Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Personal Observations on Sep 2nd, 2010
This article was written by Matthew Garner. “As a dark, dank vinyl screen plastered onto a wall of hard concrete, the movie screen is a platform for your senses, enveloping them in a stark wash of sight and sound. The magical idea that a movie can take you anywhere on such limited resources is what [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 28th, 2010
This article was written by Matt Zoller Seitz. “Is digital 3-D the future of cinema or an annoying, overhyped fad? The movie industry is understandably torn. On one hand, money talks, and some of the biggest hits of the last six months earned a major share of their box office take from 3-D exhibition: “Avatar,” [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 21st, 2010
This article was written by Bruce Bennett. “An irresistible topic of discussion among film industry pundits these days is whether the current multiplex 3-D wave has crested since the release of “Avatar” in late 2009. Starting Friday, Film Forum will state a persuasive case for the notion that 3-D movies peaked in quality 50 years [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 14th, 2010
This article was written by Ben Hoffman. “The invention of the television in the 1950′s is commonly attributed to the mass adoption of Cinemascope — or widescreen film exhibition. To be fair it only played a part, considering that the death of the studio system played a substantial role in the closing of movie theaters, which [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 9th, 2010
This article was written by David Ng. “The pressure to come up with new and exciting dance moves often keeps choreographers thinking outside the box. Now, with the flood of 3-D film releases, they must also think outside the frame. “It’s not just the choreography within the frame but the frame itself,” says Jon Chu, [...]
Posted in Film Directing Questions on Apr 11th, 2010
This post was written by a subscriber to my film ezine The Director’s Chair. Hello Peter, This isn’t about the workshop but an entirely different question for you! 3D – well I just don’t like it. I came out of watching Train Your Dragon, with eye strain, massive nausea and I’m still a bit baffled [...]
Posted in Personal Observations on Nov 17th, 2009
“You can’t really make a 3D movie while the money comes from 2D DVDs. And as for art-house 3D? Forget it.” Read this article from Guardian. The Ten Commandments of Filmmaking How to Work (and Survive) in the Film and Television Industry by Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Nov 3rd, 2009
“With the new James Cameron blockbuster “Avatar” set to revolutionize the way we look at 3-D technology, it is about time we call into question why the American public is so entranced with this new form of entertainment. This year alone, the industry has seen a tremendous increase in the number of 3-D movies. Particularly, [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Sep 20th, 2009
“From the early 1950s to the dawn of digital cinema, stereoscopic 3D (S3D) earned a reputation as a gimmick for tacky genre pictures. Schlockmeister William Castle and his ilk used it to send warrior arrows and fiery torches flying into the aud’s faces at every turn. But today’s S3D filmmakers see stereo as an important [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 12th, 2009
“Blue aliens, 10ft tall and armed with bows and arrows, are set to change our world. The extraterrestrial Na’vi are not only the stars of a forthcoming blockbuster film called Avatar, the director James Cameron’s first big movie since Titanic, but also harbingers of a new age of cinema. For the Na’vi, victims of an [...]
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