FILMMAKER
Ray Zablocki brings a particular blend of playful, imaginative storytelling and technical expertise. He is known for his creative craftsmanship with live-action, animation, and visual effects. Ray initially honed his multidisciplinary skills in design, technology, and filmmaking while pursuing his degree from Parsons School of Design. As a filmmaker during the rise of online video, Ray was a pioneering content creator for major news outlets including the Associated Press and Condé Nast. Wanting to embrace the full scale of his visual storytelling capabilities, he then turned his focus onto directing, working on high profile projects for global brands, including Google, IKEA, and Benjamin Moore Paints. Ray is currently working as a filmmaker for Turner’s award winning branded content studio, Courageous.
AFFILIATIONS & GUILDS
Courageous Studio
Producers Guild of America
The Hexagon Initiative
Dinette Films
REPRESENTATION
Johnny Foreigner
AWARDS
Communicator Award - Branded Content B2B - 2018
Essence Award - International Peace and Film Festival - 2015
Humanitarian Film Award - My Hero Film Festival - 2015
Big Scare Award, Best Short - Spooky Fest II - 2014
New Media Journalism Award for Audio Production - 2008
Brown Jenkins Award - H.P Lovecraft Film Festival - 2007
Atari Retro Redux Award - Game Design - 2006
High Honors - Parsons School of Design - 2006
FILM FESTIVALS
Poverty Cure International Short Film Festival
International Peace & Film Festival
My Hero International Film Festival
FilmQuest
Iron Mule Comedy Film Festival
Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival
Cthulhu Con
Diabolique International Film Festival
Malta Horror Film Festival
Fright Night Film Festival
Little Terrors - Toronto, CA
Buried Alive Film Festival
Another Hole In The Head Indie Fest
Necronomicon Providence
New York Short Film Festival for the Strange & Unusual
New York Horror Film Festival
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - LA
Las Vegas Festival of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, & Supernatural
Parsons School of Design Animation & Film Festival
LIFESTYLE & DOCUMENTARY
Google - Data Center Tour
NEW SCHOOL - LES KANTUREK
VISUAL & ANIMATION
IDEAS 42 - FEEDBACK CARD
HPE - WORLD WITHOUT WASTE
HPE - WORLD WITHOUT WASTE 60s
Client: HPE
Prod. Co: Courageous Studio
Agency: Digitas - Caitlin Bergmann
Platform: Great Big Story
Director: Ray Zablocki
Line Producer: Judy Moy
Writer: Josh Mackin
Activations: Brittney Smith, Jessica Kudlacik
Sales: Andrew Reedman
Artist: Zayd Menk
Art Consultant: Rona Smith, Josephine Callaghan
Special Thanks: Sam Sapin, Nicholas Brennan
USA UNIT
DOP: Norm Magnuson
AC: Pat Raymond
Sound: Joe Watson, Casey Preston
PA: Grayson Horan, Mason Bowles
UK UNIT
Field Producer: Matthew Farman
DOP: Kieran Hodges
AC: Jake Betteridge
Sound: Francis Cullen
PA: Owen Tootil
Runner: Shai Kalifa
ZIMBABWE UNIT
C-Media
Field Producer: Devon Peterson
DOP: Tommy Deuschle
Editor: Ben Franklin
Assistant Editor: Bradley Kimbrough
Colorist: Sanja Blau
Sound Mix: Sound Lounge
IKEA - MERRY BERRY ADVENT
IKEA - MERRY BERRY ADVENT 60s
Client: IKEA
Prod. Co: Courageous Studio
Agency: Wavemaker
Platform: Great Big Story
Director: Ray Zablocki
Line Producer: Louis Simonelli
Field Producer: Amalia Bradstreet
DOP: Norm Magnuson
AC: Pat Raymond
Sound: Nathan Crowder
PA: Greg Sherman
Editor: Chris Besecker
Assistant Editor: Bradley Kimbrough
Colorist: Sanja Blau
Sound Mix: Sound Lounge
IKEA - JAPANESE CHRISTMAS
IKEA - JAPANESE CHRISTMAS 60s
Client: IKEA
Prod. Co: Courageous Studio
Agency: Wavemaker
Platform: Great Big Story
Director: Ray Zablocki
