Jeffrey michael bays.
FILMMAKER / SPEAKER / HITCHCOCK WHISPERER
SPEAKING EVENTS
COME TO MY WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Contact info@borgus.com for booking...
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February 25, 2024 - Pendance Film Festival, Toronto, Between the Scenes
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May 24-25, 2019 - FOCAL, Switzerland
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April 6, 2019 - Kentucky Wesleyan Film Festival, Owensboro, Suspense With a Camera
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Nov 2018 - Atlanta Pitch Summit: workshop Suspense With a Camera
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July 2018 - Panelist and presenter at University Film and Video Association conference, Las Cruces, NM
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Nov 11, 2017 - St. Louis International Film Festival: Suspense with a Camera
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Sept 23, 2017 - Buffalo Niagara Film Festival: Creating the Ultimate Suspense, Hitchock Style
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June 24, 2017 - ScriptFest, Burbank: presentation on Hitchcock suspense techniques.
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November 10, 2016 - Faultline Film Festival: presentation on Hitchcock techniques.
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June 24 & 25, 2016 - Palm Springs ShortFest: roundtable on scene tectonics and presentation on Hitchcock techniques.
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June 19, 2015 - Palm Springs ShortFest roundtable discussion
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October 18, 2014 - Writers Store in Burbank, book signing.
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October 2014 - Book signings at CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision) conference at Hyatt in Newport Beach, CA.
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September 27, 2014 - Workshop at Moondance International Film Festival, Boulder, CO.
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August 2014 - Panelist at University Film and Video Association conference, Bozeman, MT.
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June 2014 - Workshop at Great American Pitchfest in Burbank, CA.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN MY TWO DIRECTING BOOKS IN STORES OR MY ARTICLES IN MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE & LA SCREENWRITER. "SUSPENSE WITH A CAMERA" UNCOVERS THE SUSPENSE TACTICS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK, AND "BETWEEN THE SCENES" EXPLORES THE DRAMATIC USE OF SCENE TRANSITIONS.
HITChcock series
ALFRED HITCHCOCK CHANGED CINEMA FOR THE BETTER, SHAPING THE VISUAL STORYTELLING METHODS THAT ARE STILL USED TODAY. WATCH MY DOCUMENTARIES FOR FREE:
BIO TIMELINE
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO KNOW ABOUT ME, BUT HERE IS THE BIG STUFF
2000
NEVER SEE THE OTHER SIDE
Comedy Album
Jeffrey performs all the voices in this surrealistic audio take on politics and media at the turn of the century.
2002
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Audio Production
Webster University, St. Louis, USA
2003 - 2023
NOT FROM SPACE
SiriusXM Radio Play
Broadcast to millions over five years, winner of Mark Time Award & Communicator Award
2007
OFFING DAVID
Feature Film
Jeffrey directed this suspense/comedy to experiment with Alfred Hitchcock techniques
2011
MASTER OF ARTS
Cinema Studies
LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia
2013
BETWEEN THE SCENES
Filmmaking Book
Based on his thesis research, this book explores the dramatic choices filmmakers make at scene transitions
2015-TODAY
HITCH20
Docu-Series
Jeffrey brings together a group of filmmakers to explore the forgotten 20 episodes of television directed by Alfred Hitchcock
2017
SUSPENSE WITH A CAMERA
Filmmaking Book
Jeffrey's quintessential exploration of the suspense techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock and other directors
2022
FAKE NEWS MOVIE
Feature Film (In Production)
A modern-day Citizen Kane about a billionaire who faces his greed on the day aliens arrive
2023
HIGHWAY STRIPES
Comedy Album
Jeffrey does all the voices in this compilation of comedy sketches, radio parodies, & the antics of the fictional rock band Highway Stripes.
CONTACT
Feel free to contact me if you have questions about my books, would like to arrange an interview, or if you think we should work together!
Tel: 660.202.3189