James
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer and teacher |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I have three new books due to be published: STUDYING BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Auteur), MOVIE MOVEMENTS (Kamera Books) and a book about the films of filmmaker James Cameron (Wallflower Press). In May 2010 , at the IMAX cinema in London, a new short film entitled CHASING COTARDS was premiered. The film was based on a screenstory that I wrote for the project. I studied at the University of Warwick (BA Hons, Film and Literature) and the University of Bristol (Postgraduate Diploma in Film and TV Production). Fo ten years ( 1997 - 2007 ) I worked in community media as a writer, producer and facilitator. During this time I also produced two short-film broadcast commissions for Carlton TV, one of which made the BAFTA longlist in the category of Best Short Film for 2002. As a commentator I have appeared on Channel 4 and Channel 5 and the BBC World Service's On Screen movie programme. I have taught at the University of Sussex, The University of Gloucestershire and at Hereford College of Arts. I currently teach Culture and Media at City College, Brighton and Hove. |
| Interests | Booksmoviessunsetshistorymusic |
| Favorite movies | How long have you got ? Star Wars, La Grande Illusion, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Land and Freedom, Bambi, The Black Stallion, Witness, Fearless, The Fisher King, Hud, Junior Bonner, The Last Temptation of Christ...the list goes on and on. |
| Favorite music | Wilco, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Aaron Copland, Prince, The Rolling Stones, John Adams, Tom Petty, Son Volt and a bunch of others. |
| Favorite books | The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, Mr Vertigo, Great Expectations, A Princess of Mars, The Invention of Solitude, Peter Pan, The Octopus, Huckleberry Finn, A River Runs Through It, My Antonia and zillions more. |