Strobe (Test Ad) from Patrick Ryan on Vimeo.
Promo video for Cinematography and Directing showreel.Knysna Fires 2017 from Vulcan Wildfire on Vimeo.
On the 7th of June 2017, two wildfires erupted in the Southern Cape area of South Africa. These raged across the landscape resulting in the loss of 8 lives and over a 1000 homes. The fires that started on the West and East side of Knysna eventually combined, surrounding the coastal town and all the people living in it. This was a traumatic event for the people involved and a landmark incident in the history of wildfires in South Africa. This is the documentary that supports the Vulcan Wildfire Management’s Situational Analysis Report of that catastrophic event.I am a wildland firefighter and care about people being able to protect their homes, property and livelihood. This video tells an important story about Integrated Fire Management, and while this is not a very exciting sounding term, it is a vital aspect of being able to protect all you hold dear when a wildfire is raging close to your property. This video highlights this by interviewing a home owner who lost their home to an ember storm during a wildfire incident in the Cape Peninsula and shows how an entire home can be lost because of one small ember landing in the wrong place.
HEART FM from Patrick Ryan on Vimeo.
A commercial shot for the Cape Town Radio Station HeartFM. The radio station sees itself as an expression of a culture that is core to Cape Town: community-centred, socially aware and committed to enjoying life to the full. The majority of the cast in the video were from the station itself which led an authenticity to the feeling of community and energy in the video.Music video for the band Chunking.
The Question: Live in the Moment and suck the marrow from Life, or just let time slide by?
As a Photographer I wanted to move beyond the still frame. This, one of my first attempts, was a collaboration with fantastic DP Will Bex. We grabbed a 16mm, some rolls of film, a couple of test lenses and spent a day driving around London (and a day in the studio) finding people and places to film that resonate with the words narrated over the visuals.
My website http://www.patrickryanimages.com/
Will’s website http://www.willbex.com/