JC Monaghan is a film writer, producer and director from England. He was educated at Hazel Grove High School in Stockport, and later for a short time at The Manchester College. He has been passionate about film and cinema for the majority of his life, having developed firstly an interest in acting, then in technical theatre and then in film production. He has had several low-scale releases since 2007, his biggest short film Two Blue Lines is to be released in October 2010. He and Warren Croft are co-founders of Monaghan Media.
Personal Life
JC Monaghan, real name James Christopher Monaghan, was born on 6th February 1992 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, the town where he has lived since.
He took an active interest in politics and current affairs from an early age. He also took an interest in drama and acting, later at High School this developed into filmmaking.
At college he became friends with (later fellow dropout and subsequently radio presenter and producer for The BBC, Galaxy, and XFM) Darryl Morris. He also met Warren Croft at college who has since joined JC as a partner in Monaghan Media. He also became friends with Saf Akhtar, director of short film 'Honour', and his co-writer on many of his projects.
He took an interest in VFX and has self-taught himself some skills in Adobe's After Effects using the internet, often using Andrew Kramer's Videocopilot.net forums.
Recently he has taken an interest in HDR photography and is keen to experiment with it's application in filmmaking.
Education
It is fair to say that JC Monaghan and the traditional education system did not get on well: he fell well behind his classmates in the final years of High School, and although he still excelled in examinations, his coursework was not complete and there was growing pressure from his school to catch up and finish school. Finally in the last months of his compulsory education career, and with help from some notable teachers who gave time and energy to help him, he caught up and succeeded in his GCSEs. By the end of his time at HGHS his relationship with the majority of the senior staff at the school were frayed to say the least, one senior staff member told him as he left the school gates for the final time that he 'wouldn't do well' in the real world.
After starting a course in Film Production at The Manchester College the same problems emerged which he had in high school - he fell behind in the paperwork but his practical work was very good. It was only at college after 12 years in the education system that he was found to be dyslexic/dyspraxic.
In a twist of irony one of the reasons he was removed from his Film Production college course is because he'd been taking too much time off to actually make a film (Two Blue Lines).
One of his tutors at college was Lawrence Gough, director of Salvage and The Drought.
Career
He has had several short films, music videos, and similarly low-budget productions released in the past five years, and October 2010 will see the biggest release to date - Two Blue Lines.
Two Blue Lines was written, directed, edited, and largely shot by JC Monaghan, and was funded partly by the local youth service, and partly by the NHS. The producers intended Monaghan to make an educational film, but he is widely reported as distancing his film from being perceived as an educational film. He instead claims that the film is a solid drama, which could well be used in an educational environment just as much as it could be used in an entertainment environment. Distribution of the film will be handled by Monaghan's film company 'Monaghan Media', who also produced the short. It will be released to schools and youth services nationally with an accompanying educational pack, and online to the general public without. Development on Two Blue Lines started in January 2009, and the film will be released in October 2010, meaning the film has taken 21 months to be made. The film will likely stay in distribution for a further 5-10 years, and will survive online permanently.
In early 2010 Monaghan and close friend and radio presenter Darryl Morris interviewed The Stereophonics for XFM backstage before their performance at the MEN Arena.
Monaghan is actively developing an idea for an epic war film, no further information is in the public domain.
Personal Life
JC Monaghan, real name James Christopher Monaghan, was born on 6th February 1992 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, the town where he has lived since.
He took an active interest in politics and current affairs from an early age. He also took an interest in drama and acting, later at High School this developed into filmmaking.
At college he became friends with (later fellow dropout and subsequently radio presenter and producer for The BBC, Galaxy, and XFM) Darryl Morris. He also met Warren Croft at college who has since joined JC as a partner in Monaghan Media. He also became friends with Saf Akhtar, director of short film 'Honour', and his co-writer on many of his projects.
He took an interest in VFX and has self-taught himself some skills in Adobe's After Effects using the internet, often using Andrew Kramer's Videocopilot.net forums.
Recently he has taken an interest in HDR photography and is keen to experiment with it's application in filmmaking.
Education
It is fair to say that JC Monaghan and the traditional education system did not get on well: he fell well behind his classmates in the final years of High School, and although he still excelled in examinations, his coursework was not complete and there was growing pressure from his school to catch up and finish school. Finally in the last months of his compulsory education career, and with help from some notable teachers who gave time and energy to help him, he caught up and succeeded in his GCSEs. By the end of his time at HGHS his relationship with the majority of the senior staff at the school were frayed to say the least, one senior staff member told him as he left the school gates for the final time that he 'wouldn't do well' in the real world.
After starting a course in Film Production at The Manchester College the same problems emerged which he had in high school - he fell behind in the paperwork but his practical work was very good. It was only at college after 12 years in the education system that he was found to be dyslexic/dyspraxic.
In a twist of irony one of the reasons he was removed from his Film Production college course is because he'd been taking too much time off to actually make a film (Two Blue Lines).
One of his tutors at college was Lawrence Gough, director of Salvage and The Drought.
Career
He has had several short films, music videos, and similarly low-budget productions released in the past five years, and October 2010 will see the biggest release to date - Two Blue Lines.
Two Blue Lines was written, directed, edited, and largely shot by JC Monaghan, and was funded partly by the local youth service, and partly by the NHS. The producers intended Monaghan to make an educational film, but he is widely reported as distancing his film from being perceived as an educational film. He instead claims that the film is a solid drama, which could well be used in an educational environment just as much as it could be used in an entertainment environment. Distribution of the film will be handled by Monaghan's film company 'Monaghan Media', who also produced the short. It will be released to schools and youth services nationally with an accompanying educational pack, and online to the general public without. Development on Two Blue Lines started in January 2009, and the film will be released in October 2010, meaning the film has taken 21 months to be made. The film will likely stay in distribution for a further 5-10 years, and will survive online permanently.
