Ryan joined Deadline in March 2021 as Assistant Editor for Awardsline, rising to Crafts Editor in 2022. He received his MFA in Studio Art at The City College of New York in 2019. He contributes to the awards coverage of animation and the craft side of film and television. In his role as Crafts Editor, Ryan also contributes to the editing of Deadline's AwardsLine magazines and interviews contenders above and below the line.
When they were approached to write a song for F1, songwriters Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin were excited to create something as energetic and high octane as the film itself. "Jerry [Bruckheimer] and Joe [Kosinski] had us over to his office, and we saw it on the full screen, and we got the…
For Wake Up Dead Man, the third film in Rian Johnson's Knives Out series, the tone and palette shift created a major change in how the cinematography was done. "The movie has a different tone and palette," says Johnson. "It's a little more gothic and moodier in its tone, so that defined a…
Given how excited audiences have been for Zootopia 2, it’s not a surprise that the film garnered two Golden Globe nominations this morning – one for Best Motion Picture – Animated, and the other for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. Writer-director Jared Bush gives credit to the more than 700…
It’s no surprise that Sinners made a big splash this morning at the Golden Globes nominations announcement. With seven nominations, including Best Picture Drama and Best Director Motion Picture for Ryan Coogler, the film has been lauded for it’s unique, visual storytelling and music. “For me, I…
Flow winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar came as a bit of a surprise last year for a few reasons. Not only did it beat two highly grossing films—Pixar's Inside Out 2 and DreamWorks Animation's The Wild Robot—the dialogue-free film about a cat's survival in a post-apocalyptic world further proved…
For a director like Guillermo del Toro, you can only imagine what he'll do when he gets to create his fantasy project. With Frankenstein, Del Toro and his crew of craft collaborators were finally able to achieve his years-long dream of bringing Mary Shelley's book — in which scientist Victor…
For a musical like The Testament of Ann Lee, the relationship between singer and composer is important in making sure the songwriting process works smoothly. Star Amanda Seyfried and composer-songwriter Daniel Blumberg worked closely together to bring the Shaker hymn-inspired songs to life. “We…
When you think of a film like Sinners, it’s hard not to pick up on the incredible level of detail used in every craft department. For costumes, writer-director Ryan Coogler tasked the legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter with crafting the looks. “The whole vision in mind is starting with…
For writer-director Nia DaCosta's film adaptation of Hedda, both she and production designer Cara Brower went to great lengths to find the perfect home to match Hedda Gabler's personality. "I looked at about 200 houses, just casually throughout the year before we started prep," says Brower. "And that…
Not only was Nebraska one of the most important albums for Bruce Springsteen, it turns out it also held great meaning for writer-director Scott Cooper. "Nebraska is one of my favorite albums," Cooper said on a panel for his 20th Century Studios movie Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere at Deadline's…
Coming into Hamnet as the editor, Affonso Gonçalves had the unusual experience of walking into an already editing cut. "This was different because Chloé's process in every one of her films and this one, is she does the first pass herself," says Gonçalves. "When I came in, the film was already cut and…
As Ryan Coogler's frequent collaborator over the past 15 years, it's no surprise that composer Ludwig Göransson was chosen to score his latest film Sinners. "When he told me that he was writing a movie about a guitar player, I was kind of very surprised and excited," Göransson said at Deadline's…