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Description: James Cullen Bressack is an American producer, director, and screenwriter. At the age of 18 he received critical attention from audiences and critics alike when he made his debut feature, My Pure Joy. One to push boundaries, James followed up with the bold and unapologetic Hate Crime which forced audiences along for a brutal home invasion, the first found footage feature ever to be made in the style of having no cuts. The entire film plays out painfully in real time. It was promptly banned in the UK for its fearless story telling, one of three films to be banned in the last 25 years and remains so to this day. Ahead of his time, he then started the To Jennifer series, the first feature film to be shot entirely on the iPhone 5. He produced the next three instalments. The prolific filmmaker refused to slow down completing seven more features including Pernicious, 13-13-13, and Blood Lake, starring Shannen Doherty and Christopher Lloyd, which made James the youngest director to ever direct for television. After writing and directing the haunting Bethany, James shifted his focus to producing. He has now produced forty-eight features including releases for Lionsgate and Cinedigm and is a member of both the PGA and SAG/AFTRA. His impressive body of work has won him numerous Best Picture and Best Director awards on the film festival circuit. James has achieved all this at the age of 29 and refuses to slow down as he continues to push the envelop and make films no one thought possible. His most recent features include Beyond The Law, starring Steven Seagal and DMX along with Survive The Game and Fortress which star Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray. He also just completed photography on the feature Hot Seat starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Dillon, Shannen Doherty and Sam Asghari. MORE VIDEOS WITH JAMES CULLEN BRESSACK bit.ly/24jYJlF CONNECT WITH JAMES CULLEN BRESSACK jamescullenbressack.com imdb.com/name/nm4097598 facebook.com/JamesCullenB instagram.com/jamescullenb twitter.com/JamesCullenB RELATED VIDEOS Great Directors Don't Have To Have The Best Ideas - youtu.be/79lHOL8QSSI How To Direct The Best Acting Performance - youtu.be/1lxLLZJssSk What Makes A Great Movie Director? - youtu.be/gY5mzXZ6Hd4 Advice For First Time Directors - youtu.be/Pu5_3hU5ucU How To Direct Actors (Part 2) - youtu.be/G04o3I0NqLM (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) - ow.ly/Gz4w30rDSKt SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE FilmCourage.com twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage facebook.com/filmcourage instagram.com/filmcourage filmcourage.tumblr.com pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #film #movies #filmmaking