{"id":16645,"date":"2015-08-18T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=16645"},"modified":"2015-08-27T10:42:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:42:49","slug":"the-spotlight-shines-on-chris-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=16645","title":{"rendered":"The Spotlight Shines on Chris Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mercenaries-bts\"<\/a>The last several years have been extremely busy and productive for Chris Ray. Chris and Gerald Webb his partner at DeInstitutionalized, racked up awards at festivals for their 2014 film A House is Not a Home <\/em>and currently they are working on several new projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel honored to have been working with Chris Ray for the last 8.5 years. When I met Chris, acting in the first feature he directed, we hit it off immediately because we both were willing to step up and do whatever needed to be done to make the film the best it could be. From that first non union, super low budget movie we’ve never stopped working together and both continue to drive forward, grow and make movies. He makes me want to work harder and I hope I do the same for him. Now as business partners, our company DeInstitutionalized Films success is just getting started and I honestly wouldn’t want to be taking on that challenge with anyone else,<\/em>\u201d Gerald shares.<\/p>\n

Chris also directed several Asylum films that recently have been released, including Mega Shark vs. Kollosus<\/em> and 3 Headed Shark Attack<\/em>. When he directs a film, he makes sure the entire cast and crew understands it\u2019s a group effort and he\u2019s there to instruct, support, and assist. In return he expects total dedication and hard work from everyone.<\/p>\n

\"deinstituionalized\"<\/a> Chris grew up learning from one of the best directors in the business. His father Fred Olen Ray has directed well over a hundred films, TV series, and shorts since the 80s and even though Chris appeared uninterested in the film industry as a child, he must have been taking in his father\u2019s directing expertise. Fred shares about Chris, \u201cI spend most of my time simply thinking about how much he means to me. He was always a quiet kid growing up… never overly demonstrative. He had no interest in the film business. Like many showbiz kids, it’s just something the old man does to make ends meet. I was stunned by how fast he moved up the ladder when he finally decided to tackle the film industry. He’s still quiet, but he certainly gets things done.\u201d