James has a broad range of work and life experience behind him, working in the film industry in Australia and New Zealand, to producing his own films, to working as an interior and architectural designer in his own business. He has a strong eye in planning, development, production and management, and creatively in production design, writing, directing and cinematography. James, through his production company, Shrimpton Film, focuses on writing and developing his own projects while looking to support others in theirs. He prides himself as being articulate, detailed focused and technically minded.