Meet Jim Lawrence

Dr. Jim Lawrence Professor of Communication Studies at Gardner-Webb University Free-lance writer/photographer/videographer B.A., Pfeiffer University; M.Div., Duke University; M.A., California State University-Northridge; Ph.D., Florida State University At Gardner-Webb, Jim’s areas of expertise include video production, film, scriptwriting and theatre. He has directed two major student produced movies, THE LEGACY and THE ATONEMENT . Jim worked a number of years in the Los Angeles film and television industries. He is a member of both the Writers and Directors Guilds and has written several 2-hour movies for network television: "Child of Glass" and "The Sky Trap" for Walt Disney Productions and "Missing Children: A Mother's Story" for Warner Bros./CBS. He also wrote and directed "Truce In The Forest," a multiple-award-winning Christmas film. He has also been active in the theatre, directing plays for the Downey Civic Light Opera, Whittier-La Mirada Civic Light Opera, Burbank Civic Light Opera, and Asheville Community Theatre. Jim has produced the “Paws” DVD and has taken hundreds of digital photographs for the organization. His photos are featured in the annual “Paws” calendar as well as on bookmarks, greeting cards and other specialty items. You can reach him here

Link to “The Atonement” website:  http://web.mac.com/happyjim1/iWeb/The%20Atonement/Welcome.html