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W. David McBrayer
William David McBrayer is an American film, television producer, writer and entrepreneur. Education McBrayer attended the University of Tennessee. He was president of the Student Art League and, while an under graduate, was published in ''Perceptual and Motor Skills'', for his research in perception entitled "Effects of Social Influence in a Recognition Task of Auditory Intensity"." His primary interest was the nexus of art/the creative process/psychology. He graduated from UTC in 1973 with a B.S. in psychology. He received a MA in advertising/mass communications from Michigan State University in 1976 and was recipient of the Graduate Award for advertising. While in graduate school at MSU, McBrayer co-founded PACE Marketing Group, a market research company that conducted consumer research on the Universal Product Code, UPC for a Senate sub-committee. Career New York (1976–1985) McBrayer began his advertising career on Madison Avenue in 1976, with Grey Advertising on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat The Drum
''Beat the Drum'', written and produced by W. David McBrayer and directed by David Hickson, is a South African film starring Clive Scott and Owen Sejake. Premiering at the 2003 Mill Valley Film Festival, ''Beat The Drum'' won 30 international film festival awards, including the prestigious Montreal Zenith D'Or and the Monaco International Film Festival Angel Award, the festival's top honor. The film also won Best Picture, Best Director (David Hickson), Best Supporting Actor (Owen Sejake), Best Actor ( Junior Singo), Best Music (Klaus Badelt and Ramin Djawadi) and several Audience Awards. McBrayer has said that he wrote ''Beat The Drum'' to "help give a voice to the voiceless. I simply wanted to be an honest witness to the plight of these kids. When there is a tear in the human fabric we should all feel it." Synopsis A young South African orphan named Musa (Junior Singo) leaves his AIDS-ravaged village in KwaZulu-Natal, taking along only a drum given to him by his father, for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |