James "Jamie" Shelton:  

In High School, you may remember me as a photographer on the newspaper and Legand staff. What can I say, it got me out of real work. After graduating from Robert E. Lee High in 1981, I enrolled in a school for stuntmen and subsequently became a member of the Texas Stuntmen's Association. I was awarded "The Best All-Around Stuntman" trophy in 1983 by that organization. I attended Baylor University from 1988-1992 majoring in Journalism and Professional Writing for Stage and Screen. In 1992, I became a reporter in Austin, Texas, covering such stories as "The Waco Stand-Off" and Bill Clinton's run for President. I was briefly attached to the National Press Corp as Clinton campaigned throughout Texas. I also covered the Dallas Cowboy training camp at St. Edward's University for two years. During this same time, I also worked as a "stringer" for a magazine in New York City, covering the film industry in Texas and more specifically the Austin area. Some of the events I continually covered were South-By-Southwest, The Austin Heart of Screenwriting Conference, and Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic. In 1994, I had the distinction of directing the first live music concerts to broadcast an interactive show on the internet in New Orleans and Austin. The first live show was featured ...Expand for more