PAUL GIADA

Creator/Producer of the Jadecats™

Credits also include:
Writing, Music, and Web Design for the project

ON WRITING

Paul Giada has been writing ever since he was a child. During his earliest stages, he created comic book characters and entire worlds in which they existed. Since he was not the best artist, however, they never came into fruition. Nevertheless, notebooks were devoted to the writing portion and character development.

High school is when Paul really began to take his writing seriously. He wrote volumes of poetry and short stories. While in college, he began to get some of his work published. However, he still couldn't fathom a writing career. He graduated instead with a degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, minoring in Eastern Philosophy.

A year later, he went back to school at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He studied to become an English teacher, specializing in creative writing and film. More poems and short stories were published. Upon graduating from the University of Colorado, he could no longer fend off his calling for a career in the Entertainment Industry.

Paul finally left for Hollywood. His goal: to become an influential screenwriter, director, and producer. He is a graduate of the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program. Since living in LA, Paul has already written eight feature-length screenplays and seven short films (one of which, Tempus Fugit, Paul also directed and produced). The Jadecats, on the other hand, has been an idea in development for many years, waiting for just the right time. Finally, that time has arrived and the world is ready for it.

ON THE MARTIAL ARTS

During middle school, Paul began studying the martial arts. He started off in a Karate class and studied there throughout high school. Once he received his black belt, Paul moved on to study Chinese Kung Fu. He began in the Hung Gar style (Tiger/Crane) and moved through a series of teachers in college until he graduated. He studied such varied styles as Eagle Claw, Black Dragon, Praying Mantis, White Lotus, and Drunken Monkey.

But it wasn't until he reached Colorado that his true expertise was reached. During his five year stay, Paul studied with Shirfu Christophe, a master of Tai Chi Chuan and Shaolin Longfist. He quickly excelled and was awarded a black sash (belt) several years later. He won many tournaments during his peak and went on to win the 1997 National Kung Fu Championships. His teacher was also a local movie star, starring in many low-budget martial arts films. This furthered Paul's knowledge and drive for the movies.

Since being in LA, Paul has choreographed and acted in several low-budget martial arts films. But it is time for his true calling to be realized: Screenwriting and Production. Armed with an expert sense of action and a head full of Eastern culture, it seemed only natural that the Jadecats would fight their way out of Paul's temple of imagination into the jadelight, er... limelight that is.