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Ray Etheridge(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Ray Etheridge was born in Los Angeles. While in the sixth grade his parents moved to a small rural town in Oregon, where they had purchased an old "General Store". Ray earned money by helping neighbors with farm chores, and at age 14 he had saved enough money to open a 16mm mini-theatre in a room above the store, complete with a projection booth and "real" theatre seats. His mother bought him his first movie camera, an 8mm from Sears, and while still in high school, Ray bought a 16mm Bolex camera. He attended the University of Oregon for a year, and later graduated from the Southern California Film Institute. Some of his early jobs in the film industry were in sales and distribution for such companies as Universal Pictures, Cinema National, and Filmtreat International.

Ray quickly learned that he would rather "create" movies then sell them, and through a twist of fate he was able to land a job cutting news film for the ABC station in Portland Oregon, KATU. He moved up through the ranks from editor to cameraman, a post that he held for the next 12-years. Ray purchased camera gear and went freelance in 1985. He followed the available work, and landed long-term assignments for television stations in Colorado, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and California, as well as a bureau in Honduras. In 1988 Ray was back in Los Angeles, working extensively with the Telemundo Network and with KWHY-TV, where he worked on dozens of programs and commercials, often as Director of Photography. During the next three years he produced five direct-to-video productions under his own Golden West Films banner; The Vernonia Incident (1989); Death In Hollywood (1990); When the Applause Died (1990); FART-The Movie (1991); and Sinatra: An Unauthorized Biography (1992). Telemundo brought Ray to Miami in 1996 to shoot "Edicion Especial", an entertainment program which took Ray to exotic locations throughout the Caribbean, central, and south America. The program aired 4-years.

Telemundo then asked Ray to help start a new show called "Esta Manana" as Chief Photographer. In recent years Ray has been freelancing, working on music videos, commercials, industrials, and TV programs. He has been a member of the International Cinematographers Guild since 1975, and the National Press Photographers Association since 1998.
BornMay 8, 1952
BornMay 8, 1952
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination

Known for

Bigfoot's Spring Break (2012)
Bigfoot's Spring Break
4.2
Video
  • Cinematographer
  • 2012
Dying for Dollars (2007)
Dying for Dollars
5.9
Video
  • Cinematographer
  • 2007
Fran Rafferty, Roy Lewis Garton, Dean Phillippi Sr., Ron Misak, and Paul Van Scott in Tattletale Corpse (2016)
Tattletale Corpse
7.2
Video
  • Cinematographer
  • 2016
Minus Two (2019)
Minus Two
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 2019

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags (2022)
    Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Dinosaur Quiz (2022)
    Dinosaur Quiz
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement (2020)
    Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Minus Two (2019)
    Minus Two
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Cause of Death: Homicide (2018)
    Cause of Death: Homicide
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • We Bought a Haunted House (2018)
    We Bought a Haunted House
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • 1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million (2018)
    1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets (2017)
    Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Conversations with His Dead Grandma (2017)
    Conversations with His Dead Grandma
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten (2017)
    Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Day of Darkness in Hillbilly County (2017)
    Day of Darkness in Hillbilly County
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Goodbye Again (2017)
    Goodbye Again
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Zombie Drug Lord (2017)
    Zombie Drug Lord
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Fran Rafferty, Roy Lewis Garton, Dean Phillippi Sr., Ron Misak, and Paul Van Scott in Tattletale Corpse (2016)
    Tattletale Corpse
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Insurance (2014)
    Insurance
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014

Director

  • Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags (2022)
    Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Dinosaur Quiz (2022)
    Dinosaur Quiz
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Cheap Thrills - Those Drive-in Horror Flicks (2022)
    Cheap Thrills - Those Drive-in Horror Flicks
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Westerns: Cut to the Chase (2020)
    Westerns: Cut to the Chase
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement (2020)
    Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2020
  • WW-II, Film Clips from Forgotten Movies (2019)
    WW-II, Film Clips from Forgotten Movies
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Minus Two (2019)
    Minus Two
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Black Music Legends in Forgotten Musicals (2018)
    Black Music Legends in Forgotten Musicals
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Forgotten Movie Music, 1929-1985 (2018)
    Forgotten Movie Music, 1929-1985
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Cause of Death: Homicide (2018)
    Cause of Death: Homicide
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • We Bought a Haunted House (2018)
    We Bought a Haunted House
    • Director
    • 2018
  • 1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million (2018)
    1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets (2017)
    Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Conversations with His Dead Grandma (2017)
    Conversations with His Dead Grandma
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten (2017)
    Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten
    • Director
    • 2017

Producer

  • Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags (2022)
    Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Dinosaur Quiz (2022)
    Dinosaur Quiz
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Cheap Thrills - Those Drive-in Horror Flicks (2022)
    Cheap Thrills - Those Drive-in Horror Flicks
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Westerns: Cut to the Chase (2020)
    Westerns: Cut to the Chase
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement (2020)
    Mama's Dead and Lives in the Basement
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2020
  • WW-II, Film Clips from Forgotten Movies (2019)
    WW-II, Film Clips from Forgotten Movies
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Minus Two (2019)
    Minus Two
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Black Music Legends in Forgotten Musicals (2018)
    Black Music Legends in Forgotten Musicals
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Forgotten Movie Music, 1929-1985 (2018)
    Forgotten Movie Music, 1929-1985
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Cause of Death: Homicide (2018)
    Cause of Death: Homicide
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • We Bought a Haunted House (2018)
    We Bought a Haunted House
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • 1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million (2018)
    1 Dead man, 6 Suspects, $65 Million
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets (2017)
    Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Conversations with His Dead Grandma (2017)
    Conversations with His Dead Grandma
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten (2017)
    Robbed, Murdered, and Eaten
    • executive producer
    • 2017

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 8, 1952
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Migdalia Etheridge1996 - present
  • Other works
    Camera Operator and/or Director of Photography on the following shows for the Telemundo Network: La Hora Lunatica (variety); Club Telemundo (magazine); Dando y Dando (game show); Dia a Dia (magazine); A Buena Hora (magazine); Hola Los Angeles (variety); Cara a Cara (talk show); Sevcec (talk show); Esta Manana (chief photographer). For KWHY/Los Angeles: A Las Tres (variety); Our People Our Town (talk); El Planeta Chiquitron (kids); Connectate (dating game); Foro-22 (public affairs); Acceso (public affairs); Para Jovenes (kid/talk show); Business Journal (magazine). SPECIALS: Rolling River Raft Race (KOAA/Pueblo); Mysteries & Beauties of Nature (TLC-Entertainment); Fiesta Broadway (KWHY/Los Angeles); Northwest Journal (KATU/Portland); Rose City Speedway (Sandy Barr Productions); Wrestling:Behind The Spotlight (KPTV/Portland); Boxing (Telemundo Network); Fiesta En La Playa (Telemundo); Billboard Music Awards (Telemundo); Fiesta Del Sol (KVEA/Los Angeles); Cinco De Mayo (KVEA/Los Angeles); Occurio Asi (Telemundo).

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  • Trivia
    In 2009, Ray, and his wife Migdalia, founded the "15-Minutes of Fame" film festival, in Palm Bay, Florida. The festival showcases the work of independent filmmakers from across the U.S., and around the globe.

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