RESUME / CV
RYAN RUSSO
Profile
University film production graduate. Accomplished student filmmaker. Freelance educational and promotional video producer. Experienced quality control specialist for television production networks.
Owner of Moose Boy Productions, LLC.
Skills
Directing, producing, writing, videography, editing, quality control, recording voiceover talent, and project managing short film productions. Entrepreneur, startup video production company. owner, Mooseboy Productions.
Work Experience
- Kroenke, Altitude Sports Network, Operations Technician, May 2022 - Present
Quality control of content for the Sportsman, Outdoor, and World Fishing Network. Provide detailed quality control, time coding, and closed captioning. - Freelance: Colorado Christian University, School of Education, August 2019 - Present
Filming and editing of promotional videos for the School of Education and the Office of Advancement that supports Scholarship Endowment funding. Acted as film production support for Gala fundraising event. - Freelance: Pearson Educational Videos - August 2017-2018
Created an educational slideshow with voiceover talent using studio production skills for Pearson’s Global Learning Platform. Distributed to ~40,000 employees.
Film Projects
- A Slow Suffocation - Summer 2020
First assistant camera operator for a short film directed by Dave Hoser, Digital Industries Professor at the University of Westminster, London. - Valor Sports Network, 10 for 10, Military Appreciation Video - March 2018
Gimbal camera operator for Valor Sport Network’s special on military appreciation and the men's ice hockey team.
Education
- University of East London, Film Production and Theory, BA, Honors, 2019-2021
- University of Westminster, Television Production, 2019
- University of Colorado Denver, Film and Television Production, 2018-2019
- Valor Christian High School 2014-2018
Awards
- Denver 48 Hour Film Project Winner "brothergirls" - August 2024
In collaboration with MVP Productions (Mikey Hardesty and Matt Perlinger), awarded Best Film, Audience Choice, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Writing (Abby Wehrman). - Valor Christian High School’s Elevate Film Maker of the Year 2018
Awarded the highest film department honor at Valor’s annual Elevate awards ceremony. - Kalos Film Festival, Highlands Ranch, CO - March 2017
Awarded ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Art Direction’ from the Kalos Film Festival for World War II film, Tun Für Andere. Received scholarship funds and software totaling $2K. - Kalos Film Festival 2018
Awarded ‘Best Art Direction’ for The Tales of Nelson Nevada, western. Received $200 Scholarship. - All American High School Film Festival - October 2017
Nominated for the All American High School Film Festival in New York City, in the Drama category. Participated in workshops and screenings of other student films at the festival. - All American High School Film Festival - October 2018
Nominated for the All American High School Film Festival in New York City, in the Drama category for The Tales of Nelson Nevada. Participated in workshops and screenings of other student films at the festival. - Newark International Film Festival - October 2018
Semi-Finalist for the Newark International Film Festival in the Drama category for the film, Shootout. - Top Shorts International Movie Data Base (IMDB)
- Honorable Mention for ‘Best Student Film’, Tun Für Andere
- September 2017 The world’s leading online film festival. Submitted films in the category of student films and was judged along with college level films.