Ryan Fritzsche

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Adobe Suite, Avid Symphony 6, Final Cut Studio 7, LCD 1080p Broadcast Monitor, Mac Pro 6,1, Macbook Pro / Laptop

I can use: Adobe Suite, Macbook Pro / Laptop, Final Cut Studio 7, Avid Symphony 6, Mac Pro 6,1, Lcd 1080P Broadcast Monitor

About me

PERSONAL STATEMENT:
I love post-production storytelling. I’ve been editing professionally, both scripted and unscripted, since 2000. Clients also frequently call on my color, motion graphics, & VFX skills. I’m known for a musical, rhythmic cutting sensibility, combined with a keen sense of story and brand. I also have a reputation as a go-to fixer for performance, production, and technical challenges, and my producing & writing experience contributes an ability to focus on details without losing the big picture.

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1993371
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmfritzsche
Portfolio: ryanfritzsche.com
Referees:
NIKKI DRAAK • Post-Production Supervisor
Ogilvy & Mather / H & O Productions
636 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
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MICHAEL MANAS • Executive in Charge of Production
Yahoo! Studios, New York
111 West 40th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018
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SCOTT FRASER • Producer
NBC / Yahoo! / CBS
Brooklyn, NY
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JUSTIN MONROE • Director / Producer
Tandem Arts / Duncan Christopher LLC
Pasadena, CA
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PAUL EMAMI • Director / Principal
Storytellerz / Marker Entertainment
4063 Glencoe Ave., Suite A
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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Additional information:
PROFESSIONAL BIO:
Whether serving commercial clients or creating original content, Ryan’s harnesses technology to tell creative stories. Although he draws on a range of experiences including producing, writing, and event production, he is first and always an editor.

Over his career, Ryan’s post-production clients have included brands such as Axe, Google, Hennessy, IBM, Mattel, MGM, Microsoft, NBC, New Line, Time Inc. (Sports Illustrated, Fortune, People, et al), and Warner Brothers, and agencies such as BB&H, Laundry Service, Mission, and Ogilvy & Mather.

Ryan began his Hollywood career in 2001 at Cary Brokaw’s Avenue Pictures (WIT, ANGELS IN AMERICA, THE PLAYER). As a filmmaker and producer, Ryan co-founded the production company, Tandem Arts in 2004, where he produced, and edited, numerous award-winning short & feature films, including The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher (2010), starring Marshall Bell (TOTAL RECALL, TWINS, CAPOTE), and distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

In 2008, he was privileged to serve as online editor, and trailer editor, for the Oscar-nominated documentary, The Garden, directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy.

After moving to New York in 2010, Ryan spent several years at Yahoo! Studios as no only editor & designer, but also producer/director of The Weekly Flickr, a weekly documentary series profiling exceptional photographers and the stories behind their work. In addition to handling post, he researched & developed stories, recruited & interviewed guests, and wrote both the episodes and accompany articles, as well as managed social media promotion. His involvement contributed to a Webby nomination in 2014, and over 50 million views during its run.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher has appeared in numerous festivals since it’s premiere at The Method Festival in the spring 2010, and won the juried “Best Indie Feature” at the Edmonton International Film Festival, “Best Oklahoma Feature” at the deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City, and both the top Jury and Audience Awards at the Tulsa United Film Festival and Offshoot Film Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The film acquired distribution through Gravitas Ventures in 2012.

In the non-profit sector, Ryan produced & edited Ray of Hope, a series of short documentaries about a NGO advancing education & humanitarian development amongst some of Brazil’s poorest Amazonian villages. As a fundraising vehicle, the films contributed to a 13-fold increase in annual revenue upon their premiere in 2008.

Ryan has also served on the committee for the City of Angels Film Festival, held annually at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles. Ryan also operates Breve Films, a filmmaking venture with his wife, writer & director Gillian Fritzsche.

Ryan holds a Bachelors of Science in Multi-Media, and lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY.

Ryan’s portfolio can be viewed online at ryanfritzsche.com.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Motion Graphic Designer
Job Titles	Video Editor, Visual Effects (VFX) Artist, Colorist, Motion Graphic Designer
Years in industry	6+ years