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Ray Ellis
Boulder, CO
Director
Tags: environmental issues  education  Editing  directing  Africa  Advocacy  nonprofit organizations  Production Companies  production in foreign countries  women's issues  
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Title/Occupation:  Director 
Services Provided:  Film/Video Editing 
Gender: Male

Biography: 

Ray Ellis is a director, producer, director of photography and editor who has spent the last twenty years in all aspects of video and film production. His work in characterized by a commitment to the core values of creativity, teamwork, honor and service. Ellis has worked with commercial, non-profit, corporate and broadcast clients designing projects that enlighten, engage and inspire. His production credits include: “Certain Proof”, a feature documentary; “Namibia, The Last Desert Eden”, an African short on the rare Black Rhino; a myriad of videos for international non-profits such as The Nature Conservancy and CARE; and numerous commercial spots for advertising agencies and corporate clients.

Experience:

Owner/Director - Footpath Pictures, Inc. 2002-Present
• Footpath Pictures is a documentary production company dedicated to telling stories that reflect a social awareness on topics ranging from health and human need, peace and reconciliation, the environment and education.
• Director, Videographer, and Editor on Certain Proof: A Question of Worth, a feature-length documentary following three children with cerebral palsy and their struggle inside the public school system. Currently being submitted to international film festivals.
• Director, Producer, Writer, Videographer, Editor on Namibia: The Last Desert Eden, a documentary teaser in search of the rare Black Rhino.
• Director, Videographer and Co-Editor on numerous documentary shorts and non-profit videos for clients such as The Nature Conservancy (Guatemala), CARE (Peru), Cross-Cultural Solutions (Costa Rica), Duke University’s Center for Reconciliation, Habitat for Humanity and WUNC Public Radio.

Manager, Producers - Alternate Route Studios 2000-2002
• ARS was one of the largest production studios in the southeast with two 65’x65’ sound stages while also specializing in special effects and post-production.
• Produced national and regional television spots for advertising agencies and oversaw a team of producers working on commercial and corporate video and film projects.
• Produced the award winning broadcast commercials “Flood” and “Harvest” for SAS.

Manager, External Development - SouthPeak Interactive 1998-2002
• Managed a team of producers and oversaw the creation of game titles for partner companies Sony Playstation, Warner Brothers and Dreamworks Interactive.
• Produced twenty-two titles in a two-year period with licensed characters from Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo and Dukes of Hazzard.

New Technologies Film Production - SouthPeak Interactive 1996-1998
• Led a team that researched and developed a method of 35mm motion film production combining anamorphic photography and Super 35mm format, enabling viewers to seamlessly and interactively move through 360-degree real environments.
• Partners included Joe Dunton of Joe Dunton Cameras UK and currently Executive Vice President of Panavision Inc. and Ron Anderson, Senior Colorist at Cinefilm Atlanta.
• Oversaw color correction of 35mm motion film to video transfers.

Websites and Portfolios:
www.footpathpictures.com
• Whether capturing sacred places in Guatemala, the endangered Black Rhino in Namibia or the wisdom of a child fighting cancer, Footpath looks for stories that have the potential to truly engage audiences and offer hope and vision for a better tomorrow.

www.certainproof.com
• Certain Proof is a feature-length documentary about three children living with significant communication and physical disabilities who struggle against society in an emotional battle to prove their worth.

www.vimeo.com/rayellis
• Personal website containing the most recent documentary projects.
• The Black Rhino, one of the rarest mammals on earth, finds its last free-ranging stronghold in the Namib Desert of Namibia. It is estimated that only 180 rhinos live on this 31,000 square mile area. M. Sanjayan takes us on an amazing expedition through this spectacular and rich desert in search of these magnificent creatures.

www.imdb.com/rayellis
• Personal listing on the Internet Movie Database.

www.linkedin.com/rayellis
• Personal listing on the popular business networking site.

Awards
• Eight TELLY Awards and four Communicator Awards in last four years including the top TELLY Award (Silver) for “Use of HD” for Namibia: The Last Desert Eden and a Bronze TELLY Award for the feature-length documentary Certain Proof.