Ray - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Ray"
Ray (2004)
Timing:
2:32 (152 min)
7.448/10
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8.052/10
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7.7/10
165000
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Howard Baldwin
Producer
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Stuart Benjamin
Producer
Executive Producer
Jaime Rucker King
Executive Producer
Casting
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Editor
Art Direction
Scott Plauche
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
John Bucklin
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Production Design
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Raymond Prado
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Maria Nay
Set Decoration
Original Music Composer
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Nick Morton
Co-Producer
Alise Benjamin
Co-Producer
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Co-Producer
Production Supervisor
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Supervisor
Director of Photography
Makeup Department Head
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup Department Head
Sound Effects Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Staubli
Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Anthony Maccario
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Hair Department Head
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Nicola Goode
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Scott Millan
Sound Mixer
Greg Orloff
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
James L. White
Screenplay
Foley Artist
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Art Department Coordinator
Mary Frances Eglin
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Kimaree Long
Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor
Story
James L. White
Story
Music Supervisor
Curt Sobel
Music Supervisor
Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Additional Hairstylist
Albert Brown
Additional Hairstylist
Line Producer
Barbara A. Hall
Line Producer
ADR Editor
Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor
Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor
ADR Supervisor
Chris Jargo
ADR Supervisor
What's left behind the scenes
- Taylor Hackford acquired the rights to make a film about Ray Charles back in 1987.
- For many years, Taylor Hackford was unable to find a studio willing to finance the production. Eventually, after several successful films, the director was able to realize this project as an independent film.
- Universal Studios joined the project as a distributor only after the film was completely finished. This was partly due to the fact that one of the studio's executives was a fan of Ray Charles and once hitchhiked to Hollywood frequently to attend his concerts.
- Cinematographer Pavel Edelmann, a big fan of Ray Charles, was the first member of the crew to join the project, a year before filming began.
- To better portray a blind person, actor Jamie Foxx attended classes for the blind at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles.
- Jamie Foxx played the piano himself in all the musical episodes.
- At the request of Ray Charles, the script was specially printed in Braille for him.
- Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea (Kerry Washington), was actually his second wife. His first wife was Eileen Williams, whom he married in 1951 and divorced in 1952.
- While undergoing rehabilitation, Ray meets a doctor in the hospital whose badge reads: T. Hacker, which is an allusion to the film's director, Taylor Hackford.
- Ray Charles died of liver failure shortly after filming concluded.
- The film was originally titled "Free My Heart: The Story of Ray Charles." However, after Ray Charles' death, it was decided to simply title the film "Ray."
- The final shots of the film show the real Ray Charles.
- The director's cut of the film has a runtime of 178 minutes.
- The film is based on Ray Charles' autobiography, published in 1978 and titled "Brother Ray" (one of Ray Charles' nicknames).
- Taylor Hackford acquired the rights to make a film about Ray Charles as early as 1987.
- Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea (Kerry Washington), was actually his second wife. His first wife was Eileen Williams, whom he married in 1951 and divorced in 1952.
- Jamie Foxx wore special eye prosthetics, partially made of silicone, which meant he genuinely couldn’t see during filming, and shoots lasted up to 14 hours a day. He later recounted in interviews that during the first two weeks of filming, as he adjusted to blindness, he was sometimes overcome with fear. On multiple occasions, the rest of the film crew completely forgot that he was blind and, for example, left him alone at the dining table, automatically assuming he would find his way back to the set after lunch.
- According to Jamie Foxx, he had practically no time for sleep during filming. He would wake up early, spend the whole day on set, and then return home and rehearse playing the piano for several hours.
- Universal Studios joined the project as a distributor only after the film was fully completed. This was partly due to the fact that one of the studio's executives was a fan of Ray Charles and once frequently hitchhiked to his concerts in Hollywood.
- The film was originally titled "Free My Heart: The Story of Ray Charles." However, after Ray Charles' death, it was decided to simply title the film "Ray."
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