James B Brandt

James B. Brandt recently completed six scripts: DEATH COMES WITH THE THUNDER (action), CARROT (a romantic comedy), THERE ARE NO COWS IN HONG KONG (an action/comedy), RIVER RUN (a horror show optioned by Lapdog Entertainment), SNAKE DANCE (a horror scheduled for production in 2013), and WINNER TAKE ALL  (a low budget horror with a touch of the occult). 

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His first novel, OUTPOST SEVEN, was published in 2001. Also, since New Year's 2012, he has completed two novels: THE TOY MAKER and A SENSE OF DUTY. He is novelizing an earlier screenplay, THE MAN FROM THE SHADOWS and James A Willis' screenplay AURORA.

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​However, his professional writing career goes back much farther. He began with short stories and essays but had his first job as a copywriter for an ad agency. DREAMS AND OTHER THINGS, a stage play, was produced by Ohio State University's Dramatics, Inc. and selected to be taped and rebroadcast by the school's telecommunications service during his sophomore college year.

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He was hired by Film Ventures International to pen a film that had already been cast, was in development, and was suddenly without a viable script. That became WHATEVER IT TAKES. He also completed ANCIENT MY ENEMY, based on Gordon R Dickson's novella for Kacharo and Grad Productions, R.A.T...S [RETIRED ACTORS OF TEXAS... SANATORIUM] (Comedy) for Texas and Arizona Productions, and THE MISSING KEYS, from William Dear's novel, all on assignment. He sold options on seven other screen plays to three different production companies. DR WHO IN AMERICA, a documentary he co-wrote and co-produced, was bought for worldwide rights by the BBC after a year's run on PBS regional networks.

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James subsequently worked on development of WARRIORS OF VIRTUE (MGM) which let do him connecting with Lang Elliot, former CEO of Tri-Star Pictures, and Hugh Kelley, who expressed an interest in his sci-fi/buddy film MINOR CRIMES. Elliot and Kelley were responsible for the successful production of CAGED and CAGED II. Steven de Sousa hired him as a staff writer on CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS, though the series was cancelled after the first episode was broadcast.

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Additional writing credits include seven years as Technical Editor for Government Video Magazine, two years as Managing Editor and Editor-n-Chief for Sight and Sound Magazine and one year as Editor-n-Chief of Texas Film and Video News.  He teaches part time for a community college in their video production program.