ROBBIE RYAN

From interview [BSC, 2011]

ROBBIE RYAN BSC/ISC

Born: c. 1970, Dublin, Ireland.

Education: Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design [DLCAD] [now Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology/Institiúid Ealaine, Deartha & Teicneolaíochta Dhún Laoghaire] [Graduated in 1993.].

Career: Decided to become a cinematographer at the age of 14 when he, his friends and his cousins commandeered one of his father's KODAK s8 cameras and started making short films. A college course in cinematography in Dun Laoghaire's CAD fuelled that passion. Finishing his college course, he left Ireland following the realization that 'people in London would pay me for making short films which I had been doing for free in Ireland'.

Ph commercials and music videos.

Ph web series for the 'funny or die' website dir by Simon O'Neill [2007; 'Possessive Boyfriend 1' (1m10s), 'Possessive Boyfriend 2 (The Brooch)' (1m08s) & 'Possessive Boyfriend 3 (A Walk by the Canal)' (1m24s)].

Awards: IFTA 'Best Cinematography' Award nom [2007] for 'Isolation'; BIFA 'Best Technical Achievement' nom [2009] for 'Fish Tank'; Camerimage 'Bronze Frog Award' [2011], Venice FF 'Golden Osella' Outstanding Technical Contribution [2011], Valladolid IFF 'Best Director of Photography' [2011], IFTA 'Best Director of Photography' Award nom [2012] & London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement [2012] for 'Wuthering Heights'.

Website: Robbie Ryan

FILMS AT THE DLCAD
1991	Eleven Stories [Alison Toomey; short] storyboard; ph: Conor O'Mahony
1992	Heaven Only Knows [Liam Regan; short] co-lighting; ph: Neal Boyle
1992	M.A.N. - Matrix Adjusted Normal [Conor O'Mahony; short] storyboard (+ music); ph: Mick Mahon & Liam Regan
1992	Mind's Eye [Paul Giles; short] focus puller (+ storyboard); ph: Lee Rooney & Maurice Sweeney
1992	The Last Word [Lee Rooney; short] c.asst; ph: Mick Mahon
1993	Undertow [Conor O'Donnell] 16mm/c; short/12m
1993	The Twenty Second Plastic Love Affair [Robbie Ryan] 16mm/b&w; short/13m; ph: Liam McGrath; + scrpl/music/ed
1993	Faith [Martina Durac] 16mm/c; short/15m; cph: Liam McGrath
1993	War [Gerard Mayock; short] c.op; ph: G. Mayock
1993	Changelings [Dee Armstrong] 16mm/b&w-c; short/15m; cph: Gerard Mayock

FEATURE FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES [>60m]
1996	How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate [Graham Jones] 16mm-35bu/b&w
2000	Large [Justin Edgar] 16mm-35bu/c; 2uc: Zac Nicholson & Hugh Fairs; uwph: Mark Silk & H. Fairs
2001	This Is Not a Love Song [Bille Eltringham] 16mm-35bu/c
2004	Isolation/The Calf [Billy O'Brien] s35/c; filmed 2004-05
2005	Mischief Night [Penny Woolcock] c; 2uc: Simon Vickery
2005	Red Road [Andrea Arnold] HD (Sony HDW-750P)-to-35mm/c
2006	Brick Lane [Sarah Gavron] s35/c; addph: David Katznelson
2007	Carmo [Murilo Pasta] s16-35bu/c
2008	Fish Tank [Andrea Arnold] c
2008	The Scouting Book for Boys [Tom Harper] ts/c
2009	Patagonia [Marc Evans] 16mm/c
2009	I Am Slave [Gabriel Range] ts/c; filmed 2009-10
2010	Wuthering Heights [Andrea Arnold] 35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c
2011	The Angels' Share [Ken Loach] s35-to-digital (1.85:1)/c; 2nd cam: Barry Ackroyd & Alastair Rae
2011	The Summit [Nick Ryan] c; doc/100m; aph (HD): Stephen O'Reilly & Mike Wright
2012	Ginger & Rosa/Bomb [Sally Potter] HD (ARRI ALEXA) scope/c
2012	The Last Days on Mars/The Animator [Ruairi Robinson] p (+ D-Cinema)/c
2012	Philomena [Stephen Frears] HD (ARRI ALEXA)+s8+16mm-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; filmed 2012-13
2013	Catch Me Daddy [Daniel Wolfe] ts/c; addph: Jenna Mills
2013	Jimmy's Hall [Ken Loach] 35mm-to-D-Cinema/c
2013	Slow West [John Maclean] HD (ARRI ALEXA)-to-D-Cinema/c
2014	Long Distance Information [Paul Duane] pre-production
2015	I Am Not a Serial Killer [Billy O'Brien] s16-to-digital/c
2015	American Honey [Andrea Arnold] HD (ARRI ALEXA)+35mm-to-digital/c
2015	I, Daniel Blake [Ken Loach] 35mm-to-digital/c
2016	Yeh Din Ka Kissa/The Meyerowitz Stories [Noah Baumbach] c
2016	Best Before Death [Paul Duane] c; doc/?m

