Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jun 11th, 2010
This article was written for Screen Writing Basics. “One of the few filmmaking tips they’ll teach you in film college is the importance of having a good story. I can’t stress this enough. You MUST have a story worth telling. A typical film university will just tell you to use your imagination and be creative, [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jun 5th, 2010
This article was written by Andrew Regan. “If there’s one thing every aspiring script writer knows, it’s that the best way to learn their craft is to watch endless films and shows. While formal education and training is a huge part of learning how to create good concepts and scripts, there’s nothing that quite compares [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Apr 21st, 2010
This article was written by Yolanda. “The thrilling, challenging and terrifying thing about the arts is that there is no guarantee that you’ll have a career with actual income. We continue blindly down this long and winding road toward uncertainty, hoping to reach our destination, never knowing how far we have to travel. Everyone says, “You’ll [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jun 17th, 2009
“The Science & Entertainment Exchange is a program of the National Academy of Sciences that provides entertainment industry professionals with access to top scientists and engineers to help bring the reality of cutting-edge science to creative and engaging storylines.” Read this artice from The Science & Entertainment Exchange. ———- Sign up now for your own [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Feb 16th, 2009
This article is from NoBudgetFilmmakingInfo.com “The script is quintessentially the most important piece of no budget filmmaking. It is the blueprint for your film. If the blueprint is not designed properly, your film will crumble like a poorly constructed building. Every good movie is produced around a well-written script, and it doesn’t matter how big [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jan 7th, 2009
This article is from the blog Bartlett’s Screenwriting Tips. 21 QUESTIONS TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK It’s pretty simple, if you can’t clearly answer ALL 21 of these questions then you’re not ready to start writing. A builder doesn’t start a home without a set of blueprints. These questions will help you create your blueprints. [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jun 20th, 2008
Michael Bruce Adams is a screenwriter and a friend of mine. I interviewed Michael for my “Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” and I have included a portion of that interview here. Part One (Monday) was about how to research; Part Two (Wednesday) was about the search for truth; and Part Three (today) [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jun 17th, 2008
Michael Bruce Adams is a screenwriter and a friend of mine. I interviewed Michael for my “Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” and I have included a portion of that interview here. Part One (Monday) was about how to research; Part Two (today) is about the search for truth; and Part Three (Friday) [...]
Posted in Screenwriting Tips on Jun 16th, 2008
Michael Bruce Adams is a screenwriter and a friend of mine. I interviewed Michael for my “Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” and I have included a portion of that interview here. Part One (today) is about how to research; Part Two (Wednesday) is about the search for truth; and Part Three (Friday) [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on May 26th, 2008
The average length of a feature film script is fairly consistent. But television scripts vary in length because of the many different styles of television shows. Each one requires a different format – and thus a different page count. Here are the average page lengths of North American television and feature scripts. 1. Half-Hour Commercial [...]
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