Since both brands have limited budgets for TV and video production, I have tapped into our in-house production team to produce content in a variety of outputs: local TV, pre-roll, social media and internal use. From concept, to storyboarding, to pitching to casting, to directing, I have lead all aspects of production.
Objective:
To create an engaging video spot that tells the brand story of connections while leveraging the new menu. Bring brand to life with emotion, warmth, comfort and mouth-watering craveability.
Concept: Old friends that haven't seen each other in a while meet at their favorite place to catch up.
Output: Local TV, pre-roll,
social media
Production budget: $25000
Since both brands have limited budgets for TV and video production, I have tapped into our in-house production team to produce content in a variety of outputs: local TV, pre-roll, social media and internal use. From concept, to storyboarding, to pitching to casting, to directing, I have lead all aspects of production.
Objective:
To create an engaging video spot that tells the brand story of connections while leveraging the new menu. Bring brand to life with emotion, warmth, comfort and mouth-watering craveability.
Concept: Old friends that haven't seen each other in a while meet at their favorite place to catch up.
Output: Local TV, pre-roll,
social media
Production budget: $25000
Carvel Super Fan
Objective: Carvel partnered with Snickers to create a new ice cream flavor. The goal was to leverage the product with the "Real People. Real Ice Cream" direction.
Concept: To create an Insta-Story style video, that heroes the product while purposefully looking like user generated content.
Output: Local TV
Production budget: $4500
Carvel Super Fan
McAlister's Choose 2
Objective: McAlister's wanted to feature the convenience and customization of the Choose 2 menu while keeping the food as the hero.
Concept: We wanted to use swipe feature on a "screen" to illustrate the ease of the overall ordering experience as well showcasing the customization of the craveable products.
Output: Pre-roll and Local TV
Production budget: $3000
McAlister's Choose 2
Objective: Carvel partnered with Snickers to create a new ice cream flavor. The goal was to leverage the product with the "Real People. Real Ice Cream" direction.
Concept: To create an Insta-Story style video, that heroes the product while purposefully looking like user generated content.
Output: Local TV
Production budget: $4500
Objective: McAlister's wanted to feature the convenience and customization of the Choose 2 menu while keeping the food as the hero.
Concept: We wanted to use swipe feature on a "screen" to illustrate the ease of the overall ordering experience as well showcasing the customization of the craveable products.
Output: Pre-roll and Local TV
Production budget: $3000
National Sandwich Day
Objective: To create a video that showcased a McAlister's signature Club sandwich for National Sandwich Day in a fun and different way.
Concept: To ask kids how to make the perfect sandwich, and then reveal that it had already been created.
Output: Facebook
Production budget: $1000
National Sandwich Day
Objective: To create a video that showcased a McAlister's signature Club sandwich for National Sandwich Day in a fun and different way.
Concept: To ask kids how to make the perfect sandwich, and then reveal that it had already been created.
Output: Facebook
Production budget: $1000
TEAm Training
Objective: To create a series of short videos that generated buzz for Free Tea Day.
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Concept : Using a tongue-in-cheek approach to show how “Tea Freaks” and Tea Freaks-in-training are preparing for Free Tea Day .
Output: Facebook and Instagram
Production budget: $2000
TEAm Training
Objective: To create a series of short videos that generated buzz for Free Tea Day.
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Concept : Using a tongue-in-cheek approach to show how “Tea Freaks” and Tea Freaks-in-training are preparing for Free Tea Day .
Output: Facebook and Instagram
Production budget: $2000

Hi, I'm Ryan. I like to make things. Below is a smattering of work that I have built myself or by leading a team,
in an effort to show that I’m a well rounded, jack-of-many trades creative, ranging from skills in creative leadership, to art direction, to design, to illustration, and in a plethora of platforms and applications. I tend wear a lot of hats, and I like it that way. I think these things are all pretty good, but I want to make things that are even better. That's where you come in.
























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