Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Distribution on Apr 7th, 2010
This article was written by Marke Andrews. “In their rush to find an online audience, filmmakers can make some bad choices, a Los Angeles entertainment lawyer says. Harris Tulchin, co-author with colleagues Gunnar Erickson and Mark Halloran of The Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide (Schirmer Trade Books), said makers of films and videos can be [...]
Posted in Distribution on Feb 7th, 2010
This article was written by Angelo Bell. That question has come up a lot lately on Twitter among indie filmmakers enduring the plight of self distribution. I decided to do some quick research on the matter and figure out for myself how one might go about getting their film on iTunes. I know the filmmakers [...]
Posted in Distribution on Jan 3rd, 2010
This article was written by Marke Andrews. “The landscape for film and television distribution and exhibition is changing so quickly that some industry people are reluctant to propose a new model, for fear of looking stupid a few months from now. That wasn’t the case Friday at the Whistler Film Festival’s trade forum, where a [...]
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 Sep 17th, 2009
“Not only will the revolution be televised, it’ll be beamed, streamed and dropped into your mailbox. Alternative distribution is interesting because people’s viewing habits have changed,” says Joe Swanberg, a leader of the Mumblecore ultra-low-budget indie-film movement. “I’m very much not precious about the idea of having a theatrical release for my movies, especially having [...]
Posted in Online Films on Sep 12th, 2009
“There are many budget friendly, online marketing techniques that content producers can use to drive website traffic and viewers to their online television, films or videos. FaceBook has gotten a lot of press lately, so here are three other alternatives.” Read this article from Greenlight360. ———- Sign up now for your own FREE monthly subscription [...]
Posted in Distribution on Aug 4th, 2009
” When Chuck Griffith’s first feature film, “Thank You, Good Night” completed production before 9/11, VHS rentals were still in vogue. Now, after seven years since the film won a jury prize in 2002, he’s branding it and other films to the internet…and monetizing them.” Read this article from Prlog.org ———- Sign up now for [...]
Posted in Distribution on May 28th, 2009
Watch this video from VodPod. “Interesting discussion in the video above. Here is a group of people that are convinced film making is on the verge of migrating online. The discussion covers the death of the TV business model and the eventual extinction of DVD in favor of on-line distribution.” ———- Sign up now for [...]
Posted in Distribution, Documentary Filmmaking on May 26th, 2009
Read this article from Money.cnn “Only a few hundred movie theaters in the U.S. will even show documentaries, and even those cinemas don’t always give non-fiction films prime spots on their schedules. Distribution is a source of aggravation for many documentarians. Unlike most filmmakers, though, Leonsis, who stepped down from day-to-day management at AOL at [...]
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking, Online Films on May 25th, 2009
Read this article from IndieWire. “Snag Films, the online documentary film site, has announced a variety of deals that aligns the company with two major websites, four major film festivals, and three major film organizations. After recent news that Snag Films would align with Hulu, the company has now announced that it will join forces [...]
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