Emmy nominated Ray Preziosi has served as Director of Photography on multiple feature films and has worked with the iconic duo, Sol and Elaine Bass, shooting title sequences for Martin Scorsese's Casino and Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It. His expertise extends beyond feature films, encompassing a range of short films and nationally broadcast, feature-length PBS documentaries.

Among his notable accomplishments in feature films are Italian Movie, Topsy and Bunker, Frog and Wombat, and the Victorian-era period piece, Family Secrets.

In addition to narrative films, Ray's nationally televised documentary credits include the award-winning PBS shows, NY TV by the People Who Made It and the 2-part, Music of Ireland series. Other documentaries include, Concorde Alpha-Delta: An Intrepid Journey for the History Channel and the 3-part, PBS mini-series, FS Key, After the Song.

Ray has also shot numerous short films and, Ride With Us, an entertaining streaming series for volunteer fire service recruitment.

Several times a year, Ray teaches a 35mm cinematography workshop as an adjunct instructor at the New York Film Academy.

Ray Preziosi, Director of Photography
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When not on set, Ray responds to emergency fire calls as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown fire department and has served his fire district as a publicly elected fire commissioner.