Super Bowl LII Recap

I've recently returned from a trip to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis, MN. It was freezing! I've experienced the cold before but never below zero. Luckily, I came prepared and survived the weather. There were various events, and interviews I captured throughout the week. One of the events covered was the Brain Health Summit, you can watch their live stream of the event here. Another memorable moment was getting a follow up interview with Brett Favre for the documentary I'm currently in post-production on.

On this trip I traveled to Minnesota and North Dakota making that a total of 30 states I've traveled to. Besides the cold, I did not know what to expect on this trip and reflecting back on my 5 days in the Bold North I have to say I enjoyed it!

The food was delicious from the burgers, to the pasta, pizza, and so on. Read some of my recent yelp reviews here.

Transitioning into Post-Production

We're still wrapping up interviews and transitioning into post-production. For those who don't know -- a lot goes into the editing process before you actually begin the creative aspect. For example a quick breakdown includes: importing media, transcoding video files, syncing the audio and video together, playing back and logging notes on each interview (50+). I'll keep you posted but for now here's a couple photos from the last few interviews!

Episode 3 of the Ray Roman Podcast: Filmmaking, and Influences

Episode 3 of the Ray Roman Podcast I give an update on what I've been working on the past year. Also, an excerpt from the Tapout & Chill podcast from last year where I talk about filmmaking, and what music videos have influenced me. Enjoy and don't forget to follow me on SoundCloud if you want to hear future episodes!

February 23, 2017

It was a busy day gathering interviews for the documentary I'm working on, ending the night at the Smash Global Pre-Oscar Gala. A couple photos from the day posted below.

21-day filmmaking trip

I've returned from a 21-day filmmaking trip across the country. The last venture was a 12-day filmmaking trip that I posted about 3 months ago. Some of the states this time around include California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada. Checkout some of the set photos and other selfies below!

Behind-the-Scenes in Houston for Super Bowl LI

Here in Houston, TX gathering interviews and covering the events going on Super Bowl week. Checkout some of the photos below!

Update: Finalizing Interviews

It's been a month since I've posted a new video here but the work hasn't stopped. As I've stated previously I'm working on a documentary involving CTE. We plan to wrap shooting next month and begin the editing process soon after. Here's a couple photos with some recent interviewees, stay tuned!

Ray Roman 2014 San Diego Film Awards Interview

Here's an unreleased interview I did back in 2014 for the San Diego Film Awards when I was nominated for Best Cinematography in the Music Video category for the "Supermodel Suitcase" music video for Monkeys In Space. The 2017 San Diego Film Awards are just around the corner so I thought I would share this video from a few years back.

Fight Week coming to a close for Kovalev vs Ward

It’s been a busy week covering Kovalev vs Ward and tonight it all goes down! Earlier this week I got to go to the Bleed For This movie premiere where I met the champ Vinnie Paz. Find our complete coverage at this playlist and checkout the photos below from some of our interviews. Stay tuned for all the post-fight coverage!

Ray vs Ray! (Mancini Wins)

Here's a fun clip of Ray Mancini and I shadowboxing. It was edited from 360-degree video I captured where I was able to make it look like we're facing each other. Down the line I will post an actual 360-degree video where you the viewer can control where you look within the scene. I had a great time with the champ a couple weeks back as we interviewed him, and drove around his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio.