Ray Segal (He/Him)

Sourced archival footage and photography for documentary on the life of the celebrated African-American artist Bill Traylor. Advised producers on rights clearance and rates. Premiered in May 2021. Theatrical distribution by Kino-Lorber.

Assessed rough cut to identify to triage footage and photography into buckets: license-able and high-res master available, license-able but NO high-res master available, high-res file available but not copyright, to be reviewed by entertainment attorney for possible fair use. Found both unique and original footage and photography to fill visual holes that the were not found during the first round of production. Researched and cleared footage and photography to replace content that was not license-able or available in high resolution

RUSH supplemental archival footage and film research from international sources for film about the surviving women and men who helped liberate concentration camps at the end of WWII.

Trouble shooter. Tracking down rights to uncleared footage and photography already in cut: Identifying archival footage & photography to replace elements when their sources could not be cleared or quality master elements were not available; Documentation of research to demonstrate "best efforts" were made to clear elements; Coordination with legal consultants on issues of "Fair Use"; Coordination of access to elements for the publicity with presenting PBS station PR; Negotiation with archival sources, tracking of budgets, rights management; Liaison with labs and archival sources for transfers, other post-production needs.

Location of rare footage, photography, animation and electronic music held by public and private archives as well as private college that document the beginnings of computer animation and computer music in New York City from the 1950's to the 1980's.

Primary researcher for exhibit on Brooklyn's only short-lived hockey team before 2015. Deep dive into rare history of hockey in New York in the early 20th Century. Location of artifacts, photography, film footage held by private collectors, sports archives, old hockey players and journalists.

Collaborated with designers, archeologists, historians during design and production of world's only museum documenting the history and cultural of one of the world's oldest Christian sects, Iraqi Chaldean Christians. Located and identified photography of religious artifacts, culture and history from international sources. Established visual database and production work-flow. Consulted on budgets, rights and clearances.

Co-Producer 9 short exhibition films for exhibition on the role of New York and New Yorkers in World War II - from the desegregation of the wartime factory production, to the export of drag shows, to the Manhattan project. SEE LINKS IN "MEDIA" FOR EXAMPLES

Story development, location and archival research; recruitment of on-camera informants, location research and management; production of gala exhibition opening . Documentary about the late, African-American "outside" artist, Winfred Rembert ( 1945 -2021). Rembert created large scale paintings in tooled and dyed leather depicting scenes from his childhood in rural southwest Georgia as well as 7 years of incarceration on a chain gang in the late 1960s and early 1970's. Won multiple festival awards.

Independent Project Management, Content and Visual Research Clients included: FairChoice Systems (2009), Pure Vision Arts (2008), Ducat Media / AIA Magazine ( 2007), Archipelago Films, National Geographic Productions (2006), McGraw-Hill Education Company (2006), The National Sports Museum (2005), Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies (2005) .

Rights troubleshooter. Identification of uncleared footage and photography. Sourced or found replacments.

Collaborated with production team to create internet content based on seminars and lectures by Columbia University faculty. Research and organization of archival footage, photography, graphics, documents from international sources.

Story development season 1, eye-witness recruitment, field production.

Segment production, writing of interstitials and evergreen obituary wraps, casting and production of studio round-table discussions, script rewrites ( British to American English) and supervision of re-cording of those scrips by American host.

Development of series proposal about the experiences of families around the U.S. of children on the autistic spectrum .

Story development and character research; eyewitness recruitment, pre-interviews; pre-production planning; scouting, location management, field Production; production of historical re-enactments; supervision of animation, coordination of search for archival photography, graphics, radio recordings; establishment of work-flows with edit room during post-production, fact checking.

Associate Producer with responsibility for archival research (on-location) in Hawaiian public and private collections for rare 19th century photography about the last monarch of the independent Kingdom of Hawaii.