Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Film Directing Articles on Aug 22nd, 2010
This article was written for Americana VOD. “Please put away any initial thoughts of the way you think a real movie director should sound and act doing their job. It’s tough not to want to emulate directors you respect both in style and attitude. I learned that during the independent film shoots for Consignment and [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 26th, 2010
This article was written by Jeff Rivera for the Huffington Post. “I had the opportunity to speak with the director of the film, Alan Poul about challenges of going from television directing to film directing, his advice for aspiring directors and what he really thinks of Jennifer Lopez.”
Posted in Famous Directors on Mar 10th, 2010
This article was written by Bob Tourtellotte. “Want to be an actor, but you are beyond your 20s. Perhaps a career as a screenwriter, but you heard about age discrimination. Try directing, filmmakers are having all the luck these days — at any age. “Shutter Island” from 67-year-old director Martin Scorsese, reigned atop U.S. box [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Mar 5th, 2010
This article was written by Eric Stanze. “It’s an old rule of thumb for indie film screenplay writing: Include in your screenplay what you already have access to. This saves you money and streamlines your shoot. Robert Rodriguez cites this decree as a major contributing factor in his pulling off the micro-budget El Mariachi. I [...]
Posted in Online Film Courses on Dec 28th, 2009
To help celebrate the holiday season (and the end of 2009), I have reduced the prices on all three of my online filmmaking courses. These special reduced prices are good until December 31, 2009. To discover all the details about each Online Course, including the content lists, audios, videos and free bonuses, just click on [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Nov 18th, 2009
“Rick Schmidt has written, directed and produced over 20 features which have premiered at major national and international film festivals all over the world, including Sundance, Berlin and London. His notorious filmmaking how-to books, Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices and Extreme DV at Used-Car Prices have influenced countless up-and-coming filmmakers and many noted indies, including [...]
Posted in Film Directing Articles on Apr 4th, 2009
This article is from There are Hymns We Shout. “I have spent the last three years trying to determine the difference between directing theatre and directing film. And which is it? Does Film Directing continue inward towards the human moments where Stage Directing stops? Or do the constraints of Stage Directing with its inherent lack [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Mar 7th, 2009
This article is from Raindance. “There are nine routes to consider when launching your career as a director. Before you decide which route to take, research the careers of directors you admire and see if you can see which route they followed.remember,that there is no such thing as a route – only a route that [...]
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