Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Independent Films on Jun 19th, 2010
This article was written by Dan Seitz. “I’m a filmmaker, and have been for more than a decade. Seriously, I’ve got an IMDb page and everything (it’s less impressive than you think; they’ll give those things to a dog). I spend sickening amounts of money on gear and graduate school. And at this moment, I’m [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Jun 8th, 2010
This article was written for Free Web News. “Hollywood has had a stranglehold on movie making since the early 20th century but since the late 60s more and more mavericks have taken independent film making to greater heights. Movies like Putney Swope and The Graduate were innovative when they were first released and paved the [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Jun 6th, 2010
This article was written by Neal Tolani. “I have devoted a significant part of my life’s work in support of the independent artist — independent referring not to the size of a project, its funding or subject matter; rather, to the singular vision and voice of that artist. I founded Sundance Institute 30 years ago [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Apr 13th, 2010
This article was written by Kidane Mariam. Haile Gerima, the internationally acclaimed director of Teza, Adwa, Bush Mama and Sankofa, hosted a discussion on the challenges of independent film-making last week here in New York. The public discourse was part of a series of events designed to promote the release of Gerima’s latest film Teza. [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Apr 4th, 2010
This article was written by Jennifer Girling. “Doom and Gloom. That’s was the pervasive feeling at the last AFM in Santa Monica. As someone who made my small urban movies on the fringe, I never really felt the pressure as most of my mainstream counterparts. The urban genre always had a built in audience, and [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Feb 25th, 2010
This article was written by Jennifer M. Wood. “After introducing now-iconic indies like Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape), Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs), Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket) and Kevin Smith (Clerks) to mainstream success in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the Sundance Film Festival became the world’s greatest showcase of low-budget moviemaking. In more [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Oct 27th, 2009
“Your first movie is the toughest. Even more so when dealing with smaller budget movie projects. It’s a creative fight where you’re nose will get bloodied and you’ll learn what humility means. To go from movie idea to treatment to script to completed movie is an accomplishment at any level. I make movies under the [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Oct 26th, 2009
“Independent filmmakers making smaller budget movies outside of Hollywood without the safety net of a studio or name stars face limited distribution options after they complete their movie. Most major movie distribution companies do not acquire the rights to completed movies that do not have bankable stars in them. Lots of independent filmmakers cannot afford [...]
Posted in Independent Films on Jul 4th, 2009
“Yes, it’s that time again here at the FilmSensei.com for a brand new batch of independent filmmaking tips. For today’s indie filmmaking tips I’m going to go back to the beginning and talk about the making of “Bite Me, Fanboy.” To be more specific, I’m going to talk about everything I wish I knew when [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jun 19th, 2009
“Some of them are obvious or secret or genius or lame. But they came out of the mouths of the experts at last weekend’s “Produced By” Conference during panels devoted to the financing, production, and distribution of independent films and documentaries. Here are the 35 tips compiled by a DHD stringer…” Read this article from Deadline [...]
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