Jerry Alden Deal – Filmmaker
After writing several spec screenplays in the early 80’s, Jerry was first hired professionally to write a screenplay in 1985. Over the following twenty-five years he was hired several times to develop and write other screenplays. In that same period several other spec scripts of his were also optioned. However, after many of these projects never got into production or were never finished after going into production, he became wary of this world of development hell.
Over the years Jerry also worked on other filmmaker’s projects, learning the nuts and bolts of production, and working from production assistant to producer, as well as directing several shorts. In addition, he spent several years at Sony Pictures Entertainment, working in a highly sensitive, often litigious financial department. This gave him quite an education into how the industry really works at the studio level, from the inside out.
In the late 90’s and early new millennium Jerry took three years off from the film business and became CEO & President of 1stBuy.com, an Internet company, during the intense dot-com roller coaster ride, experiencing all the craziness of the highest highs to the lowest lows. During this period he grew his management skills to a level he would need for his next endeavor.
Now, after being frustrated with how the traditional film development process worked and reinvigorated by his internet experience, Jerry decided to set up a production company to develop his own projects. Thus, his seventeenth screenplay, Dreams Awake was born, which he also directed and produced. In 2007, after several years of development and many drafts later, Dreams Awake finally went into production, it being Jerry’s feature directorial debut. In addition, Dreams Awake is the first film completely written, shot and edited in the Mt. Shasta area. It is slated to be released in early 2011.
Jerry also has several other feature film projects in development, with ‘One Hand Clapping’ and ‘The God Dilemma’ being at the top of his list. In addition, he is developing the sequels to Dreams Awake; ‘Portal 2012′ and ‘Finding Daylight’, the other pieces to his “Awaken Trilogy.” All these projects reflect his interest in mystical and metaphysical subject matter.
Jane Berry Deal – Executive Producer
Berry has always strived to live with passion and direction, “giving shape to society, not taking society’s shape”. To this end, she has spent more than 30 years as a teacher, developer, executive and regional director with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Responding to local community needs, Berry has planned, managed, organized, and implemented numerous events, programs, and campaigns throughout the western United States, most notably helping to start youth development programs and facilities on Native American lands. Berry’s motivational and creative nature has spilled over to different mediums, i.e. writing and film. Her passion in exploring the human potential has allowed Berry to pursue alternative healing, meditation and sacred geometry.
Berry received her B.A in Humanities from New College at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York and her Masters in Nonprofit Management and Education from United States International University in San Diego, CA. Her networking, fundraising, and management skills have been paramount in moving Way To Go Media’s film projects forward.
Jay R. Deal – PMD / Producer of Marketing & Distribution – Internet Marketing & Transmedia Architect
A problem solver by nature and a dreamer by design, Jay’s creative and technical talents lie across a myriad of multi-faceted disciplines. They include skill sets in business management, online marketing, graphic design, internet consulting and web development, website design, various programming languages and protocols, and database design and management, as well as the new innovative, story-forming anarchy of transmedia world creation.
Over the past twenty years Jay has worked in various capacities for several large companies, including USAA and AIG, as well as consulting with many others, such as Diamond Shamrock, 1stBuy.com and various outdoor television personalities, and managing his own businesses, OmniMex, an international export company, Dominion Quest, a web development company, Refacciones.com, an online wholesale export application, and Sites & Visions, a web design company. He not only built numerous web applications for these companies, but also created online communities and e-commerce sites for several of them.
Jay has always had the drive to be ahead of the game, no matter which one he is working at or playing. Throughout his life one could say that he was ‘the right person’ but just ‘a little too early.’ But that is now changing, as he is hitting the mark with the emerging marriage of creativity and technology in the narrative planning and implementation for new forms of media.
Jay will be working hard to bring order from chaos for Way To Go Media’s marketing efforts, and its new foray into this expanding world of transmedia storytelling, story-showing and story-forming. His varied expertise in these areas is a great asset to our company’s future growth.
Movies should be a positive expression that there is hope, mercy, justice
and charity. It is the filmmaker’s responsibility to emphasize the
positive qualities of humanity by showing the triumph
of the individual over adversity.”
Frank Capra
