Iv'e been working behind the scenes on short films feature films pop videos animation films & documentaries for the past 15 years. I helped start the Greenwich Film Festival, the Portabello Film Festival + Launched clapham's Film Club Uk. Launched 'Digital Guerrilla Film Makers' network in 1999. Produced my 1st DV feature film (THE DARK HUNTER) In 2002, I created the 1st 48 Hour Challenge in the Curzon in Soho 2002, Then created the 1st sci fi trailer challenge.

Then In 2003 i created the National 48 hour Film Challenge held in London Manchester Bristol & Edinburgh Film Festival ,In 2004 i Launched the 1st Berlin 48 hour film challenge ,I then held a launch party @ the cannes film festival in the American pavilion for the 24hr Film challenge to be anounced 4th july 2004.

Other Skills: I Create and run film making events to promote New talent ,I raise sponsors including UK FILM COUNCIL, BRITISH COUNCIL, ADOBE, AUDI, TDK & SONY, I also staff my events with wonderful talented people, I created my 1st 48 hour film challenge in 2002 at the Curzon Cinema in Soho, London, which produced 55 short, 10 min films in just 48 hours. Then in 2003, I then created the 1st ‘Sci Fi Trailer ‘Challenge at the Curzon Cinema in Soho, London, Which produced 50 Sci Fi movie trailers of films never been made. Then I made cinema history in the uk by creating the biggest film-making event ever attemted, The event ran over the whole of the UNITED KINGDOM, It was also a special event at the Edinburgh Film Festival Aug 2003. Launched from London's Mayfair Curzon Cinema, Bristol 's Watershed Cinema and Manchester’s AMC Cinema, with help and support from the Northern Film Network & staff from the watershed .
The event was called the National 48 hr Film Challenge 2003, The event produced over 460 / 5 min short films in just 48 hours and had over 6000 film makers taking part from all over the UK including Wales and Ireland. The event was created to promote new talent from all over the uk and it did just that and more , The event was there to kick the British film industry up the ar’se and show the world that we still have real talent in the uk . Now film makers can enter their films into festivals all over the world. “I feel proud to be part of an event which was run for film makers by film makers, My event's are their to inspire others . This is what Digital Guerrilla Film Makers is all about
Some of the films made have gone onto win at film festivals. Getting film makers some real contacts and helping them see that you can learn more by exp than from qualifications ,You can't learn film making from a book alone ,Only real exp and hard work will help you become a film maker ,learning the hard way by getting out there and learning from your mistakes ,This is the best education ,Which you can never get from any film course
“I wanted to promote British film makers and show their real talent to others , Giving them content which they can now enter into festivals all over the world..”

Additional Information: I didn’t train as a director or as a producer or as a events creator, I learned the hard way by getting out there and doing it from the bottom up, From working on catering vans to being a runner for free ,Just to be on a film set was everything to me,It felt like coming home being on a film , I set out to help others as i was never given that chance as a young film maker,I wanted to be the 1st person to not think of my ego and help to inspire others in the art of film making , HelpIing them gain experience behind the camera and helping to promote real talent,
In 2004 Im going to run two more challenges
In May 2004. I was asked by the British Council to run a 48-hour film challenge in Berlin to promote a British concept in Germany. The second event is in OCT 2004, UK vs the USA. This is going to be my LAST Challenge as I'm IN PRE PRODUCTION of another DV feature film in 2005. So I'm going to make my last event even bigger than the last and link film makers up with film makers in the USA (visit http://www.oddballchallenge.com to find out more )

THE BEST EDUCATION IN FILM IS TO MAKE ONE ! (Stanley kubrick 1977)
TO INSPIRE OTHERS I INSPIRE MYSELF (johnnie oddball 2004)