About

Shortly after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in Film and Media Studies, Ryan refined his skills in cinematography at Prague Film School in the Czech Republic. During his academic year there, Ryan wrote and directed two short films, and served as a cinematographer on 12 other shorts, as well as working on 35 other films in the camera, grip, and electrical departments. He also earned an honors award in Cinematography for the work he did on those films.

With more than 10 years of video production experience, Ryan has helped companies and individuals complete a wide range of video projects with his skills in directing, cinematography, editing, color grading, and technical consulting. For 3 years he worked as the lead Videographer/Editor for SurfMyAds.com Inc., an online-marketing company based out of Santa Monica, CA. There, he helped build several YouTube platforms that generated nearly 2 million video views from over 500 different videos. These segments ranged from red carpet coverage for movie premiers, to back stage/behind the scene interviews with TV celebrities. In addition to creating high quality corporate videos for the company, Ryan shot two well received commercials.

Ryan has acquired more than 50 credits as a cinematographer, and currently works as a freelance cinematographer and colorist in the greater Los Angeles area and is Co-Founder of Westgate Films, LLC (westgatefilms.net).