Ray / Underground Planet
General Info
Role:
FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 1, _FilmMakerRole = Director) / FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 2, _FilmMakerRole = Producer) / FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 3, _FilmMakerRole = Editor)Website
undergroundplanet.comInfluences
If it wasn't for Robert Rodriguez's book "Rebel Without A Crew" I would never have gotten into this at all let alone quit the day job not oh so many years ago to pursue my passion fulltime.Awards
2004 Payne County Line Best New Video Of The Year: Brandon Jenkins -"Austin"
2004 Austin Music Network Music Video Of The Year 1st Place - Brandon Jenkins "Down In Flames"
2004 Austin Music Network Music Video Of The Year 2nd Place - Ryan DeSiato - "Make Believe"
2005 2005 Payne County Line New Video Of The Year: Brandon Jenkins - "Down In Flames"
2006 Payne County Line Video Of The Year : Brandon Jenkins - "Down in Flames"
2006 IFFYNTX Film Festival Best Picture : For Love & Stacie
2007 Seattle True Independant Film Festival Audience Award : For Love & StacieFestivals
IFFYNTX 2006
Seattle's True Independent Film Festival 2007Professional Affiliations
Latest Blog Entries
- Jan 5, 2010 9:03 PM Really Need Your Help!
- Aug 29, 2009 5:42 PM Check out this video: For Love & Stacie Trailer - See The Entire Movie Online FREE
- Mar 15, 2008 8:27 AM Vimeo Rules!!!
- Mar 9, 2008 7:59 AM Gigs, SXSW, and Vimeo
- Mar 9, 2008 7:18 AM Gigs, SXSW, and Vimeo
Music
Blurbs
About me:
Got Skype and need to talk about a project? Just click on the link below!
Some of my work:
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Moved to Austin from Chicago when I was 19, best mistake I ever made. Great town, great people, though I'll be the first to admit I do miss Chicago Pizza and White Castles ( and no mater what Conan's says, they are defiantly NOT Chicago style ! ).
The last few years have been pretty amazing. Underground Planet went from an idea and a dream to winning first place for "Best New Music Video" for the second year in a row in Oklahoma with our second video for Brandon Jenkins and then went on to win second place for " Video Of The Year " with Ryan DeSiato's " Make Believe " video at the Austin Music Network awards. Only coming in second to our Brandon Jenkins " Down In Flames " video, just how cool is that? So that year the only person that beat me was me. Shortly thereafter I was asked to be a presenter at The National Association Of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. I was filling in for the Senior Director of NBC Nightline, not too shabby!
So that's where I'll leave it for now. I'll update the blog from time to time as well as the forum on my main site www.undergroundplanet.com . Also the place to go if you have any interest in checking out some of my work, most of my videos are there for the browsing.
Off to edit;
- Ray
P.S. If you just haven't had enough to read here are a couple articles I'm more than a little proud of:
Hollywood Industry Article
Payne County Line Interview
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Who I'd like to meet:
Maynard's a genius, Kevin Spacie's brilliant, Robert Rodriguez has been my inspiration. ..Details
- Status: In a Relationship
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Chicago / Evergreen Park
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: 5' 9" / Average
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Children: Someday
- Smoke / Drink: Yes / No
- Occupation: Director/Producer/Editor/Cinematographer
Interests
General
I honestly love all aspects of video production and film making. Every job I get, whether its a music video, commercial, or a training video, is a challenge to my creativity and I relish the opportunity. Its a gift to have chosen a career from which I'd never want to retire. Beyond that its my friends and my family, it's my hope that one day I can give back to them all that they have given and sacrificed for me. ..Music
Kind of like a bit of everything. From Tool to Sarah McLachlan to Frank Sinatra and just about anything you might care to squeeze in between. A big fan of local bands and the artist that make Austin such and amazing town to live in...Movies
Harvey with Jimmy Stewart ( just makes ya wanna be nice to everyone ), Rodriguez, Tarantino, The Coen brothers, The Graduate, just about anything with Will Ferrell, Chris Farely, or Jack Black. I have about 100 DVD's and it just aint enough, though I've tapered my DVD buying since mainstream HD is right around the corner...Television
Heroes
My Mother and Father who adopted me at birth and raised me as though I was their own ... because I was. ..
Schools
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Sauk Valley Community College
- Dixon, ILLINOIS
- Graduated: 1986
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Commercial Art
1984 to 1986 -
Evergreen Park High School
- Evergreen Park, ILLINOIS
- Graduated: 1986
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Commercial Art
1984 to 1986




