Line Producer: Louis Simonelli
Field Producer: Amalia Bradstreet
DOP: Norm Magnuson
AC: Pat Raymond
Sound: Nathan Crowder
PA: Greg Sherman
Editor: Chris Besecker
Assistant Editor: Bradley Kimbrough
Colorist: Sanja Blau
Sound Mix: Sound Lounge
Client: Benjamin Moore Paints
Prod. Co: Courageous Studio
Agency: The Martin Agency
Network: CNN
Air Date: 2018
BM Color Team: Andrea Magno, Nivara Xaykao, Harriette Martins
Director: Ray Zablocki
Line Producer: Liz Roth
Writer: Kimb Luisi
Activations Manager: Brittney Smith
Director of Photography: Andrew Smith
AC: Patrick Racheff
Sound: Chris Callus
HMU: Kristin Horan-Giangeruso
PA/Driver: Matt Chao
Editor: Leland James
Assistant Editor: Bradley Kimbrough
Colorist: Sanja Blau
Sound Mix: Sound Lounge
Client: Benjamin Moore Paints
Prod. Co: Unbundled Underground
BM Color Team: Andrea Magno, Nivara Xaykao,
Carl Minschew, Priscilla Ghaznavi, Hannah Yeo
BM Production Services: Denise Rizzolo
Director: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Noah Lang
Co-Producer/UPM: Derek Rubin
Writer: Ray Zablocki
Director of Photography: Norm Magnuson
AD: Max O'Brasky
1st AC: DJ Carroll
Production Design: Maqui Gaona
Art Production Assistant: Solange Enard
Stylist: Grace Grosvenor
Gaffer: Alex Crowe
Key Grip: Garrett Doermann
Best Boy/Swing: Sam Edgerton
HMU: Jen Suarez
PA/Driver: Kim Vandenberg
Original Music: Chris Pennie
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Visual Effects / Compositing: Ray Zablocki
Colorist: Donatto Boccia
Sound Mix: Jay Pellizzi
Talent: Graci Carli
Voice Talent: Carin Gilfry
Studio Location: Digi-Chrome Studios
Client: Benjamin Moore Paints
Prod. Co: MashNY Productions, Dinette Films
BM Color Team: Ellen O'Neill, Priscilla Ghaznavi,
Andrea Magno, Hannah Yeo, Nivara Xaykao
BM Production Services: Denise Rizzolo
Director: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Michelle Ortega
Writer: Ray Zablocki
Director of Photography: Norm Magnuson
AD: Joy Kim
1st AC: Todd Rawiszer
2nd AC: Yousuke Kiname
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Will Beckley
2nd Unit AC: Doug Durant
Production Design: Alina Smirnova, Nikita Swatkowski
Assistant Camera: Jonah Serfass
Gaffer: Ted Maroney
Key Grip: Brad Morse
Sound: David Tews
PA: Eric Cruz, Rikki Condos
Original Music: Chris Pennie
Editing: Graeme Hagan
VFX / Motion Graphics: Matt Brant
Colorist: Jerome Thelia @ METROPOLIS POST
Sound Mix: David Tews @ Audio Kitchen
Voice Talent: Priscilla Ghaznavi
Client: Google, Inc.
Prod. Co: Studio G, NYC
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Producers: Norm Magnuson, Ray Zablocki
Lead Animation / Character Design: Hélène Park
Minature Set Animation: Ray Zablocki
Production Design: Janet Kim, Junko Shimizu, Joseph O'Sullivan
DP / Sound Design: Norm Magnuson
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Colorist: Jason Crump
Client: Google, Inc.
Prod. Co: Studio G, NYC
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Michelle Ortega
Director of Photography: Matt Siegel
Camera Operator: Marie Chao
Gaffer: Mike Van Dine
Key Grip: Rick Edmondson
Grip: Nick Boeder
AC: Rai Almanaz
Audio: Fred Runner
Make-Up: Nikol Elaine
Make-Up Assistant: Debra Jaeger
Production Design: Garret Lowe
Production Design assistant: Julia Cooke
Original Music by: A Moment's Worth
Animation and Post by: Expensive Shit
Illustration: James Braithwaite & Alex Kurina
Animation: Josh Raskin, James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina
Editor: Andres Landau
Sound Design: Finlay Braithwaite
Coloring: Zachary Cox
Additional Help by Michael McDougall, Ryan V. Hays, Lauren Pirie, Emily Birnbaum and Tristin Kaufman.
