October 3, 2008 - It started with an idea. My brilliant friend Tracy Littlejohn thought it was time to put fun back into the process of creating new work. So she gathered a bunch of people she knew from The Actors’ Network and I was lucky enough to be included.

The group gathered on October 3rd armed with ideas, scripts and outlines for short films we wanted to create, with the idea of shooting our film the next day. We read them all and I was fortunate enough to have my idea chosen. I got drafted into directing it, we were all given our assignments to pull together props, costumes and equipment for the next day and we dispersed. I spent the night pulling together the things I would need and creating a shot list. (This was no easy task for someone who doesn’t know what he is doing. My thanks to the Internet for having information on this.)

The next day we gathered at 8:00 AM and began dressing our set and getting ready to shoot. Now, of course, I couldn’t pick a simple story with a few shots. I decided to do a card game which of course had more nightmarish little pick-up shots than an MTV video. However, our director of photography was up to the challenge and we had a pretty quick and uneventful shoot.

Collaboraters on this endeavor in addition to myself were Gerald Brodin, Tiffany Janeen, C.J. Hammel, Paula Price, Tom Katsis, Douglas Dickerman and of course, our leader Tracy Littlejohn. Big thanks go out to Tom Katsis and his wife Waltona Manion for letting us shoot in their house.

Look for the completed project soon posted somewhere on the Internet as soon as we get it edited.

A new and exciting blurb about one of Jim’s stranger obsessions: stuffed animals made from socks!! Who will be Jim’s first sock animal of the month?

Jim is poised to put two projects in the can before Halloween.

First, Jim and his pals will be creating films turbo style. He’s joined together with several friends from The Actors’ Network to start creating their own content. The group will write, cast and shoot a short project in less than forty eight hours. They hope that this will be the first of many. The as-yet-unnamed production group is aiming to premiere the short on the Web, and keeping their options open for the future. We’ll keep you posted.

Jim’s second project will put him in the director’s chair to helm the short Painter. It follows the story of a woman who falls in love in an art class. More when it wraps.

He’s redone the drapes and gotten rid of that dead fern in the corner.  Come on in and make yourself at Home. He’s hung new pictures in the Gallery.  You can read the new great American classic, otherwise known as his Bio. His Resume is also great reading.  The entertainment center is currently playing his Reel.  Just poke around the place and see what you find. His virtual space is quite nice. If you’re more of a reality lover and want to meet Jim in person, they are people you can Contact.

Thanks for stopping by.