Meet Quincy Ray Barham | Filmmaker

We had the good fortune of connecting with Quincy Ray Barham and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Quincy Ray, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
From a very young age I was always into storytelling. I liked being told stories and I liked telling stories. It wasn’t until I picked up the family tape recorder when I realized that I can make a story in video form. To be fair, these “stories” would be me just messing around with my cousins and nephews with little to no plot. Me playing with that tape recorder was my introduction into filmmaking and creating movie magic. As the technology got better so did the films I made. I was understanding film language and gathering skills of lighting, editing, and directing. Then in high school it started to click that I can actually to do this for a living if I really put in the effort.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I grew up in a smallish summer town that (to my knowledge) had nothing for filmmakers. My school didn’t have a film class, there was no city film programs, not even a marketing company, nothing. The closest thing we had a local tv station run by the government, which I eventually worked at in high school. Wanting to make films in this environment was almost isolating. Almost. But, I was passionate and I knew if I wanted to make this thing work out, I would need to get creative and wear multiple hats. That’s how I learned to make films. With minimal crew with zero budgets. And I truly mean MINIMAL. Canyon and I were the only ones behind the camera 99% of the time. This way of learning film has made the shooting process be done with brevity. I went to film school at ASU for a year and saw how people were being taught. Not throwing shade at film school but the process they were teaching didn’t really correlate with how I got things done. I believe that I’m able to complete more projects because I found what works for best for me and I wish people understood that they should always find their way as well.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
First place we’re eating at is Cheba Hut. If it’s a week that means were eating there at least 8 times (Kidding) (Not Kidding). We would go to the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa. There’s this cool place in Downtown Phoenix called Hanny’s that has good drinks and a pretty cool creepy vibe. I would also go to tempe town lake and walk around there. Go up A Mountain at sunset. Go to a Harkins because that’s just an Arizona thing and their movie theaters are awesome.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would like to dedicate my best friend Canyon DiMare who’s been my film partner since middle school. We’ve worked on almost every project together and we have no plans on stopping that collaboration. Canyon and I have been through it all and our combined experiences have really made a good partnership over the many years. We motivate each other to keep creating and challenge each other to keep getting better. I would also like give credit to my other film friends (Connor Burklow, Brandon Floor, Brook Cohen, and Me-line) for being creative and letting me help out on there projects.

Website: https://quincyraybarham.wixsite.com/mysite

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quincyrayfilms/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ve9PaRC0ZZUfKJxpGkDPA

Image Credits
Serena Brown Madi Probst