Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Apr 12th, 2009
Read this article from Trew Audio. Amala Popuri is one of a number of women working successfully in Bollywood film production. She shares with us the challenges and blessings of her chosen career. “I have always been an avid film enthusiast since I was a young schoolgirl. I gave in to the parental pressure of [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Feb 23rd, 2009
This article is from Mix Online. “They are the workhorses of the film sound world, enduring endless days toiling in often hostile environments, arriving on the set before shooting begins and staying after it ends, there for every take and retake. They are the production sound mixers: location recordists charged with the responsibility of capturing [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Feb 16th, 2009
This article is from StudioDaily.com “When F&V caught up with Mark Ulano, he was sitting in the back of a stake-bed truck, waiting for the crew on Terminator 4 (working title: Terminator Salvation) to blow up a car in the middle of the New Mexico desert. “It’ll be a brief moment,” Ulano said into the [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Feb 2nd, 2009
This article is from TrewAudio.com “Many young people working in the movies start off with a certain disdain for business. For them it’s about the work, about the film. Money is necessary but it’s not why you do it. Young filmmakers routinely beg, borrow, and steal to get a movie made. Sort of like drugs. [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jan 25th, 2009
This article is from Trew Audio. “You have a responsibility to deliver good sound. It doesn’t matter whether you are the Production Mixer or the EPK guy. There will be times when you need something from the people around you, like quiet. It may be that the people around you will not give you what [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jan 25th, 2009
This article is from Trew Audio. What are the basic rules for how to behave on a movie set? What are the basic rules for how to behave on a movie set? Don’t draw attention to yourself. Wear dark colors and be quiet. Turn off your cell phone. Don’t make eye contact with the actors [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jan 21st, 2009
This article is from MovieMaker. “Sound is one aspect of the film craft which, because of the medium’s overwhelming visual bias, is often undernourished—even by experienced moviemakers. Master provocateur Alfred Hitchcock was fond of saying that we should be able to turn the sound down on a good movie and still be able to follow [...]
Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jul 6th, 2007
If I could stress one thing to a director it would be this: You have looked at the resumes, hired the best crew possible so why not utilize their experience and skills during shooting. Any suggestions from your team are made only to give you a better film. Don’t reject their ideas because you didn’t [...]
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