Get to know BJ Rayniak

BJ Rayniak is a Wisconsin based independent Writer, Producer, Director, Musician, and Artist who studied filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago. After college, while living in Los Angeles, he worked on numerous movies, TV shows, music videos, and commercials. This led to a unique opportunity working for the Hollywood Location Company as an On-Site Representative where he learned the day to day operations of managing a studio.

Years later, BJ moved back to Wisconsin with the purpose of creating films in his home state through his company, Rayni Day Productions. Since then, he and his wife, Angie, have produced the award winning feature film The Rocket, the documentary The Worth of Water: A Great Lakes Story, and most recently the suspense-thriller BLAME.

Some of his creative inspirations are Stan Lee, Jim Lee, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, Tim Burton, James Mangold, Zack Snyder, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Chris Cornell, Bob Seger, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and Carrie Fisher.

A few of his upcoming projects include an episodic Comedy series and a supernatural Graphic Novel. To inquire about collaborative work, please submit a request below.