Age: 28

Occupation: Writer, Director (now freelance)

Voice Type: Somewhat lax, but with hints of sarcasm and seriousness. (Think of Spike Spiegel mixed with Hank Moody.)

Note: This is the main character.

    Originally from Philadelphia, PA, James had a very active imagination in his youth, a trait which stayed with him long after he and his family moved to the Jacksonville, FL area when he was only nine years old. It was during his time in junior high that he discovered his love of film and television through editing and uploading simple music videos online. Throughout all four years of high school, James was a TV Production student, and it was his TV teacher, Mrs. Kim, who helped him come out of his anti-social shell to become more of a sociable but anxious young adult. The majority of the latter half of his high school career was spent in the TV room, skipping some classes in the rpocess. In spite of this, he maintained healthy relationships with his teachers and maintained a high GPA.

    It was in high school that he met Serena Matthews and Jennifer Davis, two of his TV Production classmates who also aspired to be filmmakers. While James held no animosity toward them and was also happy to see whatever they accomplished in their production class, he always harbored a bit of envy toward them which would develop into an inferiority complex over the years as he learned of their accomplishments.

    After spending two years at a local community college, James moved to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida with the intent of being accepted into their Bachelor of Fine Arts program for Film. By the time he transferred, Serena had already been at the University for two years and had already been accepted into the prestigious program, and James' application was rejected. With scholarship money running out, James ultimately decided to pursue a degree in Cinema Studies, which he completed at the age of 23 without financially destroying himself.

    All this time, he continued producing original video content online and doing a bit of production work for others on the side. Eventually, BluGimp, a small studio in Los Angeles, contacted him about directing a short film, Marked Man, which James accepted and subsequently won several awards at short film festivals. This caught the attention of a larger studio, with whom James quickly signed a multi-film contract thinking he had finally made it.

    A few years, several troubled productions, and some bad movies later, James is tired of how poorly the studio has treated him. His contract is up and he's ready to start fresh. But in this town, it's not easy to start once let alone start again.

    James is usually a pretty easy-going guy, with sarcasm coming to him somewhat naturally, but he hides a layer of staunch seriousness and attentiveness. In spite of that, he can sometimes get distracted easily. He is pretty introverted, and when faced with the prospect of initiating a conversation with another person (especially someone he doesn't know) he is hesitant to make the first move, not wanting to come off as a nuisance. James also suffers from mild depression, experiencing emotional breakdowns when certain thoughts of inferiority enter his head or when he feels like his responsibilities and obligations are piling up around him too much. He tends to bottle these feelings up after a couple hours or so of moping, but years of repressing those kinds of emotions are bound to catch up with him sooner or later.