01Network broadcast
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11 yrs ABC · 6 yrs NBC
National network television
Good Morning America, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, and the American Music Awards, plus thousands of hours of live news production at KABC and KNBC.
Experience · Since 1987
Four decades on set.
Before Santa Barbara Grip & Lighting rolls a truck to your shoot, there is the man who answers the phone. Ray Hinton Jr has worked in film and television since 1987, across network broadcast, the NFL, live events, and the red carpet.
By the numbers
A career measured in decades.
- 1987On set since
- 3×Emmy Award winner, four nominations
- 11 + 6Years at ABC and NBC
- 8 yrsRobotic camera, NFL Network
- 15 yrsLighting Director, E! Talk Live
- 65+Live events for Gov. Schwarzenegger
Broadcast & networks
The networks behind the resume.
Across his career Ray has crewed programming for national broadcasters and cable networks. A few of them.
- ABC
- NBC
- NFL Network
- Netflix
- E!
- MTV
- VH1
- History
- USA
- BET
The work
Forty years, four arenas.
02Sports & the NFL
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1987
First NFL pay-per-view
Technical Director for Ticket to Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys, the first-ever NFL pay-per-view program.
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8 yrs · NFL Network
Robotic camera systems
Operated robotic cameras for NFL RedZone, Madden Live, and Super Bowl 50 NFL Live from San Francisco.
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8 yrs · Red Bull Rampage
TV Compound Head Electrician
Oversaw all generators and power distribution for the event compound.
03Live events & the red carpet
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15 yrs · E! Talk Live
Lighting Director, E! Talk Live (Canada)
Red carpet and after-shows for both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.
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65+ events
Lighting Director, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lit more than 65 live events throughout California.
04Documentary & founding Lumitech
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Netflix
The Gambler and His Cowboys
The documentary chronicling Jerry Jones’ ownership of the Dallas Cowboys.
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1990s
Founded Lumitech / Santa Barbara Grip & Lighting
Lighting and production services for emerging cable channels including MTV, VH1, the History Channel, USA Network, and BET.
On the crew
Every seat on the truck.
Technical and creative roles Ray has held across four decades.
Honors
Recognized for the craft.
- Three-time Emmy Award winner, with four nominations, for excellence in camera operation and audio mixing.
- White House Award for Professionalism in the Media, for his lighting at the opening of the Ronald Reagan Air Force One Pavilion at the Presidential Library, and for other presidential live events.
Selected credits
A few of the marquee titles.
Programs and productions Ray has worked on. For the complete list, see his IMDb page.
- Good Morning AmericaNetwork broadcast
- The Academy AwardsAwards show
- The Emmy AwardsAwards show
- American Music AwardsAwards show
- NFL RedZoneLive sports
- Super Bowl 50Live sports
- The Gambler and His CowboysNetflix documentary
- Madden LiveLive sports
- E! Talk LiveTalk show
- Red Bull RampageLive event
Bring that experience to your set
Tell Ray what you are shooting.
Four decades of on-set problem solving, on the other end of one phone call.