Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Distribution on May 1st, 2010
This article was written by Jason Brubaker. “If you’re one of the many independent feature filmmakers who is trying to navigate the ever changing world of digital self distribution (so you can still make a living by making independent movies). . . I have an AWESOME solution for you. And No. I’m not talking about [...]
Posted in Distribution on Mar 3rd, 2010
This article was written by Mark Hefflinger. “Online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) on Monday announced deals with a number of independent film distributors that will increase the size of its library available for instant streaming to its subscribers. The new deals with The Criterion Collection, Gravitas Ventures, Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Oscilloscope Laboratories [...]
Posted in Distribution on Jan 8th, 2010
This article was written by Jerome Courshon. “This has become a common topic of conversation in the world of distribution for Directors and Producers. There are several reasons for this, among them: a) More filmmakers are doing this and getting press, such as the “Four Eyed Monsters” team, as well as John Sayles with his [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Dec 10th, 2009
“Much has been said and written about the current distribution crises of independent films, I am not going to belabor the horror stories here. But just as a way of introducing myself – I will give you a brief introduction to my own horror story. In 2007, I was at the Tribeca film festival where [...]
Posted in Distribution on Nov 25th, 2009
“The Internet is a super-distribution machine that allows copies of digital media to flow in an almost frictionless way. As the wealth and survival of traditional media businesses are built on selling precious copies, the free flow of free copies is undermining the established order. If reproductions of media are free, how can we keep [...]
Posted in Distribution on Nov 20th, 2009
“This article is a sequel to my report, “Welcome to the New World of Distribution,” which was published exactly a year ago in indieWIRE. Since the report appeared, the Old World of Distribution has continued to decline. Filmmakers making Old World deals (in which they give all of their distribution rights to one company for [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Nov 5th, 2009
“Here is a video in which indie distribution pioneers discuss new strategies in distributing independent films.” Watch this video from All About indie Filmmaking. ———- Sign up now for your own FREE monthly subscription to “The Director’s Chair” filmmaking ezine and get: (1) Day One of my 201 page mutli-media Online film directing audio course, [...]
Posted in Distribution on Oct 12th, 2009
“I’ve written quite a bit on the subject of Independent Film Distribution. Over the last ten years, there have been a gazillion changes in the ways movies are made. But the one area I’m most excited about is Video On Demand. I frankly don’t remember how I lived without the technology. As a filmmaker, this [...]
Posted in Distribution on Oct 6th, 2009
“Nathan Smith alerts us to an interesting interview with filmmaker Sally Potter, discussing her new movie Rage, which has a variety of unique and interesting facets to it. The movie — which has a bunch of famous actors, including Jude Law, Judi Dench, Steve Buscemi, Diane Wiest, John Leguizamo and others — is being released [...]
Posted in Distribution on Sep 28th, 2009
“Some people I knew when I first got into movie-making have always put me down for not sticking to the “old” way of doing things–that a film was not considered a “real film” unless it was in a movie theater. Making a DVD was a sign of “failure”. But oh how the times are changing. [...]
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