BUILDING GREEN: WATER
BUILDING GREEN: WASTE
BUILDING GREEN: ENERGY
BUILDING GREEN: SPACE
Client: Google, Inc.
Prod. Co: Studio G, NYC
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Producers: Michelle Ortega, Ray Zablocki
Lead Animator: Ri Crawford
Type Animation: Ray Zablocki
Animation Engineer: Tim Scott
Production Designer: Melissa Chow
Fabricators: Sal Denaro, Steve Earthman, Philip Maniaci
Hand Actors: Steve Earthman, Philip Maniaci, Tim Scott, Ray Zablocki
Studio Manager: Chris Turiello
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Music: Chris Pennie
Sound Effects & Mix: David Tews
Digital Effects and Compositing: Dan Melius
BUILDING GREEN BEHIND THE SCENES
Client: IKEA
Pro Co: LHFNY
IKEA Producers: Collette Logan
IKEA Copywriter: Lindsay Hedenskog
IKEA Interior Designer: Marie Blomquist
Talent: Jonah Reider
Executive Producer: Thibaut Estellon
Director: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Robyn Nielsen, Ray Zablocki
Writer: Ray Zablocki
Director of Photography: Albert Salas
1st AD: Joy Kim
Set Dresser: Frank Baran
Stylist: Grace Grosvenor
Assistant Camera: Jonah Serfass
Gaffer: Bob Blankemeier
Key Grip: Andrea Boglioli
Sound: Artem Kulakov
PA: Mark Beckerman, Elliot Isaac
On Set Photographer: Daniel Wester
Editing: Graeme Hagan
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli
Original Music: Chris Pennie
Sound Mix: Kevin Peters @ Gigantic Post
Client: Moët Chandon
Prod. Co: DINETTE FILMS, Digital Bodega, Ghetto Film School
Executive Producer: Iasmel Vasquez
Digital Bodega Creative Director: Juan Del Rio
Agency: ATTENTION
Creative Director: Ben Krantz
VP, Client Services: Rachel Guthermann
Account Director: Courtney Blazer
Director: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Noah Lang
Writer: Ray Zablocki
Director of Photography: Norm Magnuson
AD: Joy Kim
Assistant Producer: Krista Gervon
1st AC: DJ Carroll
Gaffer: Alex Crowe
Key Grip: Ben Logan
Swing: Todd Rawiszer
Sound: Nick Bohun
Production Designer: Alina Smirnova,
Art Assistant: John Arnos
Hair & Makeup: Ashley Marie Christin
Stylist: Grace Grosvenor
Location Manager: Rob Cristiano
Production Assistant: Howard Jones, Chris Ellison
Original Drum Solo: Jon Brick
Editor: Sung Han
Colorist: Joseph Mastantuono @ GoodPost
Sound Mix: Hansdale Hsu
Casting: Allison Twardziak
Cast:
Jon Brick - Lead Drummer
Lorenzo Bonilla
Tom Flynn
Hunter Hoffman
Andrea Weinzierl
Anna Aguilar
Charis Chu
Medgie
Kobie Hamm
Angel
Special Thanks: Light House Films, Alex Bondarev
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: JONAS WOOD
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: RUDOLF STINGEL
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: ANDY WARHOL
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: CINDY SHERMAN
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: DAHN VO
Sotheby’s Seize the Day: BARBARA KRUGER
SEIZE THE DAY
Client: Sotheby's
Prod. Co: LightHouse Films
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Producer: Thibaut Estellon, Ray Zablocki
Cinematographer: Bob Blankemeier
Grip: Mike Keane
AC/Grips: Jonah Serfass, Dominick Bozzi
Production Designer: Shawn Annabel
Production Design Assistant: Andrew Keck
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Colorist: Nick Levanti
Music: Chris Pennie
Sound Design & Mix: Joseph Kelly
Production Assistant: Anne-Sophie Tisseyre
ART MARKET MONITOR: Sotheby’s Debuts Instagram Videos
Client: BATLAB ELECTRONICS
Pro Co: DINETTE FILMS
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Producers: Ray Zablocki, Robyn Nielsen
