About Smart Girls Productions
Melody Jackson, Ph.D., is a Top Five Screenplay Analyst in Hollywood.
"Meeting Melody Jackson, by chance, was the single most important event in the early stages of my career. The gates of success are finally starting to open wide. This can all be traced back to her."
Tom Baxter, MA
"As a new screenwriter, Melody's critiques and feedback have been the most valuable tools I've had. Her service is like having a personal friend in Hollywood you trust and respect for your story structure and development"
Robert Stewart, CA
General Background
Smart Girls Productions was founded in February of 1992 by Melody Jackson to cater to the business needs of actors and screenwriters. The success of the company reflects the extent of its effectiveness and the need for this type of professional business service for actors and writers all over the U.S. Smart Girls continues to refine services and create new products to assist actors and screenwriters in their careers. Smart Girls is an ongoing annual sponsor of the Roy E. Dean Film & Video Grant.
Smart Girls was incorporated in late 1999 and continues to grow every year. By using unique marketing, consulting and motivational services and strategies Smart Girls has helped thousands of actors, screenwriters and film industry professionals successfully move forward in their careers and closer to realizing their dreams.
Philosophy
To be part of your team as you move through the various stages of your Hollywood career. We want to help you develop your materials, promote your work, and to be satisfied (thrilled, in fact) with the results from using our services. When you become a Smart Girls client, you create your own, personal promotion team. We want to share your successes and be proud that we could contribute to them. We value you--you are our business.
About CEO Dr. Melody Jackson
Dr. Melody Jackson, CEO & founder of Smart Girls, is ranked as one of the Top 5 Script Analysts in the country and "Highly Recommended" by Creative Screenwriting, which also recommends Smart Girls Marketing Services. Melody has produced one short movie and one documentary and her articles and interviews have been published in scr(i)pt magazine, Creative Screenwriting, the Television Academy's Emmy Magazine, Screenwriter Magazine, and the Hollywood Scriptwriter, among other publications.
Prior to starting Smart Girls in February of 1992, Melody Jackson was a highly successful sales and marketing specialist, offering customized distribution revenue tracking software to the film industry.
Melody founded Smart Girls in 1992, fulfilling her dream of owning her own business. Using her knowledge of the film industry, marketing, and computers, she designed her own systems for tracking "who's who" data that would contribute to promoting herself, her company, and the most important people of all, her clients.
Melody has received lots of attention for her work and has been invited to speak at a number of prestigious events. Her coaching for her clients has resulted in major shifts in how they see themselves and what is possible for their careers.
Creative Screenwriting, one of the largest and most prestigious national publications for screenwriters, ranked Melody as one of the Top 5 Script Analysts in the country and also recommended Smart Girls Marketing Services.
Melody's articles have appeared in scr(i)pt magazine, Hollywood Scriptwriter, and How To Master the Art of Cold Reading.
As a member of SAG, AFTRA, IFPwest, and LACMA, (Visit our resources section for links to these organizations), Melody has produced one featurette (High Hopes -- which she wrote and starred in), and one documentary video (From Mother Earth to Father Heaven). She has been hired to write other feature scripts and offered many assignments.
She was interviewed for her marketing expertise by Emmy Magazine, a publication of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Melody previously co-hosted the top monthly networking event in town, the Hollywood Networking Breakfast at Paramount Studios, sponsored by Changing Images in America.
As an active public speaker and success and creativity coach Melody also provides seminars, audiotapes and CDs for the entertainment industry, corporations, and the general public on how mythic principles and ideas can enrich your life and your creativity.
Melody Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Ball State University (with a minor in business and dance) and has completed her Ph.D. in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California.
As part of completing her Ph.D., Melody wrote an academic book titled "The Mythic Power of Film," in which she identifies four dimensions through which film creates its deep impact. The book explores on a deep psychological, cultural, and mythological level why we love the movies, why they mean so much to us, and how they ultimately get us in touch with the deepest part of ourselves. This book is relevant for both individuals who love the movies and for film industry professionals who wish to have a fresh, new, in-depth mythological perspective on why audiences respond to films as they do.
Dr. Jackson's latest major is currently underway and will be rolled out in 2008. Check back periodically for details. You won't be disappointed!