James R (Jim) Martin is an Emmy award-winning director, writer, and producer of film, television, video, and multimedia. Professor Martin taught film and video production at Columbia College Chicago for thirteen years. He was course director of the documentary course at Full Sail University for twenty years and taught directing at the University of Central Florida for one year. He has made independent fiction and nonfiction feature and short films. He is the author of several nonfiction books. Silhouettes and Shadows is his first Novel. Books include Documentary Directing and Storytelling, The Shaolin Temple Story - writer, editor, translator, Office and Home Tai Chi - writer, translator, Listen, Learn, Share. Documentary Films include - Studio A - Profile of a Disc Jockey, Wrapped In Steel - PBS, Fired Up -PBS