For the past twelve years I've been freelancing in the film business in the craft services and wardrobe departments.  It's been a great way of making a living because it has given me plenty of time to write.  But when you're doing craft services and you tell people you're really a writer they usually laugh in your face.  So I've lived a double life, and it's been hard.  My creative side has been hurting.  I felt I was losing touch with my true dreams of being involved in the process of film-making.  Especially the process of writing and telling stories.  My plots, characters, and ideas were just mounting up, without anywhere to go...
 
 

January 1998:

       I first created Jamie's Way as an experiment.  It was originally going to be a short film that simply gave me experience as a writer and director.  But the more I worked on the website, and talked to my friends, family, cast and crew- the more I realized it was something more than a one-time short.  It WAS a series- An Internet Series!  And once the video footage was actually on the web, and hits were flocking to the site, we realized it was the "I Love Lucy" of the Internet!  The first of it's kind- an "Internet teen Drama"! 
 

       Jamie's Way still has a long way to go.  One day there will be over 100 episodes on the web in front of you- ready to be watched at any time.  But until we find the proper funding, we can only do as much as we can.  So we're plugging away at it- and building this BABY UP!  I hope you enjoy our website, and find all kinds of little surprises in it!  And I hope that you enjoy the characters of Jamie Watts, and her friends as much as I do- and you continue to get to know them as we continue to build them!  Thank you!  EM
 

• "Hairspray", directed by John Waters!  My first film!  I was an intern in the wardrobe department. I also did wardrobe on:  "Dick" (an assistant for a day), "The Jealous God" (wardrobe designer), "Washington Square" (assisted).
• I spent the summer in 1990 working as Kevin Bacon's personal assistant on the film , "He Said, She Said"    He's such a great guy! "Hi Kevin!"
• I have worked on a lot of films in the craft services department, including: "12 Monkeys", "Contact", "Mars Attacks", "Major League 2", "Deep Impact", "Adversaries","Liberty Heights", "Random Hearts", "Pecker", "Cecil B. Demented", "The Replacements" , "Gods and Generals", "Hanssen" (NBC TV movie)
• Recently-  I worked on the first and second seasons of the new HBO series "The Wire" as craft services key.    I absolutely adored the cast and crew of that show!  That was my  most favorite job as of yet, and I can't wait until season three!!!!!! 

       I spent three months in the summer of 2000 working on the WB series "Young Americans".  We were all disappointed that it was canceled  :(  And I know there are still tons of fans still chatting about it on the message boards.  I'm very grateful to "Young Americans" because it put me to work for three solid months and gave me enough money to finance our third episode of Jamie's Way!!  We also have tons of pics from the Young Americans set! 

** If you're interested in hiring me for Craft Services, please contact by e-mail at jamiesway1@aol.com
I have a full craft services kit, plus I'm a member of the I.A.T.S.E.  Union,  Local 487
 

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS, AND THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES!!  (AS IF YOU COULDN'T GUESS THAT!) For more of my home team spirit- please go to my NEWS section!  I'll CHEER those RAVENS any day!
(And those Orioles!  Hi Cal Ripken, Jr.  xxooxxoo)

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD,  SAM SHEPHERD,  JOYCE CAROL OATES,  LEWIS CAROL,  ARTHUR MILLER

FAVORITE DIRECTORS: 

JOHN WATERS, BARRY LEVINSON, TERRY GILLIAM, JODY FOSTER

TV- directors: James Whitmore Jr. (Young Americans, baby!!) 
(Hi!  Jim and Handel!)

Also- I totally adore 

FAVORITE ACTORS: 

AL PACHINO, JOHN LEGUIZAMO, MARLON BRANDO, GENE KELLY, KEVIN BACON, GEORGE CLOONEY, WILL SMITH, SAM SHEPHERD, AND JACK NICHOLSON, TOM BERRENGER, AND KEVIN COSTNER.

My HOTTEST three actors:  George Clooney, Matthew Perry, Brad Pitt and Ben Afleck

FAVORITE ACTRESSES: 

NORMA JEAN BAKER- ( she played the best Marilyn Monroe that ever was- ever will be)

JUDY GARLAND, ELLEN BARKIN, KIM BASINGER,  KATHLEEN TURNER, MERYL STREEP, ANNE MARGARET, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, HEATHER LOCKLEAR, SHARON STONE and JENNIFER ANISTON!!  

** Newest favorite actress:  Jennifer Lopez- I Luv, luv, luv her!!!!  And she and Ben are so adorable!!
 

FAVORITE MOVIES: 

WIZARD OF OZ,  SINGING IN THE RAIN,  DOG DAY AFTERNOON, SEA OF LOVE, SIESTA, THE COLOR PURPLE, 12 MONKEYS, ST. ELMOS FIRE, THE OUTSIDERS, GIANT,  REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, FOOL FOR LOVE, AND ALL THE CLASSICS! 

FREAK, BY JOHN LEGUIZAMO AND DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE!! 
And also "The Summer of Sam", also directed by Spike Lee and starring John  Leguizamo!  What a scary but sexy movie!  I just saw it recently and LOVED it!!
 

* I LOVE PLAYS LIKE "STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE", "GOLDEN BOY", "GLASS MANAGERIE", "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"

FAVORITE CHARACTERS:  MAGGIE FROM "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF", AND STANLEY FROM "STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE",  and I also have always loved Jules, and Nadine from the Joyce Carol Oates book, "Them"
 

CHRIS ISAAC, U2, BACON BROTHERS, METALICA, 3 DOG NIGHT, MADONNA, JEWEL, TORI AMOS, BLUES TRAVELER, AND ANYTHING 80'S- MISSING PERSONS, DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, THE FIXX, AND THE SMITHS.

I LOVE THE ACCOUSTIC SOUND, BUT ALSO JUST PLAIN CLASSIC ROCK!

THESE DAYS I ALSO LISTEN TO MY SHARE OF POP- BECAUSE OF JAMIE'S WAY.  AS FAR AS TODAYS POP STARS I ADORE BRITNEY SPEARS, BACKSTREET BOYS, AND RICKY MARTIN! (RICKY WILL MAKE A COME-BACK!)

Also- all the bands that we have used so far- or will use in Jamie's Way!  Check them out in the Jamie's Way Music section, and at Jamie's Way Radio!