T H E P R O F I L E
Ray Arthur Wang (Director, Producer, Co-Writer) An award-winning concert pianist with a Ph. D. in electrical engineering from Stanford, Ray considers filmmaking his greatest passion. From his Wikipedia page: "On one of many stops on the film festival circuit, his feature directorial debut 'Carma' was declared 'Best Picture' and Wang 'Indie Auteur of the Year' for his work as director, writer, producer, composer, and actor on his supernatural thriller. 'Wang is a director to watch,' claims Film Threat... For the second project of the team that was invited to the Sundance Producers' Conference in 2006, Wang is currently a producer on Michealene Cristini Risley's award-winning human rights documentary and pioneer in online film fundraising, 'Tapestries of Hope', which stars Betty Makoni, one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2009." |
Tim Boughn (Writer, Associate Producer) Tim Boughn wrote the original script, "Neo Ned," which received a Recognition of Excellence in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. The script was filmed by award-winning director Van Fischer and Kismet Entertainment, and the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, before screening at Edinburgh Film Festival and other major film festivals. Starring Oscar Nominee Jeremy Renner, "Neo Ned" has won a number of awards, including Best Screenplay at the San Diego Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, and the Audience Awards at the Slamdance, Ashland, San Diego, and Sarasota Film Festivals. Boughn's second script, "The Truth By Walden Matussey," was runner up in the Script Savvy screenplay competition and has been optioned by Adamshouse Productions. |
Frank Paul Perez (Director of Photography) An award-winning landscape and commercial photographer with twenty years of experience, Frank is the principal of Frank Paul Perez Photography and Red Lily Studios. He was Director of Design in the commercial office furniture industry for many years before starting Red Lily Studios to focus on his passion for design, photography, and filmmaking. Frank has a Bachelors of Fine Arts ('96) and Bachelors of Industrial Design ('97) from Rhode Island School of Design, the #1 ranked Fine Arts school according to U.S. News and World Report. A master of lighting, Frank has translated this skill well into film lighting. He is currently a DP serving various Silicon Valley productions. |
Norris Pope (Camera Operator) Norris has been shooting with 35mm for 4-5 years as DP for a variety of De Anza productions. Currently Program Director of Scholarly Publishing at the Stanford University Press, he holds a Doctorate in History from Oxford University and a BA with Honors in Humanities from Stanford University. |
Scott Edwards (Co-Writer, Co-Producer) With a Masters in Sociology from the University of Washington and currently working on his Ph.D., Scott is a Police Officer with the San Francisco Police Department. Scott has provided invaluable assistance making the script for "The Profile" as believable as possible from a law enforcement standpoint. |
Bari Boswell (Assistant Director) Most recently a VP of Wells Fargo, Bari got her MBA at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Outside of the business world, Bari has taken pratically enough film classes to earn several film degrees. Her experience runs the gamut from writing to directing to cinematography to soundtrack to editing. She has also done an auteur project, a documentary, and film poetry. |
Garland Yee (Executive Producer) Idea man Garland has been collaborating with Ray Arthur Wang on low-budget films since they founded Rage Film Studios and began filmmaking years ago. Born September 1, 1966, in Poughkeepsie, NY, he currently lives in Monte Sereno, CA. His main influences are Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu, and Ingmar Bergman. His hobbies include music, writing, and movies, particularly being a film critic. |
John Dietrich (Digital Imaging Technician) John has been providing the community with videography services for the past 15 years as owner of Rainbow Graphics & Video. He was DP for "Maybe Today", a short that received 1st place for Best Story and 3rd place in the general category at the 77th Annual American Motion Picture Society's (AMPS) American International Film and Video Festival. "Maybe Today" also was named as one of the "Ten Best of the West" for Canada and the USA in '06. The '08 short "Two Left Feet", for which he was also DP, was presented the "Award of Merit" in the AMPS competition and selected as one of the "Ten Best" by the Amateur Movie Makers Association (AMMA). Recent special projects involve Hawaii, NASCAR, and PBS. With Masters in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, John is a Senior Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman. |
Neil Riha (Production Consultant) Neil has been collaborating with two-time Oscar Nominee Gus Van Sant for seven years, tackling sound on such high-profile features as the two-time Academy Award winner "Milk" and Palme d'Or winner "Elephant". With credits including the Will Smith vehicle, "The Pursuit of Happyness," he has also worked on sound for Woody Allen, Tim Burton, Harold Ramis, Abel Ferarra, Gary Winick, among others. Beyond features, Neil has handled sound for documentaries, national commercials (Microsoft, Google, Intel, Honda, Sony, Visa, ESPN, MTV, etc.), and TV shows ("The Sopranos", "Law and Order", "Sex and the City", etc.) |
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