Affiliations/
James W. Hawk
award-winning - filmmaker - author -
screenwriter - photo artist
Connecticut Film Industry Training Program (FITP)
2008 - 2012
associate producer, actor, behind the scenes film director, writer & producer, and student
The Connecticut Film Industry Training Program was a comprehensive program that equipped students with the specialized skills and intensive hands-on experience they would need to pursue careers in the film industry, In addition, they would have the valuable and unique opportunity to build relationships with accomplished professionals in the field.
Trainees would also learn about union membership, which was required to work on most large productions shooting in the state.
Classes were taught by motion picture professionals who had both significant career experience and were active members of industry trade unions related to the skills they taught.
The training program curriculum was as follows:
Production Overview: a comprehensive production overview and survey of job categories in the feature film and episodic television industry;
Concentrated Training: each student pursued his/her selected area of production or technical concentration during intensive, hands-on training in the classroom, studio and on location;
Pre-Production: the final organization, scheduling and planning, where the script was reviewed to make sure all elements were in place to begin the shoot;
Production: a five-day film shoot of a short narrative script. Led by an experienced DGA director, trainees worked together to produce, manage and coordinate this weeklong effort.
USVAA
(United States Veterans' Artists Alliance)
2018 - present
colleague - film, literature, and photography
The United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance (USVAA) is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary non-profit arts organization, founded in 2004 by military veterans and artists.
USVAA provides opportunities for veterans in the arts by highlighting the work of veterans in the arts, humanities and entertainment industry along with the contributions veterans have made to the rich cultural history of our nation since the Revolutionary War.
Additionally, USVAA networks with veterans, artists, supportive individuals and organizations within the arts and veterans’ communities to find funding and support for individual artistic projects in theater, film, television, the visual/fine arts and a wide variety of crafts.
Connecticut Center for the Book
2021 - present
CT Author, Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction
Connecticut Center for the Book at Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is the state affiliate of the national Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The Connecticut Center for the Book promotes the written and spoken word throughout the state. We feature events throughout Connecticut such as author readings or talks, poetry slams, writing workshops, pre- and post-theater talks, and much more. We also work to promote awareness of CT libraries and booksellers, as well as CT Authors and their books!
MOCCAI
(Museum of Celebrated Cartoonists and Illustrators)
2021- present
Board of Directors member
MOCCAI will collect, exhibit and sell art by cartoonists and illustrators, to share their power to entertain, persuade, inform and occasionally to change minds. Up-and-coming artists will also be sought, displayed and promoted.
CARTMICA
(Community Arts Recognition Team -
Made in Connecticut Arts)
2018 - present
inductee and advisory committee member
CARTMICA's mission is to publicize and otherwise promote that Cheshire, CT is an arts center with many practising artists in many different art forms.