Director of Photography: Norm Magnuson
Assistant Camera: DJ Carroll
Gaffer: Justin Frabasile
Grip/BTS: Phil Maniaci
Production Design: Cale Hughes
Visual Effects Supervisor: Hugo Marmugi
Sound Recordist: Joseph Kelly
Production Assistants: John Wisneski, Michael Dooley
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Additional Editing: Matt Burke
Visual Effects Artists: Hugo Marmugi, Dan Melius
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli
Original Music: Nick Gargiulo
Additional Music Mixing: Joseph Maniscalco
Sound Design: Joseph Kelly
Sound Mix: Kevin Peters @ Gigantic Post
CAST
Voice Over: Paul Guyet
Nihilism Guy: Brett Glass
Pizza Girl: Tessa Greenberg
Funny Muffin: Jarrod Zayas
The Cowboy: Rob Kurtz
Teddy: Teddy
SPECIAL THANKS
Thibaut Estellon & LHFNY
PRESS
SHOOT ONLINE - Director Ray Zablocki ‘Shoots’ Online Ad For Retro Videogame Super Russian Roulette
Behind the Barrel - Super Russian Roulette
Client: PIXONIC
Pro Co: LHFNY
Director / Writer: Ray Zablocki
Executive Producer: Thibaut Estellon
Producer: Anne Sophie Tisseyre
Director of Photography: Albert Salas
1st AD: Joy Kim
Assistant Camera: Jonah Serfass
Gaffer: Mike Keane
Grip: Maria Cabra
Swing: Govinda Artelle
Production Design: Frank Baran
Production Design Assistant: Frank Oliva
Stylist: Grace Grosvenor
Sound Recordist: Nick Bohun
Production Assistant: Luigi F. Rossi
Driver: Dee Martin
Editing: Graeme Hagan
Visual Effects: Hugo Marmugi
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli
Original Music: Chris Pennie
Sound Design: Joseph Kelly
Sound Mix: Kevin Peters @ Gigantic Post
CAST
Dad: Kent Koren
Son: Jeremiah Burch
Client: VEC 9 Team
Prod. Co: Dinette Films
Director / Producer: Ray Zablocki
Writers: Todd Bailey, Ray Zablocki
DoP: Ray Zablocki
Sound Editing: Joseph Kelly
Voice Talent: Paul Guyet
Soundtrack: Windbreaker
VEC9 was made by Andrew Reitano, Michael Dooley and Todd Bailey.
For more info visit: www.vec9.com
PRESS:
Popular Mechanics - "Avenge the USSR in This Righteous Retro Arcade Game That Never Was" - Giaco Furino
Adafruit - "VEC9: the first vector arcade game to be released in 30 years." - Jessica Califano
Kill Screen Daily - " WELCOME BACK TO THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR WARFARE. IT ISN'T PRETTY" - David Rudin
Hackaday -"ARCADES: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK" - Adam Fabio
Geeky Gadgets - "VEC9 Vector Arcade Game Launching November 7th (video)" - Julian Horsey
A tenant spends a sleepless night in his new apartment only to discover a problem that's too much for the landlord to handle.
Watch 666 SQ FT along with many other fantastic horror films on H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Best of 2015 Collection DVD.
Double Cure
Executive Producer - Lindsay Holmwood
Director - Ray Zablocki
Director of Photography - Kevin Schaefer
Editors - Ryan Garretson
Music - Chris Pennie
Colorist - Norm Magnuson
Sound Editor - Joe Kelly
Post Supervisor - Phil Maniaci
Special Thanks:
ECHOES Foundation
Mel Bonder
The Serunjogi Family
Writer & Director: Ray Zablocki
Starring: Michael Graves, Paul Guyet
Director of Photography: Kevin Schaefer
Special Effects Artist: Jennifer Suarez
Sound Design: Bryan Noll
Production Design: Christian Bryant
Assistant Producers: Christina Bryant, Steve Earthman, Paul Mazzella, Lauren Johnert
Editor: Ray Zablocki
Digital Effects: Ray Zablocki, Erica Sakai
Production Assistants: Krista Culhane, Joseph Kelly, Jay Sanders, James Tholke
PRESS
Unfilmable - Binding Silence
Icons of Fright