James Hughes

James Hughes

Writer / Director at Amber Films

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • Script Reader at Gallagher Literary Agency
  • Writer / Director at Amber Films
Past
  • Screenwriter at Sammy Montana Productions
  • Screenwriting Judge at Script Scene
  • Writer at 3Way Productions
  • Speaker at Creative Screenwriting Expo
  • Writer /Director at The Gunther Corporation
  • Screenwriter at Six Foot High Films
  • Screenwriter at Encounter Films
  • Writer /Director at Wide Angle Productions
Connections
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Industry
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Websites

James Hughes’s Experience

  • Script Reader

    Gallagher Literary Agency

    (Entertainment industry)

    January 2009Present (11 months)

    Asked to write weekly develop notes on films about to go into production along with new specs.

  • Writer / Director

    Amber Films

    (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    September 2000Present (9 years 3 months)

    Production company that produced the acclaimed short film
    The Stars & The Stones and the new international environmental short film, The Velvet Abstract

  • Screenwriter

    Sammy Montana Productions

    (Entertainment industry)

    August 2008September 2008 (2 months)

    This LA based production company purchased the short screenplay, The Greenest Stop Lights In The World, and finished shooting it earlier this year.

    It is due for release in late 2009.

  • Screenwriting Judge

    Script Scene

    (Entertainment industry)

    June 2008September 2008 (4 months)

    Asked to be the sole judge in the Short Film Script category.

  • Writer

    3Way Productions

    (Entertainment industry)

    June 2008July 2008 (2 months)

    Hired to write the Treatment / Pitch package for a new Television Documentary Show featuring the former CBS Presenter Sonia Uribe

  • Speaker

    Creative Screenwriting Expo

    (Entertainment industry)

    September 2007September 2007 (1 month)

    Hired to Teach a class on Short Films to students around the world.

  • Writer /Director

    The Gunther Corporation

    (Entertainment industry)

    January 2006April 2006 (4 months)

    Hired to script and stage an Experimental Theatre Show to a live audience of 4000 in Tuscany, Italy

  • Screenwriter

    Six Foot High Films

    (Entertainment industry)

    October 2000May 2004 (3 years 8 months)

    Hired to write 3 screenplays for this UK based production company

  • Screenwriter

    Encounter Films

    (Entertainment industry)

    August 1999September 1999 (2 months)

    Sold the short film script, Aperture, for production at Encounter Films.

  • Writer /Director

    Wide Angle Productions

    (Entertainment industry)

    September 1996September 1998 (2 years 1 month)

    Directed a 90 minute period TV drama for the company that appeared on local Television and won best drama at the Cable 7 TV Awards.

    Also worked uncredited on numerous short films in a variety of roles, from Editor, Camera Op, Cinematographer, Grip, Props, and 1st AD


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James Hughes’s Interests:

Reading, Watching Movies, Keeping Fit, and Travels

James Hughes’s Groups:

WGGB, DGGB, ALCS


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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
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