Skip to main content
No Film School

Listen:

Fly Inside the Editing of 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Login
No Film School
  • Popular
    • 1. If You Streamed 'Stranger Things' S4 at Midnight, You Might Have Missed Some VFX +8,441 views
    • 2. What Is a "Film Bro," and How Can You Help Them? +2,862 views
    • 3. 11 Short Film Clichés You Need to Avoid +1,933 views
    • 4. How Does Camping Gear Help You Shoot on Location? The Anker 757 PowerHouse Answers +1,945 views
    • 5. We Think the DJI Mini 3 Pro Is 249 Grams of Pure Power, Baby +5,236 views
  • Topics
    • Newest in Screenwriting 11 Short Film Clichés You Need to Avoid
    • Newest in Directing After 50 Years, John Waters' 'Pink Flamingos' Is Still Banned in Parts of Long Island
    • Newest in Distribution & Marketing David Lynch Knows 'Inland Empire' Is Ugly, So He’s Remastering the Film
    • Newest in Movies & TV If You Streamed 'Stranger Things' S4 at Midnight, You Might Have Missed Some VFX
    • Newest in Marketplace & Deals Autofocus, Shmautofocus—Here Are 3 of the Coolest Manual Focus Lenses on Sale

Ryan Koo

Founder

Writer/Director

Ryan Koo is the Founder and CEO of No Film School.

Koo’s first feature AMATEUR is a Netflix Original Film and Sundance Screenwriters Lab selection.

Koo received Sundance’s first Asian American Fellowship as well as additional support from Tribeca, IFP, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

His short version of AMATEUR won multiple film festival awards and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

For his web series THE WEST SIDE, Koo won the Webby Award for Best Drama Series and was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film.

Websites AMATEUR on Netflix
  • Recent Posts
  • Recent Activity
  • Featured Articles
ARTICLE POST
’The Last Shift’ is a Masterclass in How to Make the Leap from DIY Nonfiction to Big-Time Narrative
2 years ago
ARTICLE POST
15 Filmmakers, 1 Boat: How 'OMNIBOAT' Became the First Film To Be Based on a PDF
2 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How to Take Advantage of Your Low Budget (and Get Into Sundance… Twice)
3 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How Do You Become a Filmmaker (And Other Questions)? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 10]
4 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How Do You Release Your Film? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 9]
4 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How Do You Finish Your Film? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 8]
4 years ago

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • »
Article Comment – How a Cinematographer and Production Designer Collaborate to Set a Look [PODCAST]

Hah! Thank you for saying that, very much appreciated. I'm more of a 70% dark chocolate person myself but I will take the compliment!

6 years ago
Article Comment – SXSW: The Winning 'Film About Nothing' and What's Different This Year [PODCAST]

Good catch Scott, we forgot to enable it on this episode. Should be fixed.

6 years ago
Article Comment – Introducing Our New Podcast for Busy Filmmakers: 'Indie Film Weekly'

Thanks for the feedback Daniel! Was realizing that myself, listening to it...

6 years ago
Article Comment – The 'Sexy, Late Night Condo Deals' Aren't Happening: How Do Indies Get Deals Today? [PODCAST]

Thanks Brooks! It's crazy out there, but also inspiring I think...

6 years ago
Article Comment – How ‘The Martian’ Cleverly Drops Multiple F-Bombs & Still Gets a PG-13 Rating

IIRC there are also two F-bombs in Bridge of Spies (also PG-13). It's the same line, quoted by a different character, which I thought was an interesting argument to make.

7 years ago
Article Comment – The Final Rewrite: What I've Learned Editing My First Feature 'CENTS'

Thanks for sharing, Chris! Very excited to see the finished film.

7 years ago

Pages

  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • »
ARTICLE POST
How Do You Know Which Idea to Pursue? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 1]
4 years ago
ARTICLE POST
The Film I Kickstarted Back in 2011 is Finally Here: Watch Netflix’s Timely Trailer for 'AMATEUR'
4 years ago
ARTICLE POST
10 Reasons Not to Go to Film School and Is Film School Worth It?
7 years ago
ARTICLE POST
10 Takeaways from the (Life-Changing!) Sundance Screenwriters Lab
8 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How I Got Selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab
9 years ago
ARTICLE POST
The Prequel to My Feature Film MANCHILD is Here: Watch AMATEUR
9 years ago
ARTICLE POST
How I Raised $125,000 on Kickstarter
11 years ago
ARTICLE POST
The No Film School Manifesto
12 years ago
circle

The DSLR Cinematography Guide

Get your FREE copy of the eBook called "astonishingly detailed and useful" by Filmmaker Magazine! It's 100+ pages on what you need to know to make beautiful, inexpensive movies using a DSLR. Subscribe to receive the free PDF!

No Film School

  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Community Guidelines
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • DMCA Takedown Notice

Sections

  • Gear Guides
  • Podcasts
  • Popular
  • Topics
  • Pitch to us
  • Boards

Follow NFS

  • circle Facebook
  • circle Twitter
  • circle YouTube
  • circle RSS
© 2022 NONETWORK, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
No Film School