Description
In his career, James has directed over 200 actors, and his short films have screened at 150 film festivals.
James was hired to be a Speaker for the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles, where he taught a popular class on short filmmaking, working alongside such luminaries as William Goldman.
As Writer, Producer, and Director, James then worked on two short films simultaneously. The first of these, The Velvet Abstract, is an award-winning environmental film produced on six continents, featuring talent from Star Wars, Avatar, Game of Thrones, and many more. It is narrated by Tobias Menzies (Outlander, The Crown), scored by Jean-Pascal Beintus (The Shape of Water, Harry Potter, Argo) and edited by the Oscar Nominated Editor Patrick J Don Vito (Green Book). The film was invited by BAFTA to be part of an environmental day at the Princess Anne Theatre, where James was a Speaker on stage for a live Q&A about the film. The film was accepted into 75 international film festivals.
James followed this with his BAFTA Qualifying short film, The Inuring. It won 20 awards at 60 film festivals, a one in three win ratio. These awards included three Best Director wins. The film was also in competition at the Oscar qualifying Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, and was selected as one of the 4 best short films of the year at the Sky TV televised National Film Awards.
Earlier this year, James shot his short film, When the Rain Sets In, across 5 days in multiple locations. The script had previously won 4 consecutive script competitions, and the film also won a pitching contest at BAFTA. The film is currently being edited by Patrick J Don Vito (Green Book) in Los Angeles, and will be released across the film festival circuit next year.
James has just wrapped on his latest short film, The Sands of Time, which won Best 3 Minute Screenplay at the New Renaissance Film Festival. The film will be released early next year.
Special Interests
Final Cut Pro,Photoshop,Self shooting,Street Casting