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RAN BARKER

 

 

 

 

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FEATURE FILMS

Cho Revolution

Notorious C.H.O.

Puzzled

I'm The One That I Want

Border to Border

 

SHORT FILMS

Apple Jack   

Fugly

Starcrossed

Buzzed

Game Day

Last Breeze of Summer

 

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ER

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My name is Ran Barker and I grew up on my  families Farm / Ranch in West Texas, just outside the small town of Hodges, Texas (Population 27). I attended Hawley High (senior class was only 40 people)

1981 - 1985, I attended Tarleton State University/ Texas A&M University in Stephenville, Texas.  I was a member of the PLOWBOYS, KAPPA ALPHA ORDER, SENATE, SEC, TCAB, GREEK COUNCIL and WHO'S WHO.

In 1985, I graduated from Tarleton State University/Texas A&M and moved to Dallas where I went to work for an Architectural Graphic Design Company and began to pursued an acting career.  In the next few years I appeared in over 100 national commercials, feature films and TV series including "DALLAS" - I was more of a glorified extra and not a leading character but I had fun.

 In 1989, I moved to Los Angeles to study acting/filmmaking at UCLA and AFI and joined Warner Bros. as Department head of Corporate Services. When Warner Bros bought back the Burbank Studios, I was in charge of relocating the entire Corporate Staff onto the new Warner Bros lot.

In 1990, I met up with my high school friend Marilyn Webber, who was attending AFI as a screenwriter.  She asked me to work on her short film "Last Breeze of Summer".  The short film went on to grab an Oscar Nomination.  

 In 1994, I became the Administrator of TV, working with ER, FRIENDS, LIVING SINGLE, SUDDENLY SUSAN, & 30 other shows. While working as Administrator of TV, I produced my  first feature film "Border to Border" with a newly created production company "Stage 15 Productions" formed by myself and 5 other WB employees.  “BORDER” went on to win the NY Int'l Independent Film Festival and the Las Vegas Int'l Film Festival.

In 1998, I went to work with JOHN WELLS PRODUCTIONS and worked with productions, ER, TRINITY, WEST WING, ADVERSARIES & THIRD WATCH.

 In 1999, I left Warner Bros to worked on independent features "I'M THE ONE THAT I WANT", "PUZZLED", "NOTORIOUS C.H.O.", CHO REVOLUTION and the awarding winning shorts "GAME DAY" and  "FUGLY"

In 2002, I was the Line Producer of the short "APPLE JACK", which won "Best Film" at the Los Angeles Int'l Short Film Festival in 2003,  a top ten finalist award for Project Greenlight and was a top 10 finalist for an Oscar Nomination in 2003.

 In 2003, I returned to Warner Bros. to work in Technical Operations for Feature Films and TV and currently writing and producing my own projects on the side.

 

 

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April 9 2008 

My Buddy, Thomas Whelan has a film in the BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL  - Go see " THE ART OF TRAVEL" TONIGHT (4-9-08)

PLEASE GO SEE IT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
LAEMMLE THEATER
9036 Wilshire Blvd.

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

2008 Beverly Hill Film Festival OPENING NIGHT
http://www. beverlyhillsfilmfestival. com/
Block 1 (7:30PM)

 

 

 

 

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