“Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing”

by Peter D Marshall on April 10, 2016

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In January 2015 I received a message from Michael Wiese (film book publisher) who asked me if I would like to write a film directing book. Oh yeah!!!! Well…two years later, “Making the Magic Happen – The Art and Craft of Film Directing” has just been published and is now for sale on the Michael Wiese Productions website!

I am very proud of “Making the Magic Happen – The Art and Craft of Film Directing” and I could never have written this book without the love, friendship and help from all those people who have supported and influenced me in both my personal life and my professional life.

I would also like to give a big “thank you” to all the friends and film industry professionals too numerous to mention whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with on some amazing (and not so amazing) movies and TV shows. You know who you are! “Making the Magic Happen – The Art and Craft of Film Directing”

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Ben@McConley September 28, 2015, 8:12 pm

Everybody has had the thought of directing a film at one point or another. Whether you just saw a great movie and you wanted to get a slice of that glory or you just watched a terrible movie and thought you could do much better. You must admit that the idea at least crossed your mind at some point.

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Andrew Joseph October 9, 2017, 12:34 pm

Hi, my name is andrew joseph,i am 19 in age,and i live outta the american continent. I am a nigerian,a country in african continent. I am good when it comes to creating action stories,but it just that i need to make my dreams come true of becoming a film maker. I only write action stories and my stories are based on the americans. That is why i go through the internet searching for american film producers,directors,and sponsorers.

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