Since then he has spent his time directing commercials for agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy, JWT, Grey, Publicis, writing two features, and directing music videos for record labels like Sony, Universal and Warner Brothers. In 2016, James was selected for Future Frames – in association with Sundance and Variety Magazine – as one of the Ten New European Filmmakers to watch. James initially started to hone his directing skills as a teenager, experimenting with camera and actors, playing with set make-up FX, building sets and creating creatures out of cardboard boxes. Fascinated by the work of Steven Spielberg and Stan Winston, James’ love for practical visual effects was the beginning of his journey into filmmaking. His critically acclaimed graduation short film, ‘Skunky Dog’ went on to screen at some of the largest festivals around the world and pick up a string of prestigious awards including 3 Royal Television awards at the BFI (British film Institution) and an IFTA nomination (Irish Film & Television Academy). One of the hard truths of childhood is addressed in Ludwigs story of Brian and his experience of invisibility at school. I’m very much looking forward to seeing people’s reactions and hope that it spreads as quickly as a bad rumor does in a small town in the best way possible. This is a film that was made by the love and dedication of an amazing team. A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a supercomputer from controlling the earth from a satellite. I’m so grateful to have had the pleasure of working with some wonderful people long the way. It’s been a long journey getting this film from script to screen. We also received support from the local Waterford arts council in Ireland.
The film was independently funded through Whim films in Ireland along with two commercial production companies I’m signed with, Sonny London and Anorak Berlin. However, it was important to me at the end of the film there was a sense of resolution and hope for the future of Charlie. A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.A ten-year-old boy and Robby the. I wanted to show that through isolation comes helplessness. I wanted to use the landscape as a threat itself, limiting the dialogue where I could, and letting the visuals, sound and music tell the story. Read the latest reviews for The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth at, the UKs largest childrens book review community with over 115000. My main goal when making the film was to create a sense of isolation for Charlie. I wanted to explore the life of this person and the “why” behind people’s perceptions of him. Initially, the film was about a missing person, but ultimately the film became more of a character study about the young man suspected of being involved with the disappearance.
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