Bio: BARRY RYAN HEAD OF PRODUCTION AT WARP
Barry is the Head of Production for Warp, and is responsible for the production of films across the Warp Films and Warp X slates.
He produced Grow Your Own, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl Hunter and directed by Richard Laxton for Warp Films and Line Produced Warp's first short My Wrongs 8245-8249 &117, which won the BAFTA in 2003, and Dead Man's Shoes, Warp's first feature which was nominated for the Best British Film Award at the BAFTAs 2005 and which won the Hitchcock D'Or at Dinard in 2004. Dead Man's Shoes, Hush and Bunny & The Bull have all BEEN nominated for "best achievement in production" at the BIFAs
Prior to working for Warp, Barry ran Cargo Films which made a number of successful shorts (Puffer Fish, Sound Effects of Death & Disaster, You Are My Favourite Chair) and the ultra low budget feature, Jelly Dolly, which won the best film award in 2004 at the Britspotting Festival in Berlin.
I thoroughly enjoyed this masterclass at York Theatre Royal as Barry gave a unique lecture on the things you learn from film making.
Why would you shoot a short?
- Showreel
- Practise
- Story to be told
- Fun/Experiment
- Hang out with friends
Barry mentioned that he wouldn't recommend to just shoot shorts for a showreel otherwise you're gonna have quantity than quality. You need to do it to show your talent.
Thing you learn from film making:
- Budget
- Schedule
- Negotiation Deals
- Project Manager
- Technical Manager
- Human Resources
- Health & Safety
- Legals for closing Film/TV tax credit
- Cash flow
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