Ryan Connolly (presenter)

Ryan Connolly (born February 25, 1982) is YouTuber who hosts the web show Film Riot.[1][2] He is known for Ballistic (2018), Proximity (2013) and Tell (2012).

Ryan Connolly
Ryan Connolly in 2013
Born (1982-02-25) February 25, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFull Sail University
OccupationVideographer
Known forFilm Riot
WebsiteFilm Riot Website

Early life

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Connolly attended the technical school Full Sail University.[3][4]

Film Riot

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The first episode was released on May 27, 2009, and the show quickly gained popularity among amateur and professional filmmakers. As of July 2020, the Film Riot YouTube channel has over 1.6 million subscribers.

However, the show has seen a decline in viewership and engagement since 2015.[5]

Other channels

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  • "Film State," a canceled show for movie news.[6]
  • Pimp Your Production, an internet series created / produced by Eric Kessler.

YouTube Shorts

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Connolly runs Triune Films, an independent YouTube company in Rowlett, Texas. Through it, he has released multiple shorts.

Film Release date Director Videographer company
Losses October 22, 2011 (2011-10-22) Ryan Connolly Triune Films
Tell May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
Proximity December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05)
U.F.Oh Yeah April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
Portal Combat July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)
Chainsaw October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
Ghost House October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
Westworld to Yuma May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18)
Sentinel December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21)
Ballistic June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)
There Comes a Knocking October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)

References

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  1. ^ Royal Palm Beach filmmaker and YouTube star builds his career far from spotlight Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, by Staci Sturrock, in the Palm Beach Post; published October 11, 2011; retrieved March 17, 2015
  2. ^ What Do You Do When Your Funding Falls Through? PROXiMITY Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, by Michael Murie, at Filmmaker; published December 5, 2013; retrieved March 17, 2015
  3. ^ "Hosts > Ryan Connolly". Revision3. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ "Youtube Shorts".
  5. ^ Google Trends
  6. ^ "Film State - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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