What are your interests?
My passions are movies and music.
What inspired your short-story pitch?
I originally had another pitch in mind, a music based short comedy, and was trying to formulate the pitch for it. As I kept on trying to keep the pitch to two minutes, I wished I had a better way of getting the information to the viewers and thought my own thought bubbles would be great way to do it. I then thought what would happen if people could actually read your thoughts unfiltered in your everyday life – it would be pretty awkward and funny.
Who inspires you?
My family, my friends, different people – I am inspired by news articles of people doing amazing things every day.
Why are you passionate about films?
I love when a film can be entertaining and enlightening. If you have given someone an escape from their everyday for a little bit of time and also leave them thinking about things slightly differently than before, than you’ve done a good job.
What is your favourite short film?
God of Love – I saw it a film festival where one of my films was playing and was blown away at how much story and character the director was able to place in a short story.
What is your favourite film of all time? Why did it leave such an impression on you?
This is a tough one – like many children of the 80’s it may be Star Wars – nothing created an interest in storytelling at such a young age as that.
Who is your favourite director?
Woody Allen
What was the first film you¹d ever seen?
Earliest memory is of the first Star Wars trilogy.
Have you ever met a film star?
I’ve seen a bunch driving around Los Angeles. I’ve probably honked and waved and frightened them away.
It¹s the 100th anniversary of the first Hollywood studio, what are your thoughts on its legacy?
Even though the internet is changing everything so much, I do think people will continue to watch movies. The collective experience of watching a film is very unique and a reason why it has lasted so long. To be a part of that, in any way, is a great pleasure.
Thunks..I mean thanks for your time Ryan, we look forward to seeing the finished article short-ly ;