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Aug 7, 2015 · F. Gary Gray was only 23 when he directed the fantastically literal video for Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” in 1993. Its sun-kissed, deadpan style transferred beautifully to his debut feature...
Aug 23, 2015 · In 1995, at the age of 24, Gray, who grew up in South Central LA, directed the hit Friday, written by and starring Ice Cube about a day in the life of drug-dealing slackers.
Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) [1] is an American director and producer. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including " It Was a Good Day " by Ice Cube , " Natural Born Killaz " by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, " Keep Their Heads Ringin' " by Dr. Dre, " Waterfalls " by TLC , and ...
- Video Triumphs Led to Film
- “Double-Edged Sword”
- Patience Pays Off
- Opportunity and Creativity
- Sources
Fortunately, Gray had talent to match those ambitions, and word of his directorial skill spread to other acts. Soon, he found himself directing clips for Mary J. Blige, Coolio, TLC, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, among others. The video for Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” was listed among Rolling Stone’s “Top 100 Videos of All Time.” Gray garnered multiple t...
Any concerns Gray may have had regarding his abilities were unfounded. His instincts allowed him to plan the shoot and still leave room for improvisation. Co-stars John Witherspoon and Chris Tucker, Gray told High Times, “are so funny on the fly and right off the cuff that I didn’t want to miss any of that, so I said, ‘Stick to the
In Set It Off, Gray found the right combination of elements. “It takes a lot for me to get passionate about something,” he told Thulani Davis of Newsday The film, he ventured in Detour, “has always been in me. But it was definitely a leap. I would shoot for 14 hours, then I would watch dailies for two, then I would rewrite and workon the script for...
Although he hasn’t dwelt on it much in interviews, Gray’s celebrity derives in part from his success in the mainstream as a black filmmaker. Yet he never claimed to have encountered adversity because of race. “The strong battles, the battles that are historical for blacks in Hollywood, I haven’t experienced any of that,” he pointed out in Newsday. ...
Detour, November 1996, p. 70. High Times, June 1995. Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1995, p. F2; April 23, 1996, p. F1; November 6, 1996, p. F1; January 5, 1997, (Calendar) pp. 6-7. Newsday, November 3, 1996, p. C14. Source, January 1996, p. 27. USAToday, August 21, 1996, p. 7D; November 6, 1996, p. 8D. Vibe, September 1996. Additional information wa...
Aug 13, 2015 · GRAY: To become a filmmaker and direct my first film when I was 45. DEADLINE: Why that old? GRAY: This was before Spike Lee, John Singleton and all those guys. The only person I referenced as a...
Aug 18, 2015 · Gray first started developing those skills as a teenager, when he decided he was going to make a film. His uncle was an actor and he’d break down his process, how scripts work, and how...
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Gray directed Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey in The Negotiator (1998), a big budget action film. He moved to television in 1999 as executive producer and director of the Fox drama series...
