Clay Dumaw Explained

Clay Dumaw
Birth Place:Carthage, New York
Occupation:Director • Screenwriter • Editor • Author
Website:claydumaw.com

Clay Dumaw is an American film director, screenwriter, editor and author, best known for independent films.

He directed Get Out Alive (2012), Hold'em (2014) and Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell (2021). He also wrote Stay the Course: How I Began a Career in Film, a memoir about his early life and career.

Early life

Clay was born in Carthage, New York. He studied Visual Communications at the Charles H. Bohlen Technical Center.

Career

Clay began his career as an editor and visual effects artist, creating title sequences for independent productions.[1] He wrote and directed two feature films, Get Out Alive (2012) and Hold'em (2014), which earned official selections at the Snowtown International Film Festival and the Buffalo International Film Festival.[2] [3] [4] [5] He later worked on national ads for Honda, Toyota, Ford, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Professional Bull Riders, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and Space Force.[6]

His third film, Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell (2021), was shot entirely on a green screen in Colorado Springs, with computer generated environments added in post-production.[7] [8] Post-production on Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell spanned nearly two years.[9] [10] It earned multiple awards at film festivals worldwide.

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Editor!Producer!Notes
2012Get Out AliveYesYesYesYes
2014Hold'emYesYesYesYesAlso Composer
2021Jack Wyatt and the Gun from HellYesYesYesYesAlso Visual Effects

Awards and nominations

!Year!Work!Festival!Award
2012Get Out AliveScare-a-Con Film FestivalOfficial Selection
2014Hold'emBuffalo International Film FestivalOfficial Selection
2015Snowtown International Film FestivalOfficial Selection
2021Jack Wyatt and the Gun from HellThe Wild Bunch Film FestivalBest Western Drama
Best Colorado Film
Best Sci Fi
1st Place Movie Poster
Horsetooth Intl. Film FestivalBest Narrative Film
The Tylerman Film FestivalBest Feature Film
Cannes Independent Film FestivalBest Action Film
Eastern Europe International Movie AwardsBest Western
Rocky Mountain International Film FestivalSemi-Finalist
Colorado International SciFi & Fantasy Film FestivalFinalist
The Galactic Imaginarium Film FestivalFinalist
Mindfield Film FestivalFinalist
Syracuse International Film FestivalOfficial Selection
2022Snowtown International Film FestivalOfficial Selection

Books

!Year!Title!Synopsis!Category
2022Stay the Course: How I Began a Career in FilmA memoir about a young man in a rural town with a dream of directing movies.Self-published

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-10-28 . Get Out Alive (Review) . 2022-06-08 . AdamTheMovieGod . en.
  2. Web site: 2014-08-12 . Carthage filmmaker to debut his second film, "Hold 'Em," in July at Syracuse theater . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205156/http://www.nnyliving.com/index.php/2014/06/16/carthage-filmmaker-to-debut-his-second-film-hold-em-in-july-at-syracuse-theater/ . 12 August 2014 . dead.
  3. Web site: 2015-02-07 . First Snowtown Film Festival deemed a success . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207025217/http://www.nnybizmag.com/index.php/2015/02/02/first-snowtown-film-festival-deemed-a-success/ . 7 February 2015 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2012-04-17 . Filmmaker Clay Dumaw Asks if You Can Get Out Alive . 2022-06-08 . Dread Central . en-US.
  5. Web site: EvanDickson . 2013-01-21 . Backwoods Horror Marches On In 'Get Out Alive' . 2022-06-08 . Bloody Disgusting! . en-US.
  6. Web site: Live Conversation with Clay Dumaw, Director, JACK WYATT AND THE GUN FROM HELL Snowtown Film Festival 2022 . 2022-06-08 . watch.eventive.org . en.
  7. Web site: At Snowtown Film Festival, local moviemakers to shine again . 2022-06-08 . NNY360 . 12 February 2022 . en.
  8. Web site: 2021-07-13 . Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell Film Threat . 2022-06-08 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Nerdly » 'Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell' Review . 2022-06-08 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Moe . Todd . Canton . in . NY . Preview: Snowtown Film Festival . 2022-06-08 . NCPR.

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