Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 15th, 2010
This article was written by Chris Cheesman. “DSLRs are the future of filmmaking says the director of hit American TV show House who used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera to film an upcoming episode. The show’s director Greg Yaitanes chose the 5D Mark II, mainly handheld, in preference to a traditional TV camera [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 10th, 2010
Filmmaker series. Interviews with Directors, DP’s & Producers in the Film, TV and Media World. This is Thomas Roberts’ Podcast of an interview he did with me on film directing. You can listen to the podcast here: http://trstudios.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-18T21_23_36-07_00 Thomas Roberts is a filmmaker doing work in the corporate and commercial space based in Chicago and [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 8th, 2010
This article was written for Isca Media. “Imagine this – you’ve made a film. You’ve managed to persuade a local cinema to show it. It’s free entry. It’s packed out (it’s free!). About half way through, the movie’s turned off, the house lights are turned on and you start collecting donations in a basket! Novel [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 5th, 2010
This article was written by Elliot Grove. “As your filmmaking career starts to grow, it’s crucial that your actions don’t strangle it in its infancy. By avoiding the mistakes that so many filmmakers make you have a far greater chance of succeeding well beyond the first 2 years of the launch date of your career…” [...]
Posted in Social Media on Apr 3rd, 2010
This article was written by Balázs Lóth. “If you guys ever heard the word ‘crowdfunding’, or have already understood the techniques of using your fanclub to build up your films, please, don’t read on. But if you are among the majority of filmmakers and filmbuffs who have never heard of the terrific opportunities provided by [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Mar 31st, 2010
This article was written by Nick. “Lost Art of Filmmaking represents my attempt to highlight examples of film language that no longer seems to appear on the radar of a majority of working filmmakers. Each column, I’ll choose a clip from a movie that demonstrates a ‘lost art’ of some sort, ask you to watch [...]
Posted in Personal Observations on Mar 30th, 2010
This article was written by Sulyn Zan. “Filmmaking is about respect for everything in the world around you. The same is true for every field (in other words, “put love into it,”or “it’s all in the details”). But filmmaking is the best active metaphor for why that’s so, since what’s reflected in film is as [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Mar 29th, 2010
This article was written by Lynden Barber. “There is no official, sanctified path into film directing, as former video-store clerk Quentin Tarantino reminded everyone within earshot for years. For every film-school graduate sitting in the big canvas chair there’s someone who has honed their skills in music clips, television and cinema commercials or, for that [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Mar 28th, 2010
This article was written by Dino Chang. “To find a job in film making is rather a hard task, film making is not widely advertised. Film makers searching for a crew trust in networking and the gossip route to communicate. Positions are filled by the time production starts. When a film is being made, any [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Mar 27th, 2010
This article was written by Marvin Dillard. “In this day and age, anybody can become a film maker with a bit of knowledge about the film making industry. Where the new film makers are concerned, the crew with the best equipment is the crew they want. If the man with the camera has a brand [...]
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