Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Online Films on Aug 3rd, 2010
This article was written by Paloma Vazquez. “In an effort to generate excitement for a new series, Fox will be offering the entire first episode of its new series Lone Star – in advance of the series premiere – to some Vanity Fair readers, cruise line passengers, hotel guests and iPad owners. Contrary to previous logic, [...]
Posted in Online Films on Jul 27th, 2010
This article was written by Seth Weintraub. “You may be wondering what that little red circle is doing behind the YouTube logo these days. Well, YouTube is sponsoring an experimental film concept that will put its users behind the camera for a day of documentary filmmaking. The project is called Life in a Day.” Read [...]
Posted in Online Films on Jul 16th, 2010
This article was written by Vadim Lavrusik. “Blip.tv is sending out more checks to its content providers than ever. The New York-based independent web shows platform has increased the number of payouts to its content creators by 77% between Q1 to Q2 of this year, Co-founder Dina Kaplan told Mashable in a recent interview. Blip [...]
Posted in Online Films on Mar 14th, 2010
This article was written for One Way Link Site. “The way films are promoted and marketed has been dramatically changed by the prevalence of film clips & reviews of top indie movies on the internet. The number of web sites and blogs devoted to independent films has grown. There are no longer barriers to entry [...]
Posted in Online Films on Dec 19th, 2009
This article was written by Anastasios Papapostolou. “He is the Greek – American who “beat the system” of the entertainment industry. Like so many others, he could have been waiting for the day to meet the “right producer” or studio executive to start his career. Instead, Matt Koval took a risk. Although he was a [...]
Posted in Online Films on Dec 17th, 2009
With the boom of the World Wide Web or what is commonly known as the internet, age old Hollywood is undergoing a drastic change with the strong emergence of the independent film makers. Internet teamed along with the digital technology has paved way to several new markets for the films. Also it offers plethora of [...]
Posted in Online Films on Nov 27th, 2009
“Since release in May The Hunt For Gollum has been seen by over 4 million people all over the world. Made on a tiny budget of £3000 and distributed via the Internet, the film is an astonishingly high quality 40 minute movie made in England by unknown director Chris Bouchard. Millions of Lord of the [...]
Posted in Online Films on Nov 14th, 2009
“Do you love scripting and shooting movies? Do you have a movie that has a spellbinding storyline but not quite sure how to market it? Well, you have probably heard about YouTube.com and their phenomenal success hosting virals on their web site. It started out very small, on a shoestring budget, and grew over just [...]
Posted in Online Films on Oct 24th, 2009
“For years now, the Internet has posed producers a seemingly impossible-to-answer question: How to monetize Web content. This month, European producers showcased solutions — at film festivals. On Oct. 2, Barcelona shingles Kotoc and Edda Design presented toon/Web series “The Extras” and “Sweesters,” respectively, at a vidgame/multiplatform confab organized by Catalan pubcaster TV3 during the [...]
Posted in Online Films on Oct 12th, 2009
“Online video ventures haven’t fared particularly well in recent years. Eager to replicate the success of “Saturday Night Live’s” digital shorts or YouTube’s quirky user-generated fair, a number of businesses — including NBC’s DotComedy, Turner’s SuperDeluxe and ABC-Disney Television’s Stage 9 Digital — have gone under due to a lack of advertising dollars.” Read this [...]
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