James Welday

James Welday Creative
Screenwriter, Director, Filmmaker and Script Consultant

Long Beach, California

Member Since:
August 2017

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About James

James' career began in the marketing field of the film industry, but his love for storytelling in the interim have produced a varied and wide-ranging body of work in both genre and format.

Unique traits: Works fast and concise, always ensuring a quick turnaround.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 11"

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Certifications

Photos

An updated photo for the About the Author page on my Pitch Decks and Series Bible.

Loglines

Touch of Darkness Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Film-noir When re-emerging memories of a life he never lived begin plaguing an unassuming salesman, his reality takes a nightmarish turn.
The Pianist Budget: $0 - $100K | Romance ⋄ Music Plagued by past trauma, a once-famous concert pianist goes to harrowing lengths to meet the beautiful violinist across the street that has captured his heart.
The Phantom of the Opera Budget: $30M+ | Mystery ⋄ Horror The blossoming romance of Victome Raoul de Chagny and young soprano Christine Daae is pushed to their limits when a mysterious spectre haunts the Palais Garnier. Gaston Leroux’s classic novel is faithfully brought to life.
Magician & Son Budget: $30M+ | Fantasy ⋄ Animation Santiago is a non-believing son and assistant to Manuel the Magnificent, a once-famous Barcelonian stage magician. When his father mysteriously disappears within his own illusion, it's up to a hesitant Santiago to enter the one dreaded place he may have gone -- the mythic, chaotic landscape of The Magician's World.
On A Road Less Traveled Budget: $30M+ | Mystery ⋄ Horror In 1942, a melancholic teen pianist, haunted by her family’s malicious past, escapes to her estranged Aunt and Uncle’s secluded inn. Upon arrival, a sinister presence begins to plague her every move.
The Devil At My Heels - A Limited Series Budget: $30M+ | War ⋄ Biography When bombardier and former Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini’s B-24 crashes over the Pacific, against all odds, he begins a journey of spirituality, endurance, and the simple will to survive. Based on the harrowing memoir.