October 5, 2010

Producer and Writer David Ray Lectures Film & Digital Arts Class

Producer and writer David Ray guest lectured the Film & Digital Arts students on October 5th, 2010 on writing screenplays for their Screenplay and Script class.

"PAVI gives you the best opportunity for success in the industry, because you have direct access to professionals working in the field - both for advice and as personal contacts. The relationships you create inside the classroom are what will sustain you outside of the classroom.”

David Ray combines an original voice with years spent working in the film and television industries of Vancouver, Toronto and New York. His directorial debut on the feature Fetching Cody (starring Jay Baruchel) is a dark comedy about a street kid who uses a time machine to save his girlfriend’s life. It premiered to a sold out audience at the 30th Toronto International Film Festival in the fall of 2005 before going on a theatrical run. In addition to collaborating with other writers and directors, Ray was hired by Electronic Arts as their lead writer on the video game Need For Speed. His documentary A Safer Sex Trade, premiered on CBC in early 2007. He wrote a TV Movie called Mandrake in 2010 for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America. Co-founder of Cheap and Dirty Productions Inc., he continues to develop projects on a wide variety of subjects. David was born in Montreal, and now calls Vancouver home.