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Stanley Ray

Stanley Ray

Visual Purple Films LLC
Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Filmmaker

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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April 2014
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About Stanley

Stanley's interest in film-making extends back to his childhood. When movies began to move him, he sought to understand why. Along with that came a fascination with the process. If there was a featurette or behind-the-scenes extras, the methods and motivations of the film makers were revealed. Sure, some of the wonder and luster is lost, but peeking behind the curtain for the magic has its own rewards.

Stanley became a screenwriter by writing screenplays. Over a dozen feature length scripts and many more in short form, some just thirty seconds long. Telling a story in just 30 seconds is fantastic training for writing in a medium that demands brevity.

Stanley learned how to direct a film by directing films. He has experienced the singular pleasure of seeing his work realized on screen, feeling the collective response of a theater audience to the currency of emotion. His first directed work won best picture at the festival that produced it, presumably on the strength of his script.

With this new-found validation, Stanley continued to write both feature and short content, most often alone but sometimes in collaboration. Further validation came when some of his produced shorts were accepted into film festivals, even internationally. His scripts have translated successfully onto the screen.

Stanley has a keen appreciation for competent films of all genres. His writing reflects that. He has received good reviews for his comedy as well as drama and horror. He is currently working on a Sci-Fi epic.

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  • COVERT APP

    COVERT APP Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Comedy With his James Bond mojo already slipping, an industrial espionage agent gets blind-sided when a young woman shows up claiming to be his daughter.

  • LESIONS

    LESIONS Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror A young government investigator pursues her career-making case to an abandoned factory, where she falls prey to a reclusive industrialist who suffers a horrific yet life-prolonging skin affliction but has lost his wealth and his sanity.

  • NOT SAFE FOR WORK

    NOT SAFE FOR WORK Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy Four middle-aged poker buddies scheme one last bachelor party -- but they are all out of unmarried bros to deceive their wives.

  • TEX REX

    TEX REX Budget: $10M - $30M | Family ⋄ Adventure A ten-year-old boy befriends a lab-created dinosaur that is slated for a Texas oilman's trophy hunt.

  • SPOILERS AHEAD

    SPOILERS AHEAD Budget: $100K - $1M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A millennial couple are conflicted when a social media app tempts its users with a glimpse of their future selves and who they end up with -- or don't.

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  • TEX REX - Semifinalist - Stage 32 Family-Friendly Screenwriting Contest
    (2022)

  • SPOILERS AHEAD - Quarterfinalist - Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest
    (2022)

  • LOW TIDE IN THE HIGH DESERT - Audience Award - Roswell International Sci Fi Film Festival
    (2011)

  • Scholarship - The Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe
    (2008)

  • UNDER MY SKIN - Best Picture - Duke City Shootout
    (2006)

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