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'Pull Back,' My RED SCARLET Test Short

01.12.12 @ 1:59PM Tags : 5dmarkii, koo, red, redscarlet, scarlet, scarletx, seen, short, watch

I mentioned previously that I’d shot a micro-short to test out the RED SCARLET, and here it is. To put the camera through its paces, we wanted to use it in a real-world setting instead of shooting charts in a studio — but we also didn’t have the time or budget to put together a “real” short. What we set out to make (and what we ended up with) is something more than a series of test shots, and something less than a proper short. This was a no-budget, quick production on which everyone donated their time. Let me know what you think! More »

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Ryan Koo is now Koo

07.21.10 @ 4:40PM Tags : career, filmmakermag, googletv, koo, meta, name

UPDATE: I’ve ended the one name experiment and gone back to using, as far as credits go, both first and last name (Ryan Koo) like the rest of humanity. I wasn’t 100% comfortable with the one-name thing, though plenty of people still call me “Koo” and always will. The post below is my original experiment with self-branding. More »