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Hi, I’m Peter D. Marshall and I’ve worked (and survived) in the Film and TV industry for over 45 years: as a Film Director, Television Producer, First Assistant Director and Creative Consultant. (See IMDb Credits.)

In 1999, I started ActionCutPrint as a film directing resource for Independent Filmmakers featuring online movie making courses, film directing articles, film and television books and filmmaking workshops.

In 2000, I started publishing my free monthly film making ezine, The Director’s Chair which is currently read by over 2200 filmmakers around the world. (You can read back issues here.)

I have developed several filmmaking workshops that I have presented over the past 20 years (Singapore, Auckland, Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Haiti, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Regina.) I was also the directing instructor at the Shanghai Vancouver Film School from 2015-2023

I offer Film Directing Coaching services via Skype. So why hire me as your film directing coach? Along with my international teaching experiences and my 45 years of professional filmmaking experience (as a TV Director and Feature 1st AD), I feel I have the necessary qualifications to help you achieve your dreams of being a creative and successful independent film director.

Please Download(pdf) my Complete Film and Educational Resume

https://actioncutprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Peter-EducationFilm-Resume.pdfI am also the author of the film directing book, Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing published by Michael Wiese Productions. You can preview the book on Amazon.com.

 

 

 

 

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The Feature article in the introductory issue of The Director’s Chair is the Top 3 Qualities Directors Look for in Casting. “Because there is never enough time to work with actors in a casting session, along with the added pressure of producers and executives also making casting decisions, here are the top 3 qualities you look for in any actor when they audition.”

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Wow, so honored! I just found out that my book “MAKING THE MAGIC HAPPEN” was named one of the best Movie Directing books of all time by BookAuthority! https://bookauthority.org/books/best-movie-directing-books

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Character Archetypes and Their Functions Psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that universal, mythic characters called Archetypes reside within the collective unconscious of people all over the world (no matter which culture or time period they were born into) and that these Archetypes represent the basic themes of our experience which result in deep emotional responses. In […] Read the full article →
Has this ever happened to YOU on the set? You’ve just finished take one and now you are giving directing notes to your actors. They listen intently. They smile and nod their heads. They say “Okay.” So you role the camera again for take two and… they didn’t incorporate your notes into their performance!!! Now […] Read the full article →
Character Breakdown List After reading the script, making notes about the story structure and doing your scene-by-scene analysis, the next part of the Director’s preproduction homework is figuring out the development and objectives of the characters through detailed Character Analysis. To find the “heartbeat” of any script, a director needs to understand the “subworld” of […] Read the full article →
Once you understand the story, who the characters are and what happens to them, you now need to analyze each individual scene by digging deeper into the story and its structure. (NOTE: You will use many of the same story analysis points I mentioned above but now they are specifically designed for each scene.) What […] Read the full article →