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Michael Taylor Gray

"The Raven"

[Short Film] Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.

The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.

Director : Ricardo de Montreuil
Producers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Eliz Eskeranli
Writers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Antonio Perez
Cinematographer: Andres Sanchez
Music by: Angelo Milli
Special Effects Supervisor: Aaron Burns
3D Modeling and Animation: Juan Somarriba and Francisco Concha
Visual Effects and Compositing: Ricardo de Montreuil
Editing: Ricardo de Montreuil
Color Correction: Santiago Padilla
Sound Design and Mixing: Martin Seltzer
Budget: $5k
Format: RED 1920x1080
Special thanks: Filmosonido, CO3 and Converse

You can find concept drawings, 3D models, storyboards and production stills at THE RAVEN facebook site:

facebook.com/THERAVENFILM

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Interview with Actor Michael Taylor Gray

Actorsville: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE ACTING BUSINESS?

Michael: I would say "officially" since 1993 when I graduated from CalArts (The California Institute of the Arts) with my MFA in Acting.

AV: WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GET INTO ACTING?

Michael: I think for most of us who've taken the career route as an actor, it's a profession that chooses us. I gravitated towards entertainment from the time I was a kid. I'm a big sports fan too, having grown up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame city of Canton, Ohio, but performing in the Arts is where I kept finding where I truly wanted to be. I think the big decision to make the leap into pursuing an acting career was when I landed the role of "The Emcee" in CABARET during my freshman year at BGSU (Bowling Green State University in Ohio). The director took me aside and told me that he was taking a big chance on casting a freshman in this role and I made it a point not to disappoint anyone, let alone myself. The music, the choreography, the acting, the makeup and costumes...the experience of the whole show was the embodiment of theatricality and I was hooked from that moment on.

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