Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Internet Marketing Tips on Feb 17th, 2010
This article was written by Alex Sutcliffe.
“The unprecedented power of the Internet is threatening to bring down traditional barriers in the most closed industry in the world – the film industry.
The rules could well be changing in the film industry. Highly guarded personal connections and contacts could be fighting a losing battle with the speed [...]
Posted in Announcements on Jan 14th, 2010
SIPPIN’ SHORTS SOCIAL L.A.
Luminave Films & Mental Eclectic invite you to a night of short films & networking.
If you live in the LA area, join us to watch short films created by filmmakers who have taken their careers into their own hands. The films are preceded & followed by networking time with the filmmakers and [...]
Posted in In The News on Nov 7th, 2009
“South African producer Pascal Schmitz, director/scripwriter Damian Armstrong and DOP Richard Muller have just guided 20 filmmakers in Addis Ababa in an intensive week-long training course focused on socially responsible filmmaking. The four teams in the course were tasked with making four short documentaries about bridging social divides in Ethiopia and promoting tolerance.”
Read this article [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Oct 28th, 2009
“If you are interested in being a filmmaker, it is important to know that it is very difficult to get your movie out to a potential audience, unless you’re discovered at a film festival. There is one exception.
A new trend called DVD on demand production is helping independent filmmakers get their films out. What’s more, [...]
Posted in Film Making Resources on Sep 21st, 2009
I am very happy to announce that I am on this list of “7 Fascinating Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter” from FastCompany.
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“Think today’s filmmakers are stuck behind the camera? Or the edit room?
Think again.
Many filmmakers are harnessing the power of the web to tell another side of the story– their story.
Readers enjoyed my earlier post, [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Sep 6th, 2009
“Despite a credit crunch that has wealthy investors hiding cash under their mattresses rather than risking it on films and Wall Street retreating from financing studio slates, Hollywood isn’t running out of money.
Witness James Janowitz of Pryor Cashman. The attorney is buttoning up a $250 million structured finance arrangement — including money from hedge funds [...]
Posted in Social Media on Aug 31st, 2009
“We’re on Twitter, are you? While it’s still catching up to more established social networking tools like Facebook and MySpace, it really does seem like nowadays everybody is twittering. But why?
The Basic Run-Down
Twitter asks us the question “What are you doing?” There is no profile to load up with favorite books and movies and no web page [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Jul 25th, 2009
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Posted in Social Media on Jul 5th, 2009
“There’s a couple ways of thinking about Twitter. One is that it’s a waste of time, a bunch of people writing about what they ate for breakfast. Yes, there’s some of that.
But you can also use the service to monitor news and network for jobs.I use Twitter as a sort of link blog. As a [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips, Script & Scene Analysis on Jun 8th, 2009
Read this article from New England Film.
“We all love films for the boundless creativity in telling our stories. But let’s face it, as independent filmmakers, you don’t just need creative juices, you need the gritty resourcefulness of financial know-how to evoke the taste of success.
Business sense and artistic freedom are often strange bedfellows, but paired [...]
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