James R. Goddard
818-519-0490 jimrgoddard@gmail.com

SKILLS:

Writing for feature film, television, stage, industrial, government, and publicity for non-profit organizations. Edit, polish, forte in dialogue, historical subjects and writing roles for women.
Production support: Director, Floor Director, Stage Manager, Studio Camera, various crew positions in film/television/stage.

EXPERIENCE:

Prior companies include: Disney/Paramont/MGM, CBS NBC ABC / Radio City Music Hall / Rudas Organization / Roses Road / Cook Media/ CineMotion / Zalman King Productions
- Produced scriptwriter: Designed and implemented producer/client concepts into feature film, television, stage, industrial and government productions.
- Writer/Editor: Polished/rewrote scripts for feature film, television, stage, government and corporate industrials and publications. Wrote/rewrote dialog “on the spot” before filmed, taped or live events.
- Publicity/Marketing for non-profit organizations: Researched, wrote brochures, designed project proposals and photographed for hard copy publication and Internet use.

- Floor Manager/Director/Studio Camera operator for live and taped television broadcasts.

- Management / Production Support: Saw production from inception through completion. Oversaw hundreds of talent and/or crew in film, television, live stage & live events.
I enjoy the ability to connect with anyone on any level, stimulating and encouraging all to work together for the common goal, bringing individual creative souls together into one working body. I am creative in troubleshooting challenges, and thrive under deadlines and pressure.
Having worked in the arts with an international clientele has given me the opportunity to experience and consider the various points of view of each department, of each individual need: to adapt; to make things happen.
 
SPECIFIC WORK EXPERIENCE:

FILM / TELEVISION
"Seriah's Legacy" Producer / Director CelticFilmWorks
“Wild Fire” Writer (co-writer/re-write) CineMotion
Gail Moore / Asavh Records Producer / music video CelticFilmWorks
"The Sam Jones Show" Floor Director KLOT TV - Tulsa
KTVN News Floor Director CBS Affiliate/Sparks, NV
“Air Force Now” Floor Director Aerospace Audio Visual
Crossroads County Floor Director Creation Artists
Country Western Headliners Floor Director KLOT TV - Tulsa
"Hermano Pablo" Floor Director Hermano Pablo Ministries
"The Departure of Roger Scott" Camera operator Centrum
Mountain News & Weather On Air Talent KWHY/Lake Arrowhead
"Waking Up Horton" Additional Dialogue ProMark Entertainment
Country Western Headliners Floor Director Dirty Butter Creek Prods.
"A.M. Tucson" Camera crew Sun Television Prods.
"The Pretender" Location Scout / TV series MTM/NBC
"Sunset Beach" Location Scout / TV series Spelling/NBC
"A.M. Tucson" (Disney segments) Camera crew Sun Television Prods.
Disney Summer Promotional Camera crew Rubin/James
"Possums" Production Staff / Feature Kushner-Locke Company
"Blue Light Special" Production Stills / Feature BLS Productions
"It's a Miracle" Production Stills / TV series Questar
"Desert Blue" Production Stills / Feature HSX Films
"Speedway Junkie" Production Stills / Feature Omanoff/Emmett

STAGE / LIVE EVENT
Super Bowl Half Time Show Stage Manager Radio City Music Hall
World Cup Soccer Ceremonies Stage Manager Radio City Music Hall
“Encore! The Three Tenors” Stage Manager Rudas Organization
"Kenny Rogers Live" Camera operator Kenny Rogers Prods.
"Wild West Show Writer / Live Events TaiwanTheme Parks
“Jack & Charmian London” Writer/Producer Creation Artists
"Air Force Now" Camera Operator Department of Defense
United Auto Workers Camera Operator UAW
Ford National Sales Convention Camera Operator Ford Motor Corporation
American Heart Association Camera Operator American Heart Assoc.
Sarah Fulton Group Writer/Live Performance Various stage plays
Shasta Livestock Company Camera operator Agri Tech
Oracle Desktop Software Camera Operator Photo & Sound
I.A.T.S.E. Local 504 Camera Operator Various live & tape
Disneyland Stage Manager various in-park events

INDUSTRIAL / COMMERICAL/PRINT
"Connects, Inc" Producer/Director CelticFilmWorks
“D.A.R.E.” First Assistant Director Tulare County Sheriff’s
"Russia's Secret Church" Writer / Documentary Jeremiah Films
“Sierra View Cancer Treatment” Writer SierraViewHospital
“Rain For Rent” Writer/Director Agri Tech Prods.
Investor's International Writer / Industrial Small Potatoes Prods.
“Callie’s Jewelry” First Assistant Director KLOT TV Tulsa, OK
"Polar Bear Bear" First Assistant Director R&R Productions
Various for Radio Writer / Commercial & PSA's KWRM / KQLH
“Recycling Kids” Writer / Industrial CA Dept. Conservation
"IRS Off My Back" Director / Industrial Cook Media
Tarzan's 100 year anniversary Writer Roses Road
The Lone Ranger & Other Western Heroes - Co-Writer
London in Love Writer (novel based on screenpay)
Silver Spur Awards - speech writer for James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Stella Stevens (more)