SHORT FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES [<60m]
1996	Mercy [Liam Regan] 16mm/c; short/26m; prod DLCAD
1998	Retribution in the Year 2050 [Brendan Muldowney] c; short/18m
1998	Patterns [Kirsten Sheridan] 16mm-35bu/c; short/19m; prod DLCAD
1998	The Farmer's Wife [Robert Taylor] c; short/17m
1998	The Wind [Billy O'Brien & Alan Friel] c; short/3m
1999	Forty Below [Clare Langan] 16mm-to-DVD/c; exp short/5m; cph: C. Langan; 1st part of trilogy
1999	New Dawn [Simone Horrocks] c; short/?m; comm by the Edinburgh IFF; also part of 'Edinburgh Bytes' (2000; 16m)
1999	Random Nights [Tinge Krishnan] c; short/3m; also part of 'Edinburgh Bytes' (2000; 16m)
1999	7th Heaven [Shimmy Marcus] c; short/10m
1999	Holy Hijacker: Seeking the Third Secret of Fatima [Colum Stapleton] c; doc/53m
1999	Blessed Fruit [Orla Walsh] c; short/16m; also ep of Channel 4 tv-series 'Shooting Gallery'
1999	Sniffers [Murilo Pasta] b&w; short/4m
1999	The Tale of the Rat That Wrote [Billy O'Brien] 16mm/b&w-c; short/15m; 2uc: Darran Tiernan
1999	Short [Imogen Murphy] 16mm/b&w; short/10m
2000	Snøw [Alan Friel] c; short/4m
2000	Are We Alone? [Nick Ryan] c; short/3m; comm by Adobe Software
2000	The Black Suit [Frank Berry] b&w; short/20m
2000	Mule. [John Hardwick] c; short/14m
2000	Shadowscan [Tinge Krishnan] scope/c; short/12m
2001	Too Dark for Night [Clare Langan] s16-to-DVD/c; exp short/11m; cph: C. Langan; + co-scrpl; 2nd part of trilogy
2001	Landmark [James Gibson] scope/c; short/10m
2001	Ivor the Insomniac [Shimmy Marcus] c; short/4m
2001	Life in the Fast Lane [Orla Walsh] 16mm/c; short/25m
2001	Robertson Major [Nell Greenwood] c; short/13m
2002	Glass Hour/Volcanic Winter [Clare Langan] 16mm-to-DVD/c; exp short/10m; cph: C. Langan; 3rd part of trilogy
2002	LSD '73!/Seachto Tri [Paul Duane] c; short/15m
2003	Wasp [Andrea Arnold] 16mm-35bu/c; short/25m
2004	Knitting a Love Song [Annie Watson] s16/c; short/14m
2005	Toz/Dust [H. Fatih Kizilgok] s16-35bu/c; short/14m
2005	At Debt's Door [Kelly McErlean] b&w; short/12m
2005	Antonio's Breakfast [Daniel Mulloy] c; short/16m
2005	What Goes Up Must Come Down [Adam Smith] 16mm/c short/9m; addph: John Watters; promo for hip-hop band 'North of Ping Pong'
2005	Tube Poker [Simon Levene] c; short/15m
2005	Cubs [Tom Harper] HD (ARRI D-20)-to-? (scope)/c; short/10m
2006	Metamorphosis [Clare Langan] s16-to-DVD/c; exp short/9m; cph: C. Langan

