Description
Woozer, Woo, James Woo or simply put in its entirety—Jameswoo became an
aspiring filmmaker during his early years in high school after joining the RB
Digital Media Productions, which led him to become enthralled in live streaming
on the internet. Football and basketball games were available for all to see
because of this after school media-broadcasting program. It was during his
first live broadcast football game that Woo found his passion for filming and
broadcasting.
Graphic replays, switching live between cameras across the stadium, and a
director calling the shots—it could not get more intense than that. Woo
developed more than just an enthusiasm for live broadcasts, he took the idea of
sports broadcasting and plunged himself full-heartedly into an intricate web of
capturing the perfect shot.
Woo's drive and determination caught the attention of his faculty advisor
who encouraged him to take an advanced digital media class. It was within these
four walls that he learned a completely different side of filming. He became
familiar with producing monthly magazine shows, short movies, and
documentaries. One of his first assignments was to work with a producer at San
Diego’s local TV station, KSWB 5. While under the wing of Ross Kallen, Woo
helped produce a segment for KSWB 5 about an autistic student named Valter Berg
who was known for his detailed clay models. Not only was the segment a success
after airing that same week, but it was awarded a National Student
Television Award for Excellence in 2006.
Although Woo thrived as a producer on this local TV station, his heart
continued to beat for sports broadcasting.
Woo was then offered to become a cameraman/ producer for The Scott and BR
Show where he worked closely with Scott Kaplan and Billy Ray Smith—both former
NFL pro-players. Through this big break, Woo had the opportunity to meet famous
athletes, such as LaDainian Tomlinson,Drew Brees, Bruce Bochy, David Wells,
and Junior Seau. The show was cancelled due to budgeting issues, but Woo
continued to work with Scott and BR as a freelance cameraman for the 1090
AM sports radio station and produced weekly videos for the Scott and BR
website.
In 2006, Woo was offered the chance of a lifetime to travel to the Middle
East though the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs International Teen Leadership
Institute (JITLI). He traveled to the state of Israel for the first time during
the 2006 Lebanon-Israel war where he spent three weeks voyaging
from Spain to Israel. Woo walked along the Western Wall and Temple Mount where
he explored Jerusalem, which helped support a documentary about Jewish and Arab
co-existence. Woo's one-man-production allowed him to get as close as two
hundred feet from the Gaza border while being amongst the background sounds of
war.
Woo's love for travel has landed him in the Middle East six times, nine
countries in Europe, Asia, Mexico City, over sixteen U.S. states, Australia,
Canada, and plans to travel to Antarctica, Africa, and South America.
Woo's extensive and proactive experience with both live broadcasting and
in-depth filming enables him to share his artistic talents through Brokeneye
Productions. Here, he will be available to meet the needs of other aspiring
filmmakers while exploring new genres through his lens.