About Hugh Kelley
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer
Published Author,
Produced Screenplay Writer,
Freelance and Ghost Writer.
Looking for your next Great Film Script or Book, search no further! Check out a few of my available projects. I am also available for script writing, ghost write or rewrite your original storylines!
Author/Writer - Over 35 motion picture screenplays: ● MGM
Published Author,
Produced Screenplay Writer,
Freelance and Ghost Writer.
Looking for your next Great Film Script or Book, search no further! Check out a few of my available projects. I am also available for script writing, ghost write or rewrite your original storylines!
Author/Writer - Over 35 motion picture screenplays: ● MGM ($100 Million Feature Film, 1998 International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Nominee and Young Artist Awards Nominee for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor, Mario Yedidia) ● TriStar Pictures, Inc.
● AmeriDream Entertainment, Inc. ● Cage Productions ● China Film Production Corporation
● Cross Roads Media, LLC ● Global Action Pictures, Inc. ● IJL Creations ● Law Brothers Entertainment
● McSmoothies, Inc. ● Movie Works, LLC
● Performance Pictures, Inc. ● Rocket Pictures, Inc. ● Sierra Entertainment, Inc. ● SUNN Classic Pictures, Inc. ● The Magic Wizard, LLC
Released - Writer
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer
Background:
• Producer • Writer • Ghost Writer • Screenplay Writer • Script Writing • Producer, Writer, Director, Host for numerous Television Programs (recorded and live), TV Commercials and Videos • Recipient of the "Poets, Editors and Writers Award” • Nominee Hollywood Media Access Awards • Authored numerous Children's Books • Winne
Background:
• Producer • Writer • Ghost Writer • Screenplay Writer • Script Writing • Producer, Writer, Director, Host for numerous Television Programs (recorded and live), TV Commercials and Videos • Recipient of the "Poets, Editors and Writers Award” • Nominee Hollywood Media Access Awards • Authored numerous Children's Books • Winner Hollywood Book Festival • Fight Scene Choreographer • Actor
• Martial Arts Grand Master
• Lieutenant Police Department Reserves
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Awards & Honors:
• Soke Award • M. O. Beale Scroll of Merit for Heroism • Chamber of Congress Award For Heroism
• Governor's Award For Heroism • Seishin Kai Karate Union of Osaka, Japan Award for Heroism
• City Award For Heroism • Who's Who In Karate
• Martial Arts Master Hall Of Fame
• Additional numerous Awards for Heroism
• Inducted
Awards & Honors:
• Soke Award • M. O. Beale Scroll of Merit for Heroism • Chamber of Congress Award For Heroism
• Governor's Award For Heroism • Seishin Kai Karate Union of Osaka, Japan Award for Heroism
• City Award For Heroism • Who's Who In Karate
• Martial Arts Master Hall Of Fame
• Additional numerous Awards for Heroism
• Inducted into the Southern Black Belt Hall Of Fame
• First non-Japanese Promoted to Rank of Hachi Dan (8th Grade Black Belt) • Presently Ranked Ju Dan (10th Grade Black Belt), highest Martial Arts Award
Wrote Several Books on Martial Arts including Handbooks as guidelines for his Teacher Soke Shogo Kuniba and Seishin Kai Martial Arts, Inc., Seishin Kai International, United Martial Arts Association International and more.
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Released - Actor
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Published - Author
Published - Author
Released - Writer, Actor, Fight Choreographer
Published - Author
Published - Author
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Writer, Producer, Director
Published - Writer/Author (Screenplay, Book, Audio Version)
Writer, Producer, Director
Published - Author
Published - Author
Writer, Producer, Director
Published - Author
Published - Author
Published - Author
Gallery of Produced and Available Writings
ARTICLES by Hugh Kelley
MY THOUGHTS ON TODAY’S FILM MARKET (Published)
According to a commentary in VARIETY, the telecast of Academy Awards garnered the lowest ratings in the history of televising the bestowing of the Oscars. What does that specify? Simple, it indicates that only a few people watched the program and that isn’t good for the sponsors. At this rate, one has to wonder if the broadcasting of the Academy Awards via television may soon come to an end. The vast majority of people in the USA are not fascinated by the Oscars for a number of reason: First, they no longer go to the movies and could care less about movies and actors they have never heard of winning a statue. Second, who wants to listen to actors telling you that they don’t want you as fans because you think differently than they think. Very mature thinking alienating oneself from half the country when you depend on their money for your popularity, which leads to the lack of old actors and actresses. Third, it costs the average family $100 + for a night out at a movie, finding a baby sitter, finding a parking space, standing in a ticket line, standing in a concession line, standing in a bathroom line, finding good seats, hopefully where there isn’t a loud mouth who gives consultations to the actors on the screen, etc. So, why go to the movies when you can sit in your favorite chair or couch opposite your television at home for $7.99 a month. The complete family can select from over 1,200 series and 10,000 + streaming titles from NetFlix morning, noon or night. And, new titles are being added all the time. Plus, other analogous networks like Amazon Prime, Vudu, Pure Flix, KlowdTV, Crunchyroll, CONtv, Kidoodle TV and Hulu are now on-board offering lines of movies. Holie Cow, that’s a lot of choices. Fourth, fewer people are watching HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz, The Movie Channel, etc., because they continually show the same movies over and over and many of the programs are just bad to begin with. These channels may also become a “remember when?” Fifth, moviemakers have forgotten that movies are supposed to be “entertaining.” People have enough problems of their own and just want to escape for a while by watching a good movie and possibly living vicariously through the “Hero.” Sixth, the average family does not want to sit and watch Hollywood “Stars” spreading their politics, regardless of who they want in office. News Flash, no one really cares what celebrates think. They are supposed to “entertain” the masses. Seventh, most movies coming out today are story-less productions for 15 year olds anyway, and nothing but special effects. Eighth, when a viewer is working very hard to make ends meet, they don’t want to sit and watch an actor or actress, good or bad, whom they don’t recognize in the first place and who is making $20 million per film and may be gone tomorrow, perform in a story that doesn’t make sense to the viewer. But the Director “understands” the story. Uh, okay. And, look how soon those actors and actresses are gone. Ninth, have you noticed how many local movie theaters and even chain movie theaters have closed down? People aren’t going to the movies, so the smaller theaters cannot stay open and they cannot license the Big Budgeted Films to draw some of the moviegoers. There is not enough product for the theatres. Tenth, look at how many production companies have closed, are in bankruptcy, trying to sell the company, why? Because they cannot compete with the big production companies that are making these $100 million, $200 million, $300 million movies; and they really shouldn’t try to compete with them. However, how long can the big production companies make such costly films since not all the films make enough money back to cover the costs in the first place?
Nonetheless, there is good news for writers and film makers as this is the perfect opportunity for independent production companies and established larger companies to make movies. NetFlix, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Pure Flix, KlowdTV, Crunchyroll, CONtv, Kidoodle TV and Hulu are going to need product. They can’t all show the same movies over and over, or they will lose their cliental. These companies are looking for all genre films – something for everyone.
Thus, it means good scripts can possibly garner the attention of one or more of these analogous networks. However, it appears that a couple of these companies are making the same mistakes the film industry has made. They are looking to make higher budgeted programs, paying higher pay days to the cast, which will simply cause all costs to escalate. Déjà vu!
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