ABOUT
My name is James Donoghue and I graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in film production. Originally from Foxborough, Massachusetts, I moved to San Diego in 2017 and spent my junior year studying abroad at Kingston University in London, England. I am currently living in Los Angeles, CA and creating my own path in the world of photography, film, fashion, digital media and creative direction.
Production Design Work for Film
Sugarcoat (2021)
Credit: Head of Production Design
Tell Me, Who Am I? (2022)
Credit: Set Dresser
Project 1 - Interactive Narrative Experience
"ARTEFACT"
This project was conceived by myself and my fellow classmates Natalie Mansour and Marisa Lowe while I was studying abroad at Kingston University in London, England. Instead of creating a traditional short film, we challenged ourselves to make a “Choose Your Own Adventure” style video experience. Unfortunately, Covid-19 stopped us only days before beginning to shoot the project when the world shut down in March of 2020. Regardless, we were still so excited about this concept so we worked together remotely to convert the film into an interactive website experience. “ARTEFACT” is a gripping modern grunge thriller in the form of an interactive website experience that has 4 unique endings. Serving as a co-writer and creative director, this was a really exciting piece to bring to life using creative problem solving to overcome some very unexpected obstacles.
Project 2 - Governor's Ball 10th Anniversary Livestream Event Plan
This project’s goal was to make a detailed production plan that was as accurate to industry standards as possible so that if implemented, it could serve as a fully functional arrangement for a large-scale live stream event. Although the actual event details are partially fiction, the logistics are not. In my role on the team, I managed the content and creative direction of the program visually and strategized the CDN (content delivery network), online broadcasting platform, and monetization specifics.
Building this large-scale pitch plan was especially rewarding for me and my team because we were able to get extremely specific in our research and feel confident that our choices could make this program achievable in the real world.
Project 3 - Distribution Plan
Full Out (2015)
This project is a mock distribution plan for the 2015 film Full Out that was pitched to the film’s producer Jeff Deverett. My contribution to this team was analyzing the film’s target audience and researching platforms specifically for Broadcast Television and VOD (Video On Demand). Using data on demographics and television weekly ratings from the years 2020 to 2021, I was able to propose options where the film would likely see the most success.
Video & Editing Samples
Photography
CONTACT
James Donoghue
Email: jdonoghue98@gmail.com
Culver City, CA
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