Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Documentary Filmmaking on Aug 17th, 2010
This article was written by Amy R. Handler. “When Sean Dunne uploaded his short documentary The Archive to Vimeo, he had no idea he’d become an overnight cult sensation. Still it happened, a mind-blowing, life changing explosion—proving once again, that dreams really can come true in the 21st century. In the following interview, the 29-year-old [...]
Posted in Online Films on Jul 27th, 2010
This article was written by Seth Weintraub. “You may be wondering what that little red circle is doing behind the YouTube logo these days. Well, YouTube is sponsoring an experimental film concept that will put its users behind the camera for a day of documentary filmmaking. The project is called Life in a Day.” Read [...]
Posted in Online Films on Jul 16th, 2010
This article was written by Vadim Lavrusik. “Blip.tv is sending out more checks to its content providers than ever. The New York-based independent web shows platform has increased the number of payouts to its content creators by 77% between Q1 to Q2 of this year, Co-founder Dina Kaplan told Mashable in a recent interview. Blip [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Oct 17th, 2009
“Confession time! I’m a bit slow to embrace the latest gimmicks and gadgets. For years I resisted the movie mode in still cameras on the principle that if you fancy yourself as a Spielberg then you shouldn’t be buying a Cartier-Bresson camera. There are tools for the job, and there is no Swiss Army pocketknife [...]
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 Online Films on Sep 5th, 2009
“When web series first started coming up, “super-syndication” was a big buzzword. Since video hosting sites were free, the idea was that creators should take a shotgun approach and blast their content out to every site possible. But is that still the smartest strategy?” Read this article from New Teevee. ———- Sign up now for [...]
Posted in Online Films on Jun 14th, 2009
“It’s no secret that the Internet TV service Hulu () has been on the rise in recent months. Its rapid growth can be attributed to many factors, but the fact that Hulu is owned by News Corp (FOX), NBC, and most recently Disney (ABC) has provided it with a huge edge in content. Now it [...]
Posted in Online Films on Apr 23rd, 2009
Here’s a very creative short film Written, Directed & Edited by Robin King ———- THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR: This month’s feature article is called “How to Work (and Survive) in the Film and Television Industry: The Ten Commandments of Filmmaking.” Sign up now for your own FREE subscription to “The Director’s Chair” filmmaking ezine, and get [...]
Posted in Online Films on Mar 27th, 2009
This article is from SOA World Magazine. ” SXSW Conference — EyeSteelFilm, the creators of “RiP, a Remix Manifesto,” a documentary about copyright and remix culture, announced today that it has partnered with Kaltura, Inc. (http://www.kaltura.com), developer of the first open source video platform and Raincity Studios, a web 2.0 community developer and web design [...]
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