Peter D. Marshall

Peter D. Marshall is a filmmaker and film directing coach from Vancouver, Canada. He is also the author of the book "Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing" published by Michael Wiese Productions. He has worked in the Film and Television Industry for over 40 years - as a Film Director, Television Producer, First Assistant Director and TV Series Creative Consultant. 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 and 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 and Kim Manners. 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. Since 2006, Peter has been a directing instructor and film mentor at the Vancouver Film School and now at the Shanghai Vancouver Film School. Peter has also taught workshops for Raindance Canada, Directors Guild of Canada, Victoria Motion Picture School, Shoreline Actors Lab, Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, Capilano College and Mediacorp (Singapore.) He has also developed several filmmaking workshops that he has presented over the past 18 years (Canada, Malaysia, China, Haiti, Singapore, Dubai.) In 1999, Peter created his website, Action Cut Print and began to publish the free monthly ezine, "The Director's Chair" which is read by over 4000 filmmakers in 100 countries around the world. He also has his own filmmaking blog called Film Directing Tips.