Jean-Pierre Isbouts (born 1954) is a professor in the Social Sciences PhD program of Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, and an archaeologist, author, screenwriter, director, and producer of works addressing various historical periods, particularly the time period of Jesus and that of Renaissance and post-Renaissance art. Biography Education and early works Born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Isbouts studied Attic Greek and Latin, archaeology, art history and musicology at Leiden University in 1980. He received his PhD from Columbia University in New York, writing his dissertation on the American Beaux-Arts architecture firm of Carrère and Hastings. In 1983, Isbouts wrote and directed one of the first documentary works specifically created for the LaserDisc format, and "the first successful commercial videodisc to index and show art works". The piece, Van Gogh Revisited, was one side of Vincent Van Gogh: A Portrait in Two Parts, examining the life and works of Vincent van Gogh; the other side features a performance of the one-man-play by its author and co-director of the project, Leonard Nimoy. Isbouts, as executive producer, expanded this into a Great Arts Series by 1991, with multiple installments allowing users to "explore art galleries and paintings while listening to music of the period", including installments on The French Impressionists (1991), The Art of the Czars (1992), and Dutch Masters of the 17th Century (1993). In 1995, having formed the production company Pantheon in Santa Monica, California, Isbouts extended his interests to the historical backdrop of Jesus, directing a four-hour "multimedia presentation of New Testament stories from the birth of Jesus to his Crucifixion and Resurrection" narrated by Charlton Heston, the first production of the series, Charlton Heston's Voyage through the Bible.<ref>"Southern California File", The Los Angeles Times (11 November 1995), p. B11.</ref>Dan Bennett, "Charlton Heston's Hollywood", North County Times (18 October 1998), p. E1. In 1996, he produced Hamlet: The Game, a CD-ROM game of Shakespeare's Hamlet, combining material provided from the 1996 film adaptation by Kenneth Branagh with original footage, animation, and games and puzzles. Writing and documentary directing career Through his documentary work with Heston, in 1998 Isbouts came to coauthor Charlton Heston's Hollywood with the actor. In 2000, Isbouts presented a three-part series examining ancient cultural and religious prophesies, In 2001, Isbouts directed Walt: The Man Behind the Myth, a biographical documentary film about Walt Disney, narrated by Dick Van Dyke.Animated Views. In 2008, Isbouts directed Operation