by Raindance | 9 April, 2015 | Directing
Spice up your visual dictionary. Even if you have a killer script, even if your lighting is bang-on, even if your actors are Oscar-winners: if your shots stay boring, so will your entire film. The Single Developing Shot, originally made famous by Orson Welles and used...
by Raindance | 19 March, 2015 | Directing
This week’s video production tip is one for the Actors. Directors should also take heed, however, if you’re looking to squeeze a passable performance out of a less-than-capable thespian. There is one thing all ‘good’ actors do. You may have...
by Raindance | 19 February, 2015 | Directing
This week in our video production tips, we’re talking about using Negative Space. What is negative space? Simply put, it’s the area around and behind the subject of a shot’s focus. It can be used to create various effects, such as implying at things...
by Raindance Toronto | 6 March, 2013 | Directing
My name is Peter Marshall. I’ve been working professionally in the film and TV business for 39 years. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work on industrial films, educational films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, episodic TV shows, TV movies,...
