Michael Thomas James
출생 : , Chicago, Illinois, USA
약력
Michael Thomas James is a Chicago-based editor who graduated with high honors from Columbia College Chicago. He has edited narrative features such as Range Runners, as well as documentaries such as the Emmy award winning Pooh: The Derrick Rose Story. He believes editorial is more artistic than technical, and that there should be room to breathe, create, and dream within each project. He is occasionally known by his nickname "Contact" among his industry peers.
Editor
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their classmates.
Editor
A struggling young baker in no mood for the holidays returns to her small hometown, where her festive family and a handsome farmer try to get her back in the Christmas spirit.
Editor
Alone at her lake house, Quinn awaits her husband’s arrival as they plan for a relaxing weekend up at the lake. Encountered by an ominous visitor, her plans rapidly derail as Quinn realizes she is not alone anymore.
Editor
미국 남부의 작은 마을 호스 케이브를 배경으로 과거 자신의 실수로 동료를 잃었다고 생각하는 보안관 짐 딜런과 은행털이 강도단이 서로의 목적을 향해 사투를 벌인다. 강도단은 사전에 철저한 계획을 세운 뒤 마을을 봉쇄하고 호스 케이브를 지키려는 마을 사람들을 향해 무자비한 총격을 가한다. 강도단은 최종 목표물인 현금 수송차까지 손에 넣게 되고 짐과 신참 보안관 맷은 서로 다른 위치에서 마을을 구할 작전을 벌인다. 짐은 과거의 사건 이후 총을 멀리했지만 절체절명의 위기 앞에 드디어 총을 들게 된다. 두 보안관과 용기 있는 마을의 아가씨 케이티는 힘을 합쳐 강도들을 궁지에 몰아넣게 되고 마을에는 희망의 빛이 보이기 시작한다.
Editor
A genetically enhanced soldier discovers that she's been misled by her boss while on assignment. Feeling betrayed, she must decide between completing her mission or carving a new path.
Editor
A woman thru-hiking an isolated trail runs into trouble when her pack is hijacked by two men hiding out in the woods, desperate and on the run. Now, stranded and left to fend for herself, she has a choice: crawl back to her normal life in defeat, or push forward and take back what was stolen from her.
Online Editor
A never before seen look at the meteoric rise of Derrick Rose, the young Chicago superstar that was suddenly derailed by devastating injuries and unrealistic expectations for a hometown hero.
Editor
A never before seen look at the meteoric rise of Derrick Rose, the young Chicago superstar that was suddenly derailed by devastating injuries and unrealistic expectations for a hometown hero.
Editor
A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.
Editor
When a teenage girl goes missing in the woods, it's up to an aging sheriff to find her. With his deputy questioning his every move, this small town sheriff will have to face the wrath of the girl's abusive father in order to bring her home safe before it's too late.
Online Editor
When aspiring horror filmmakers post an online casting call looking for "real life" monsters to interview for their upcoming documentary called, The Monster Project, they find three individuals claiming to be a skin-walker, a vampire, and a demon. Meeting these monsters at a remote mansion in the woods on the night of a total lunar eclipse, the filmmakers invite the three subjects to share their haunting, personal experiences. Working on the crew is a recovering drug addict who suffers withdrawal and paranoia. As a person of faith, he fears his friends underestimate the dark powers they are summoning. When the interviews turn deadly, he must battle the demons, inside and out, to escape the house and defeat the rise of evil incarnate.
Additional Editor
When aspiring horror filmmakers post an online casting call looking for "real life" monsters to interview for their upcoming documentary called, The Monster Project, they find three individuals claiming to be a skin-walker, a vampire, and a demon. Meeting these monsters at a remote mansion in the woods on the night of a total lunar eclipse, the filmmakers invite the three subjects to share their haunting, personal experiences. Working on the crew is a recovering drug addict who suffers withdrawal and paranoia. As a person of faith, he fears his friends underestimate the dark powers they are summoning. When the interviews turn deadly, he must battle the demons, inside and out, to escape the house and defeat the rise of evil incarnate.
Online Editor
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Additional Editor
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Assistant Editor
The Orange Story is a narrative short film that tells the story of an elderly Japanese American man who must sell all his belongings and report to a temporary detention center during WWII from where he will be forcibly removed to an undisclosed location. The film also uses archival radio, film, and photographic sources to complement this narrative, providing a strong historical context for the story.
Foley Artist
지하 세계의 킥복싱 대회에서 형을 잃은 커트(알랭 머시)는 원수를 갚기 위해 포(데이브 바티스타)의 근거지에 무술을 배운다는 거짓말로 잠입하게 된다. 문지기(카비 - 조르주 생-피에르)의 시험도 통과한 커트. 모든 것이 준비되자 밤에 포의 침실로 잠입하여 총을 겨누는 커트. 하지만 차마 총을 쏘지 못하고 일당들에게 붙잡힌 커트는 그들에 의해 경찰들에게 넘겨진다. 풀려난 커트는 형을 가르쳤던 듀란(장 끌로드 반담)을 찾아가 형을 위한 복수의 길을 도와달라고 간청한다. 그 후 듀란의 도움으로 킥복싱을 배우게 되는 커트. 어느 덧 자신을 체포한 리우(사라 말라쿨 레인)과 연인이 된 그는 형을 위한 복수를 위해 한 걸음 식 앞으로 나아가게 되는데...
Second Assistant Camera
VERA is a sci-fi drama short film that focuses on an astronaut who is stranded alone in space and is now headed on a collision course with the Sun. Adam struggles with isolation and his sanity on the ship while dealing with emotions from his past and future.