Ryan Connolly (presenter)
Ryan Connolly (born February 25, 1982) is an American filmmaker, Internet personality, and presenter best known for his web show Film Riot.[1][2] He often collaborates with Andrew Kramer, Ryan Booth, Seth Worley, and Todd Bruno on his bigger projects.
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 Ryan Connolly while shooting PROXiMITY (2013) | |
| Born | February 25, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Full Sail University |
| Occupation | Writer, director, and presenter |
| Known for | Film Riot |
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| Website | Film Riot Website Triune Website |
Early life
Connolly attended Full Sail University's film program, where he met many of his future collaborators.[3] After graduating from his course, Connolly worked in construction and 2 other side jobs so he could get enough money to buy some gear.[4] Connolly after around a year[4] was employed to produce advertisements and product videos for companies including Dell and Alienware. He also founded Triune Films, a production company under which he became involved with multiple film projects.
Film Riot
Connolly was first noticed by Revision3 when he began making Making the Film, a YouTube show documenting the process of producing a movie. They approached him, and pitched the idea of a higher-budget version of the same premise. Connolly signed up to their team, and began producing Film Riot. The first episode was released on May 27, 2009, and made available on both the Revision3 website and the Film Riot YouTube channel. In the years of Film Riot, Connolly began uploading episodes to a YouTube channel he created. The first episode was made available on July 5, 2011.[5]
Other channels
- "Film State," a cancelled show for movie news.
- Pimp Your Production, an internet series created/ produced by Eric Kessler, was also hosted by Connolly. Similar to Film Riot, the program focused on more professional filming techniques, and therefore utilised more expensive equipment and techniques. The show followed a much more sporadic release schedule, with a total of 8 episodes from its launch in April 2011 to its discontinuation.[6] Connolly featured some of the effects shown in Pimp Your Production episodes on Film Riot, where he explained alternative, cheaper techniques that could be used to achieve a similar outcome.[7]
Short films
Connolly runs Triune Films, an independent production company in Rowlett, Texas. Through it, he has released multiple short films, with a future goal of diving into feature films.
| Film | Release date | Director | Production company |
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| Losses | October 22, 2011 | Ryan Connolly | Triune Films |
| Tell | May 23, 2012 | ||
| Proximity | December 5, 2013 | ||
| U.F.Oh Yeah | April 2, 2015 | ||
| Portal Combat | July 14, 2015 | ||
| Chainsaw | October 12, 2016 | ||
| Ghost House | October 19, 2016 | ||
| Westworld to Yuma | May 18, 2017 | ||
| Sentinel | December 21, 2017 | ||
| Ballistic | June 27, 2018 | ||
| There Comes a Knocking | October 28, 2019 |
References
- Royal Palm Beach filmmaker and YouTube star builds his career far from spotlight, by Staci Sturrock, in the Palm Beach Post; published October 11, 2011; retrieved March 17, 2015
- What Do You Do When Your Funding Falls Through? PROXiMITY, by Michael Murie, at Filmmaker; published December 5, 2013; retrieved March 17, 2015
- "Hosts > Ryan Connolly". Revision3. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- Film Riot (2016-05-09), Mondays: Audio Recorders for Cheap & Steps After Film School, retrieved 2016-05-14
- "Surround Sound in Film!". Film Riot. Episode 108. 2011-07-05. Revision3. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- "Pimp Your Production". Kessler U. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- Ryan Connolly (2013-05-02). "how to Freeze Time Cheaply!". Film Riot. Revision3.
External links
- Ryan Connolly on IMDb
- Film Riot on YouTube