"The Silent City"

2006	The Silent City/The Leveller [Ruairí Robinson] scope/c; short/7m
2006	The Jerk [Simon O'Neill] ?; short/?m
2007	Son [Daniel Mulloy] c; short/17m
2007	The Flooded Rooms [Clare Langan] s16-to-DVD/c; exp short/4m; cph: C. Langan
2007	I Gaer [Clare Langan] HD (high speed)-to-DVD/c; exp short (3-screen projection)/6m; comm by ICA for Becks' Fusions
2007	Showtime! [Simon O'Neill] c; short/4m
2007	The German [Nick Ryan] p/c; short/10m; aph: Adrian Warren; hph: James Mather
2008	The Ice Above, the Fire Below [Clare Langan] HD-to-DVD/c; 3-screen installation/8m
2008	Night School [Ben Soper] RED-to-?/c; short/11m; ep film series 'Shortcuts'
2008	Uncle Bill's Barrel [Eoin Ryan] scope/c; short/10m
2008	Coppers [Simon O'Neill] c; short/10m
2008	Twins [Simon O'Neill] c; short/6m
2009	Dating Don'ts [Simon O'Neill] c; short/4m
2009	GirlLikeMe [Rowland Jobson] s16-35bu/c; short/14m; add cam: Sara Deane
2009	XXX [Marie Lanna] c; exp dance film/4m
2010	The Lost Explorer [Tim Walker] c; short/20m
2010	For the First Time [Charles Mehling] c; short/16m; a music video for rock band 'The Script' (5m) was edited from this footage
2010	Pitch Black Heist [John Mclean] b&w; short/13m
2010	Ghost in the Machine [Oliver Krimpas] p/c; short/19m
2011	Roflmao [Simon O'Neill] c; short/20m
2011	The Kármán Line [Oscar Sharp] RED Epic/c; short/24m
2012	State of Suspension/Sigur Rós Mystery Film Experiment - no. 13 - Varðeldur [Clare Langan] HD (Phantom HD)-to-DVD/c; exp dance film/7m
2012	Time to Dance [Daniel Wolfe] s16/c; short/9m; promo for electro-pop band 'The Shoes'
2012	Tell me about yourself [Simon O'Neill] iPhone 4S (0.75:1)/c; short/7m
2013	Sophie at the Races [Alan Friel] 16mm/c; short/17m
2013	The Magi/The Gift of the Magi [Charles Mehling] c; short/20m
2014	Iron Sky [Daniel Wolfe] ts/c; mus short (a: Paolo Nutini)/c
2014	Open Mic [Simon O'Neill] c; short/12m
2014	Amishi [Malinda Kaur] c; short/7m
2015	Little Soldier [Stella Corradi] s16/c; short/15m
2015	Drop the Hand [Simon O'Neill] 16mm/c; short/10m
2015	The Sticks [Jamie Delaney & Russell Davidson] c; short/9m
2016	The Door [Vika Evdokimenko] c; short/18m
2016	Cake [Alan Friel] scope/b&w; short/6m

MISCELLANEOUS
1994	The Connivers [David Caffrey; short] c.asst; ph: James Mather or Owen McPolin
1995	The Bench [Kirsten Sheridan; short] c.op; ph: James Mather
1995	James Gandon - A Life [Sé Merry Doyle; tv-dram doc] co-rostrum ph; ph: John T. Davis
1996	Alaska [Michael West; short] co-focus puller; ph: Peter Robertson
1996	Pteranodon [Bill Murphy; short] focus puller; ph: Neal Boyle
1996	Summertime [Eve Morrison; short] co-c.op; ph: James Mather
1996	The Last Bus Home [Johnny Gogan] c.op; ph: James Mather
1997	Niamh and the Angels [John O'Brien; short] co-loader; ph: ?
1997	Brood [Frankie McCafferty; short] rostrum ph; ph: P.J. Dillon
1997	My Dinner with Oswald [Paul Duane; short] c.op; ph: James Mather
1998	Alive-Alive-O! [Sé Merry Doyle; tv-doc] co-c.asst; ph: Donal Gilligan
2000	Floodlight [Clare Langan; exp short/art installation] c.asst; ph: Brian McHugh