?
Think again.
Many filmmakers are harnessing the power of the web to tell another side of the story– their story.
Readers enjoyed my earlier post, [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Aug 29th, 2009
“Filmmaking Stuff is offering a free 21 part mini course. If you’ve never made a movie before, but want to, the course will outline the basics. You will receive 21 lessons packed full of all the “gee, I wish I then what I know now” sort of stuff designed to help you advance your filmmaking [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Aug 15th, 2009
“Thousands of students packed into the meeting room to listen to a panel discussion on “Getting a Job in CG” for film, television and/or videogames. The panel included job recruiters, producers and visual effects artists from ILM and LucasArts, Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, Double Negative, Moving Picture Company and Microsoft Game Studios. The veteran panel [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on May 11th, 2009
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THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: This month’s feature article is called “Metamorphosis [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Mar 18th, 2009
This article is from Raindance.
“Twitter’s social networking lets people post 140 character messages answering the simple question: What Are You Doing Right Now? Called micro blogging on steroids, it’s just going to get bigger and bigger. As it grows, Twitter is becoming an important way for filmmakers and film lovers to connect.” Read article.
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THE DIRECTOR’S [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Mar 8th, 2009
This article is from New England Film.
“You’ve just graduated film school, or maybe you’ve just set out like the gold diggers toward California. You figure you will crank out a script that will blow doors open or direct a short film that will have agents lining up outside your Studio City apartment. Then you get [...]
Posted in Director's Chair Ezine, Film Making Resources on Jan 6th, 2009
This article is from the website misteridigital.com
The number of members in the film camera department depends on the kind of film being shot. Big-budget feature films usually have a larger crew than a low-budget film, TV commercial, or music video. It also depends on whether the production is union or non-union. The typical camera department [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Dec 9th, 2008
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008 I released Peter D. Marshall’s “Damn the Doom-and-Gloom 7-Day Fire Sale for Filmmakers.”
So what is this 7-Day Fire Sale for Filmmakers?
“The Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” is a 10-day film directing audio course I am offering to filmmakers at rock-bottom prices for one week, starting Wednesday, [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources, Screenwriting Tips on Dec 4th, 2008
Have you read a newspaper or magazine lately?
Seen the news on TV?
Everywhere we turn, we hear about doom-and-gloom: “the largest world financial crisis in 100 years” and “the new world recession.” And believe me, this “world crisis” will continue for many months and eventually affect all of us.
But despite what is happening now, (wars, recession, [...]
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