Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in In The News on Aug 20th, 2010
This article was written for Shrinkfish. “In 2009, the UN cultural organisation UNESCO, said that the Nigerian film making industry known as Nollywood was now the second-biggest film industry in the world thus pushing it one more rung up the ladder from the statistics of the previous year. Despite that, one can legitimately ask: “Where [...]
Posted in In The News on Aug 10th, 2010
This article was written by Daniel Bardsley. “Cinema fans queued up in their thousands and box office records were smashed – the hype surrounding the film Aftershock places it firmly in the Hollywood blockbuster category.” Read the rest of this article from The National.
Posted in In The News on Jul 19th, 2010
This article was written by Arifa Akbar. “There used to be a time when a filmmaker had a clever idea, took it to a Hollywood studio executive and, by the end of a long lunch, had secured enough money to make their next movie. For lesser known film directors, this process involved a few more [...]
Posted in In The News on Jul 12th, 2010
Alex Albrecht, the co-creator of Diggnation and the Totally Rad Show announced a partnership to produce a screenplay (found on Scripped.com) and raise funds for the production using Indiegogo.com. This marks the first time ever that a film production will be based on a crowdsourced screenplay using crowdsourced funding. The shift toward community-based production over [...]
Posted in In The News on Jul 3rd, 2010
Apply by July 12, 2010 Film Independent’s Producers Lab is an intensive seven-week program designed to help filmmakers develop skills as creative independent producers. Producers Lab Fellows develop a strategy and action plan for their projects, including a detailed budget, schedule, and business plan. Lab Fellows are introduced to film professionals who advise them on [...]
Posted in In The News on Jun 30th, 2010
This message is from Brandon Litman. I’m part of a team of filmmakers producing a first ever multi-platform media project with participants in EVERY country throughout the world. We need help finding individuals and groups in Africa who would like to share their perspective and get involved. Among other things, we are creating a film, [...]
Posted in In The News on Jun 27th, 2010
This article was written by Xu Wei. “IT’S been more than a decade since the Chinese film industry started working with Hollywood, but along the way they have also been competitors as well as collaborators. Ever since the box-office success of “2012″ and “Avatar,” China has been considered the biggest potential market for Hollywood. On [...]
Posted in In The News on May 31st, 2010
This article was written by Amy-Mae Elliott. “Stop motion film-making is a labor of love, so consider this collection of 10 amazing mini stop motion movies a love song to the format. Encompassing music, graffiti, photography, computer gaming and even horror, these YouTube videos show off some inspiring creativity and represent hours and hours of [...]
Posted in In The News on Mar 19th, 2010
This article was written by Seattle Times staff. “The Three Minute Masterpiece (3MM) digital-film contest is back — this year with a mobile twist. The Seattle Times and Seattle International Film Festival invite you to shoot a short film on your phone. The best reader-submitted movies (as selected by our panel of judges) will see [...]
Posted in In The News on Mar 13th, 2010
This article was written by Alexandra Zavis. “For years, they have cringed at Hollywood’s portrayals of the Iraq and Afghan wars. And don’t get them started on the inaccuracies in the Oscar-nominated film “The Hurt Locker.” Now, five veterans have been offered a chance to make their own documentaries about the consequences of the wars [...]
Think Outside the Box Office is about connecting filmmakers with audiences and it is the ultimate guide to film distribution & movie marketing for the digital age.
