Production Bio

JK HSA Los Angeles Native, Ms. Kelly has spent the past 15 years leveraging her Business Consulting background to hone her skills as a Development Producer.  She launched her Entertainment Industry career with a comprehensive film slate package for Academy Award-winning Producers Mel Brooks & Jonathan Sanger and their company, BrooksFilms Entertainment.

Under Mr. Sanger’s guidance, Jacqueline then teamed up for two years with his protégé, Avi Haas, who is now in development on an exciting big-budget Science Fiction feature based on the television series, UFO.

From there, Ms. Kelly went on to work for a year with renowned Director, Bill Duke to develop his film and television production slate.

Jacqueline spent the next several years working with select independent production companies in developing feature film & television projects – including scripted and reality shows – and she produced many television commercials & promotional videos.

Ms. Kelly came into her own with her feature film, SUTURES, which she co-wrote and produced.  This film was a Shriekfest Finalist and was nominated for a Reaper AWARD for best Direct-to-Video title.

“Over the years, I have recommended Ms. Kelly to other producers, and have heard nothing but excellent feedback on her availability, eagerness, performance and especially, her character.”

~ Jonathan Sanger | Academy Award-Winning Producer

Production Resume

Production Services

Jacqueline has worked with exceptional talent on projects ranging from low budget Reality Pilots to multimillion dollar feature films. In this time, she has learned to adapt and collaborate at all levels from the top down.

Ms. Kelly has developed select relationships with a number of talented producers, directors, writers, editors, graphic artists, musicians and key crew who are prepared to collaborate with her on an as-needed basis.

As a result, she consistently produces quality projects that transcend budgeting constraints alongside festival, Clio, and Emmy winning crews.

Jacqueline’s primary goal is to bring your vision to life.

The best way to accomplish this is through her unique, integrated approach of involving clients in everything from selecting the writer and director, to casting and even in post-production music, foley, ADR and editing processes.

PRODUCTION SERVICES

JK at Zakar

Development Services

  • Concept Development
  • Copy & Script-Writing
  • Script-Doctoring
  • Storyboarding
  • Budgeting
  • Investor Packages
  • Establish Entertainment Business Entity
  • Oversee Project Partnership & Offerings
  • Agreements
  • Production Contracts
  • Acquire Director
  • Source & Hire Key Personnel

Pre-Production Services

  • Source & Hire Crew
  • Location Scouting
  • Crew Deal Memos
  • Scheduling
  • Casting
  • Cast Deal Memos

Principle Production Services

  • Hands-On During Principal Photography
  • Excellent Problem-Solving Capabilities
  • Expert Budget Awareness
  • Expert Project & Time Management
  • Extensively Trained to Coach On-Screen Talent

Post-Production Services

  • Substantive Editing Input
  • Instinctive Music | Sound | Foley | ADR Input
  • Strong Color Timing Instincts
  • Comfortable with Domestic & Foreign Deliverables for Theatrical, Television, and Cable Distribution.

Video Gallery

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Scripts 411

SUTURES (Released July 2010)

Psychological Thriller/Horror
By Brian Moon, Carlos Lauchu & Jacqueline A. Kelly

Logline: A group of longtime friends converge on a fatal course with destiny when they cross paths with Alexander Tatum, a mercenary surgeon who Stop at nothing to harvest human body parts. “Silence of the Lambs” meets the better half of the first “Hostel.”

Tagline: Somewhere between Heaven & Hell lie the nightmares of man’s transgressions against himself. Against his children… and their children…

HILL COUNTRY

Drama/Psychological Thriller
Based on a True Story
By Jacqueline A. Kelly

Logline: A Texas family terrorizes the Hill Country highways as they exact revenge for their own tragedy by hunting down hitchhikers, keeping them as slaves, and torturing them for pleasure. “No Country for Old Men” meets “Misery.”

Tagline: There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to decide between saving his own skin and doing what’s right.

THE LAST VAMPIRE – Eternal Nights

Drama/Supernatural Thriller
By C.L. Sicona, Jacqueline A. Kelly & Brian Moon

Logline: The hidden Vampyre Nation is almost gone from this world. Their numbers have fallen from the hundreds of thousands to mere dozens over time until only a few remain. “Interview With a Vampire” meets “The Crow.”

Tagline: “Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven” ~ John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667. (Milton was a Vampyre.)

MISSING TIME – The Straights of Makinaw

Sci-Fi/Psychological Thriller
By Jacqueline A. Kelly

Logline: A group of strangers awake to find themselves thrust into chaos together. None of them know how or why they got there, but all of them want out. They do, however have one thing in common – they are all Missing Time. No. two things in common – they want it to stop and they will do anything to stop it. “The Butterfly Effect” meets “The 4th Kind.”

Tagline: The only thing worse than Missing Time is remembering what happened to you.

PHOENIX RISING

Sci-Fi/Action
By Carlos Lauchu, Brian Moon & Jacqueline A. Kelly

Logline: An elite Army Unit finds itself trapped with beasts that simply cannot die. “Aliens” meets “The Mummy” with immortal creatures.

Tagline: They’ve lived down there for thousands of years… and they’re hungry.

Film Accolades

SUTURES Professional Reviews

“The story is much more textured and complex than your usual teen romp blood bath flick… The ending offers an emotionally satisfying, albeit gory conclusion with twist that many horror fans have always wanted to witness. In all this is a movie that shows potential and makes me anxious to see what the writers and director do next.”
~ Doug MacLean, CelebrityWonder.com

“Sutures is a really well made horror movie that I can see myself revisiting in the future.”
~ John Shatzer, GutMunchers.com

“Sutures is a film that has a little bit more to offer than the average indie Horror film.”
~ Rick L. Blalock, TerrorHook.com

“Sutures clips along at a nice pace with some solid acting from the leads and secondary characters.”
~ 28 Days Later Analysis

“Sutures… knows how to generate suspense, terror, panic, and confusion. Sutures passes with flying colors.”
~ BigDaddyHorrorReviews.com

“Carlos Lauchu meanwhile cuts a striking figure as the killer.”
~ Mark H. Harris, About.com Guide

“There is some good acting, decent cinematography, excellent gore and makeup effects, and any Prine sighting is welcome… so, I guess I’m saying Sutures is like elective surgery: proceed at your own risk.”
~ Staci Layne, Horror.com

SUTURES Blockbuster Videos Fan Reviews

5 Stars Diana W.
“Gore was relevant and not just gratuitous – a welcome change from the standard horror film blood-and-guts-everywhere-but-no-plot-format.”

4.5 Stars Ryan M.
“Good acting and good gore. Solid horror movie, definitely worth renting.”

4.5 Stars Brian T.
“My kind of movie”

SUTURES Amazon Fan Reviews

4 Stars RobberMan
“For an independent production, this things rocks. The story is amazing, the production values are great. And an ending you just don’t see coming.

5 Stars solrac
“Finally… an intelligent psychological thriller/horror that instantly grabs your attention and holds on to it with a well groomed storyline. Great acting. good character development, and unexpected twists that lead up to a startling surprise ending makes ‘Sutures’ is a must see.”

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