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James Matthew Gallagher

North Country story teller

About Me

I have been acting for a couple of years and building a resume of TV appearances (History Channel, Discovery Times), student films (School of Visual Arts, New York Film Academy), and a small role in an independent feature.I'm hoping to meet other creative people on MySpace.I've also been writing short screenplays (recently started number 4) that I plan on filming myself.I'm moving to Vermont later summer of 2008!

My Interests

Acting, film, music, the macabre, computers that work, cold places, pathways to alternate realities (pack your suitcase), and alcohol.

I'd like to meet:

Any and all creative people, especially those with originality who aren't afraid to be themselves. Those with a dark, twisted, and or unusual side are most welcome.

Music:

Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Days of the New, Metallica, Rush, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath (especially with Ian Gillan!), Rainbow, all Chris Cornell projects/bands, Pink Floyd, early Yngwie Malmsteen, and many other

Movies:

LOTR, Thomas Crown Affair, Unforgiven, Jaws, Three Kings, The Fifth Element, The Matrix, Crash, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, most Johnny Depp films, The Departed, The Aviator, Forest Gump, What Lies Beneath, Alien, Pale Rider, The Shining, Blood Diamond, 12 Monkeys, Seven, There Will be Blood

Television:

Northern Exposure, The Sopranos

Books:

The Idiot's Guide to Idiot's Guides

Heroes:

Mr. Hefner

My Blog

My art/photography on another site

Hey everyone!  I just wanted to share a link to my photography over on DeviantArt.com.  I haven't had the time to move the pieces onto this site, and I also like the format of Deviant Art be...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Wed, 28 May 2008 10:38:00 PST

Acting reel finished

I got a copy of the show Sensing Murder in which I play a murderer, so I was able to add come clips from it to my reel. In addition, I made some serious edits/cuts, getting my reel down to around 3 1...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:48:00 PST

New blog posted

I was able to reduce the running time of my acting reel by a full minute. At nearly 7 minutes previously, it was clearly too long. But after some creative edits, I got it down to 5:50. Most people ...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:08:00 PST

Acting reel, with question about paid vs. non-paid roles

I spent some time putting my first acting reel together last weekend. I bought Adobe Premiere Elements (I couldn't afford the full version) and was pleasantly surprised at how many features it has. ...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:34:00 PST

Ivan the Great role last year

The YouTube video clip that included my performance from the History Channel's Engineering an Empire: Russia episode has been removed due to copyright issues. However, I found the clip at another sit...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:52:00 PST

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year's Eve and that 2008 kicks ass for all.I just finished my third short screenplay and submitted it to a couple of competitions. I also submitted my first (an...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:44:00 PST

Happy Holidays

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, etc., etc. I'm hoping that 2008 will be a more successful year for me, both creatively and financially.Take care,Jim...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:32:00 PST

Opening scene from indie horror film is now online!

Paul Chau has posted the first scene from his indie horror/thriller feature on the film's website. Here is the link to the scene:http://www.scalpthemovie.com/scene1.htmlIt's my one scene in the film ...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:56:00 PST

Short film - Guided Parallels

Here is another student film I acted in which has also just been placed online.  The director won an award for it, as she talks about below.  Note: the Movie tab she refers to below is on th...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:54:00 PST

’Scalp’ - movie trailer is now online!

Paul Chau, a professional and dedicated independent filmmaker, has now posted the trailer for his film 'Scalp' on YouTube and on the website he created for the film.  I can be seen briefly in the...
Posted by James Matthew Gallagher on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:18:00 PST