Film Director - Author – Instructor - Directing Coach Peter D. Marshall is a filmmaker and directing coach from Vancouver, Canada, who lives in Shanghai, China. He is the author of the filmmaking book "Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing," published by Michael Wiese Productions. Studio City, California. mwp.com/product/making-magic-happen-craft-directing He graduated in 1975 from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto (now Ryerson University). He has worked in the Film and Television Industry for over 40 years as a TV Director, TV Series Creative Consultant, TV Producer and First Assistant Director. Peter has directed over 30 episodes of Television Drama such as "John Woo's Once a Thief", "Wiseguy", "21 Jumpstreet", "Neon Rider", "The Black Stallion", "Scene of the Crime", "Big Wolf on Campus" and "Largo Winch." As a First Assistant Director, Peter has worked on 12 Feature Films (including "Dawn of the Dead", "The Butterfly Effect", "Happy Gilmore", "The Fly II"); 17 Television Movies; 4 Television Series Pilots; 7 Television Series and over 20 Commercials. He has written, directed or produced over 50 hours of documentary and educational programs. His documentaries and dramas have won, or been nominated for 14 International film awards. Peter has worked for directors such as John Woo, Zack Snyder, Phillip Noyce, Ed Zwick, John Badham, Mark Rydell, Roger Vadim, Dennis Dugan, Anne Wheeler & Bobby Roth. He has also worked with actors such as Peter O'Toole, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Kathy Bates, Michelle Pfiefer, Marcia Gaye Harden, Madeleine Stowe, Mel Gibson, Ashton Kutcher, Goldie Hawn, Judy Davis, Halle Berry and Adam Sandler. In 1999, Peter created his website, ActionCutPrint.com and began to publish the free monthly ezine, "The Director's Chair" which is read by over 2000 filmmakers in 100 countries around the world. Peter was a directing instructor and film mentor at the Vancouver Film School from 2008-2015. Peter was also the directing instructor and assistant directing instructor at the Shanghai Vancouver Film School from 2015-2023. Peter has taught film directing workshops and lectures over the past 20 years for Mediacorp (Singapore), Extra Cake PRA (Dubai, UAE), Nehemiah Records (Port-au-Prince, Haiti), Taipan Holdings (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Yoobee School of Design and Film (Auckland, New Zealand), Raindance Canada (Toronto & Vancouver), Directors Guild of Canada (Vancouver & Regina), Stunts Canada (Vancouver), Victoria Motion Picture School, Shoreline Actors Lab, Telus Studios, Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, Capilano College, University of Prince Edward Island (Theatre Studies), Holland College (School of Performing Arts), Telus Studios (Vancouver), China Arts Museum (Shanghai), Yanching Institute of Technology (China), L’Oreal Shanghai (China), plus casting workshops in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Peter is now working as a Film Directing Coach, creating Online Masterclasses and teaching Live Directing Workshops internationally.