Robison is a master of professional low budget movie production having cut his teeth on local market television commercial beginning in 1982 for KFBB-TV in Great Falls, Montana. He has produced and directed two feature length movies, Die Before I Wake (Televista) and Sixes and the One Eyed King (Panorama Entertainment) as well as The Bag a short written by long time television personality Marlyn Mason. Robison enrolled in film school back in 1975 and hasn't looked back since. His list of credits goes on and on but it is feature length narratives that are his love and he hopes to make many more in the coming years. Robison currently makes the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon his home base. He can be reached at (541) 778 - 4212 or ray.robison (at) gmail.com.
IN FILM FESTIVALS
Robison has again teamed up with Marlyn Mason for a short titled "The Bag" which is currently being shown at film festivals around the country. The Bag had its world premiere at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (LA Short Fest) on Tuesday evening July 27, 2010 and then screened at the Rhode Island International Film Festival where it won the "Director's Choice Award". Additional film festivals selections to this date are North Country Film Festival (New Hampshire), Salem Film Festival (Oregon), Gig Harbor Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, Da Vinci Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Tulsa International Film Festival, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Riverside Film Festival and the Eastern Oregon Film Festival. Directed by Robison the movie stars Peggy Stewart, Richard Erdman as well as Mason.
Here is a link to a recent local TV news story: Filming in Medford
IN PRODUCTION
The short film Four Daughters is nearing completion and will soon be listed on Imdb. Four Daughters is the tale of the father of the bride who has left the wedding reception to make amends with his deceased daughter. It was written, produced and directed by Robison. A feature length comedy titled Vampire Camp which Robison directed has just wrapped and is expected to be release in February of 2012. The Reading of Hammer Ridge is also expected to wrap on October 23 2011.
RECENTLY COMPLETED
Model Rules, a melancholy tale of aging and unrealized romance was directed and produced by Robison and is currently making the film festival circuit. The movie the Northwest Emerging Artist Award at the 2009 Salem Film Festival, the Grand Prize - Best Screenplay at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in August of 2008, Best of Show and Audience Choice at OpenLens Short Film Festival (Eugene, Oregon) and the "Best Actress" Award (Marlyn Mason) at the Bend Film Festival in Oregon in October of 2008. Additional festival screenings include the Ashville Film Festival (North Carolina), the 1st Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival and the Ashland Film Festival (Oregon).
OTHER RECENT PRODUCTIONS
Robison served as Director of Photography on a 30 minute short titled "BIG" in Bend Oregon from August 3 through 12, 2009. The movie was a production of Outdoor Films, LLC and premiered November 2009 at the Bend Film Festival.
AWARDS
Special Jury Award/Best Short - Salem Film Festival for The Bag
Director's Choice Award - Rhode Island International Film Festival for The Bag
Best of Show Award - OpenLens Short Film Festival/Eugene, Oregon for Model Rules
Audience Choice Award - OpenLens Short Film Festival/Eugene, Oregon for Model Rules
Northwest Emerging Artist Award - Salem Film Festival for Model Rules
Best Feature Film - Cine-Fest 2008/Louisville, Kentucky for Sixes and the One Eyed King
Best Screenplay - Cine-Fest 2008/Louisville, Kentucky for Sixes and the One Eyed King
Best Feature Film - Rogue Independent Film Festival for Sixes and the One Eyed KingAudience Choice Award - Bluegrass Independent Film Festival for Sixes and the One Eyed King
Audience Award - Miami Underground Film Festival for Sixes and the One Eyed King
Bronze Award - Southern Oregon Advertising Professionals for TV Commercial for Business Telecom
Award of Merit - Southern Oregon Film and Video Association for TV Commercial for Flex Fitness Center
Award of Distinction - Videography Awards for Die Before I Wake
CAT Award (Community Access TV) RVTV Best Sports Series for Thunder 2006
CAT Award (Community Access TV) RVTV Best Sports Series for Thunder 2007
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Model Rules Salem Film Festival 2009 Awards Eastern Oregon Film Festival
Purchase DVD of "Die Before I Wake" Purchase DVD of "Sixes"
Robison with Director of Photography Kenn Christenson during production of Model Rules
(l-r) Art Director Becky Geear, Robison, Marlyn Mason, Assistant Director Patricia Snyder and Christenson on set of Model Rules
(l-r) Tamara Barrus, Grace Thorsen and Robison discuss a scene on the set of Sixes and the One Eyed King
Actor Scott Ford (l) with Robison at the Bluegrass Independent Film Festival in Kentucky