In early 2010 Monaghan and close friend and radio presenter Darryl Morris interviewed The Stereophonics for XFM backstage before their performance at the MEN Arena.
Monaghan is actively developing an idea for an epic war film, no further information is in the public domain.
Freddie James Weinke, Jr. (born December 13, 1982 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) was a professional American football player who retired in 2009 and recently coached the Defensive Backs at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls this past 2009 NCAA's Division III football season in the WIAC conference.
High school career
Weinke was a 2001 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall in Saint Paul where he was class mates with Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins (MLB.) Weinke was ranked in Max Emfinger Top 100 BlueChips and was an All-Region Selection by SuperPrep Magazine in 2000. Weinke played Defensive End on the 1999 5A State Championship Team and the 5A State Championship Runner-Up team in 2000. Weinke was coached by Rick Kallok, NFL high school coach of the year in 2006.
College career
Weinke accepted a scholarship to play for the University of South Dakota in 2001 but ended up leaving the team during the 2001 season to transfer to Iowa State University in 2002. Weinke was a Division II to Division I transfer-rule and had to sit out the 2002 season. Weinke re-joined the team in 2003 but suffered an injury during off-season training which led to 2 knee surgeries in 2003 and 2004.
Professional career
Weinke entered the NFL Draft in 2005 but went undrafted but was invited to several team rookie mini camps. He did sign a contract to play for the Personal Assurance Knights of the British American Football League in 2005. Next season, Weinke played Tight End for the Marion Mayhem of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL) which is now called the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2006. In 2007, Weinke started the arena season with the Central Valley Coyotes located in Fresno, California of the Arena Football League 2 af2. He was named a key new face to the Coyotes on the af2 league website. He ended the arena season playing Defensive End for the Springfield Stallions of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) located in Springfield, Illinois. In 2007 and 2008 Weinke was invited to the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats mini-camps. He then was assigned to the Lubbock Renegades of the Arena Football League 2 for the 2008 af2 season, but finished the season playing for the Sioux City Bandits of the United Indoor Football league in Sioux City, Iowa Freddie is now officially retired from professional football and turned his profession to coaching at the NCAA college football level.
References
*The Official Website of Freddie Weinke
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High school career
Weinke was a 2001 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall in Saint Paul where he was class mates with Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins (MLB.) Weinke was ranked in Max Emfinger Top 100 BlueChips and was an All-Region Selection by SuperPrep Magazine in 2000. Weinke played Defensive End on the 1999 5A State Championship Team and the 5A State Championship Runner-Up team in 2000. Weinke was coached by Rick Kallok, NFL high school coach of the year in 2006.
College career
Weinke accepted a scholarship to play for the University of South Dakota in 2001 but ended up leaving the team during the 2001 season to transfer to Iowa State University in 2002. Weinke was a Division II to Division I transfer-rule and had to sit out the 2002 season. Weinke re-joined the team in 2003 but suffered an injury during off-season training which led to 2 knee surgeries in 2003 and 2004.
Professional career
Weinke entered the NFL Draft in 2005 but went undrafted but was invited to several team rookie mini camps. He did sign a contract to play for the Personal Assurance Knights of the British American Football League in 2005. Next season, Weinke played Tight End for the Marion Mayhem of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL) which is now called the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2006. In 2007, Weinke started the arena season with the Central Valley Coyotes located in Fresno, California of the Arena Football League 2 af2. He was named a key new face to the Coyotes on the af2 league website. He ended the arena season playing Defensive End for the Springfield Stallions of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) located in Springfield, Illinois. In 2007 and 2008 Weinke was invited to the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats mini-camps. He then was assigned to the Lubbock Renegades of the Arena Football League 2 for the 2008 af2 season, but finished the season playing for the Sioux City Bandits of the United Indoor Football league in Sioux City, Iowa Freddie is now officially retired from professional football and turned his profession to coaching at the NCAA college football level.
References
*The Official Website of Freddie Weinke
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Ramu Damodaran is currently the Deputy Director of Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. The Service is responsible for the Department’s relationships with non-governmental organisations and educational institutions as well as programmes for the general public, including exhibits, guided tours, concerts and DPI special events. It also publishes the UN Chronicle, in print and online. His earlier assignments with the Organization have included the Departments of Peacekeeping and Special Political Questions as well as the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. He is a member of the Indian Foreign Service and his last national position was that of Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1994. He has also served in the Indian diplomatic missions in Moscow and at the United Nations and in assignments in New Delhi including responsibilities relating to the Department of Culture and a series of “Festivals of India” held throughout the world. Prior to joining national government service, he worked extensively in Indian mass media, including television, radio and print publications.
Sandra Wilken is a real estate professional from Scottsdale, Arizona. Sandra began her company Sandra Wilken Luxury Properties in 1985 with a staff of just three in her home office—now Charles Barkley’s residence-SWLP has evolved to become the State’s leading luxury real estate firm. First recognized for selling the first and last home in the coveted Gainey Ranch community in Scottsdale, today Sandra Wilken’s firm employs more than 13 agents and is focused on listings and sales of $500k-plus homes across the Valley.
She has notably worked with the Kesan Builders, Cadalic Fairview, & Mark Bourough (Gainey Ranch). Sandra currently partners with Luxury Home Magazine, National Title Company, Desert Lifestyle Publishing, Tiny Factory LLC, & High Res Media, LLC.
She has notably worked with the Kesan Builders, Cadalic Fairview, & Mark Bourough (Gainey Ranch). Sandra currently partners with Luxury Home Magazine, National Title Company, Desert Lifestyle Publishing, Tiny Factory LLC, & High Res Media, LLC.