"Story vs. Spectacle" - Audio Commentary - Short Film, Apocalypse: The ...

Here's the audio commentary for my third Apocalypse short.  As I explain in the video, I drew my inspiration for this one from director, Sam Mendes.



I breakdown how quickly I work on the fly when I see what I want, only doing 1-2 takes for a shot.  I compliment the very talented, Micah Parker on his additions to the character and to the scenes.  And, I forget the young acctresses name.  :)  Sorry, Savannah!



The second part of the video I go on a rant talking about Story vs. Spectacle and show an example of one piece of work I believe helps explain the difference.



I'm really trying to figure out how to portray what I mean when I tell people of a movie or a screenplay, "There is no story."  In my head, it makes perfect sense, but I'm realizing how untangible the word "story" is, so I want to try and explain it better to the audience when I talk about it.  Please enjoy!



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"How to outline a scene for a screenplay, beat-by-beat" - RynoRyder's Vl...

I'm currently writing a new screenplay and I am trying to document the various steps I go through to do it.  I want to showcase the amount of work that goes into crafting a well-told and entertaining story.



So far I've finished my rough outline for each scene, now I break down each scene into "beats."  This is so very important, because if a scene isn't entertaining, then you will lose the audience.  It's a laborious process, but I think 100% neccessary in order to tell a great story.



I would say 99% of "screenwriters," whether aspiring or working, don't put this much time and work into outlining their story beforehand, and that's why 99% of screenplays are garbage.



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"Thisis how I outline my screenplay" - RynoRyder's Vlog Ep. 029

I haven't written anything from scratch in about one year.  When I am able to get into that zone and start writing something new, it is the absolute happiest place I can be, mentally.



The problem is, I've been trying to value my time more to not just keep writing "for free".  But, when inspiration meets opportunity, sometimes you have to jump and go all in.



That's what I've started doing and that's why I wanted to create this vlog for you all today.  I want to show you all the process of how my brain works and how I create and build stories.



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"Trying to tell a story without a script." AUDIO COMMENTARY - Short Fil...

Here's another commentary for my short film, "Apocalypse:  The Drunk."



My purpose behind putting these pieces of content out is to give any insight and perspective to ANY aspiring filmmaker, artist, creative, just to let you know a bit about what goes through my head and the reasons behind the choices I make, artisticly.  Even if sometimes those choices don't neccessarily work out in the end. 



The important thing, is to not judge or blame yourself from them, but to learn and move onto the next.  To quote a menotr of mine, "You're only as good as your last at bat."  :)



Please enjoy!



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Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"How to make a short film with zero budget." - AUDIO COMMENTARY by Write...

Been talking about doing these for a while now and finally decided to make one.  Because I got such a good feedback about me posting the different audio commentaries for my feature film, EVIDENCE, I thought people could gain some value by me doing an audio/video commentary for each of my short films I have on my channel.



You can't get more guerrilla than this one.  We shot during "magic hour" and only had about 20-25 minutes to film everything to keep the look we were going for.  There were literally 4-5 people, cast included, on set that day.  We rehearsed and rehearsed and then when the time was right, we got the shots.



This is probably my favorite of the three shorts, although technically not the best.  But, I love the grittiness and dirt of not just this story, but the character herself.



Look forward to more of these commentaries soon.  Thank you for watching, and please comment your thoughts below and share this video with friends.  Thanks!



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"Persistance is the key to this business..." - Writer & Filmmaker - Ryno...

I wanted to make a short little vlog to give you all an update on things.



Working back at the bar, yes, but also have things going on in the film world.  I guess, my biggest point for this one is persistance.  It's at the foundation of why I am documenting my journey as a filmmaker.  My fear is that if any other filmmaker, young or old, gets any sense of success or even the slightest possability of "making it", that the crash on the back-end when it doesn't happen, could be catasrophic.  And I mean, life ending.



It's a chess game.  And to be great at chess, you have to study it constantly and you have to lose more than you win.  If you PERSIST with that mentality, you will achieve what you want.  And this is coming from someone who is still chasing, but I can see the path as clear as I can see my hands on the keyboard as I type these words right now.  Start executing.



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"Happy New Year!" Lunar Eclipse - 1.20.2019 - As photographed in Topanga...

These are pictures from a Lunar Eclipse that happened last night.  I was inspired and so I grabbed my camera and did some photography.



I'm not a photographer.  I'm understand it all, but I just don't posess the technical aspect of it, but I believe I know WHAT to photograph and I DO have a good eye for composition.



This was shot on a Canon 7D and tried several different "exposures" to get some different looks and then I slapped it together on Premiere and threw some sound on there, provided by a wonderful group called Pink Floyd.  ;)



Enjoy it!



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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