Ryan Sulak

About Ryan Sulak

a video editor, director, and writer working across documentaries, branded campaigns, scripted shorts, and episodic series.Most recently, I was the lead editor for Top Rank: Real Time on ESPN+, where I managed a team to produce fast-turnaround daily episodes during international fight weeks—over 140 in total. Before that, I was Senior Editor at the creative agency Part IV, where I cut commercials, trailers, launch pieces, and global ad campaigns for major movie / television studios (Disney, Amazon, Hulu, Universal, FX, WB, Apple, etc)In my free time I create content for my travel-focused youtube channel. This includes, short documentaries, journalistic pieces, experimental travel films and vlogs.I’m comfortable leading a team, running point with creatives and producers, or shaping a story solo from a blank timeline. Whether it’s for broadcast, brand, or something in between, I focus on clarity, tone, and pacing— with the ability to shift between bold or natural creative choices for the most effective storytelling - given the situation.

Experience

1. Travel Filmmaker

   YouTube

   Sep 2017 — Present

   Self-produce and direct cinematic travel films for Youtube channel from the ground up — developing story concepts, scouting locations, and chasing culturally specific events and experiences across the globe. •Handle all aspects of production solo, operating a Sony FX3 with multiple lenses, tripod, and location audio gear to capture b-roll, run-and-gun vlog footage, and intimate character moments with locals and strangers met along the way.•Identify the philosophical and narrative undercurrent behind a place or experience — then shape it into a written voiceover and edit it into a cohesive film, ranging from character-driven vlogs to subversive cinematic short documentaries. •Projects have taken me inside a 12-hour Saudi endurance horse race, a live Krampus run in the Austrian alps, ancient UNESCO heritage sites, and a TeamLab immersive art experience in Tokyo

Education

• University of Florida

  Bachelors, Advertising, Theatre

  2004 — 2008

• UCLA

  Extension, Screenwriting & Directing

• Groundlings

  Advanced Level Writing Lab, Improv/ Writing/ Sketch Comedy

  2010 — 2010

Skills

• Dialects
• Radio
• Entertainment
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Advertising
• Video Editing
• Directing
• Voice Acting
• Social Media Marketing
• Television
• Digital Media
• Writing
• Graphic Design
• Creative Direction
• Comedy
• Acting
• Copywriting
• Creative Strategy
• Film Production
• Art Direction
• Social Media
• Film
• Video Production
• Voice Over
• Strategic Creative Development
• Creative Writing