SELECTED CHAPTERS / RYAN CHANG
The work
that built me.
Five stories I’ve chosen because each handed me a different unknown—and required me to become more capable in order to solve it.
Five projects · Five different problems · One expanding practice
Finding a story inside an archive. Directing a live system with no rehearsal. Shaping an hour from almost no brief. Carrying a film through remote post. Giving inner life a cinematic form.
CHAPTER 01 / EDUARDO KAC
Adsum: An Artwork for the Moon

It began as a cinematography assignment. The real problem was finding the film.
Artist Eduardo Kac had an artwork headed to the Moon and approximately 30 hours of personal and NASA archives, but no predetermined edit structure. After a five-day, two-camera location production, Ryan independently assembled an opening rough cut. Its strength expanded his role from cinematography into structural authorship of the full film.
He found the human spine inside the archive, then carried it through restoration, edit, cross-source color matching, VFX, sound, 5.1 mix and finish—turning a historic undertaking into a completed documentary with momentum, intimacy and a point of view.
The video shown here is a trailer for the completed documentary.
WHAT RYAN CARRIED Story development · Archival research and restoration · Cinematography · Edit · VFX · Color · Sound design · 5.1 mix · Finish
CHAPTER 02 / ANTIPRIEST
Live Score: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Two days to learn the system. No crew rehearsal. Two live chances to make everything work.
For Antipriest’s original score to The Passion of Joan of Arc, Ryan learned the ATEM and multicamera system in two days, tested the complete production path, directed two cinematographers while operating a camera himself, and supervised a stationary fourth camera through two performances.
At the same time, he captured raw instruments, board feeds and production audio without disturbing the room. In post he shaped those sources almost like a music producer, then built separate live-performance and film-only editions through multicamera edit, color, stereo and immersive mixing, finish and QC.
WHAT RYAN CARRIED Multicamera direction · Live production · ATEM system · Cinematography · Instrument and board audio · Edit · Color · Stereo and immersive mix · Finish · QC
CHAPTER 03 / COMMISSIONED CINEMA
Ketamine Therapy Guided Films

No content brief. Sixty minutes to command without crowding the experience.
The client found Ryan through THOTH and wanted that sensory language applied to a deeply personal therapeutic film—but supplied almost no direction because the result was meant to be a surprise. Ryan had to originate both the material and the form.
He created approximately 90 percent of the visual source material, including 6K mirrorless and aerial cinematography across Florida, Washington and Wisconsin, then montaged image, music, narration, effects, color and sound into an hour-long journey with its own escalation and emotional architecture.
WHAT RYAN CARRIED Concept and structure · 6K cinematography · Aerial cinematography · Edit · VFX · Color · Sound design and mix · Mastering · VR and television delivery
CLIENT: “THE VIDEO RYAN CREATED WAS A MASTERPIECE.” ↓CHAPTER 04 / VINAY CHANDRA
Natural Causes

Raw footage to a theatrical DCP in 12 days.
Ryan built the 11-minute thriller from source material, solved coverage and continuity problems and worked through four rounds of director notes. He handled dialogue, effects, music integration, 2.1 and 5.1 mixes, the 4K master, conform, QC and theatrical delivery.
The job kept expanding. Ryan led remote post across incorrect grading files and failed handoffs, reconstructed the returned Resolve grade inside the finishing timeline, mastered the DCP, then diagnosed an incorrect theater ingest remotely when the venue reported playback failure. Hired as an editor, he became the person solving the entire chain from raw footage to screen.
WHAT RYAN CARRIED Editing · Four rounds of notes · Structural refinement · Grade integration · Dialogue edit · Sound design · 2.1 and 5.1 mix · DCP · QC · Theater troubleshooting
CLIENT: “FROM THE WEB EDIT TO THE THEATRICAL DCP—ON SCHEDULE.” ↓CHAPTER 05 / CHRIS DIXON
Riverbed Lecture Series

Jungian psychology, translated into cinema rather than coverage.
Across a 15-part series, Ryan created an intimate environment in which Chris Dixon could become creatively open—while operating direction, camera, lighting, sound and teleprompter entirely alone.
Ryan’s own passion for Jungian psychology helped him build more than lecture coverage. Books, art, personal objects and everyday details gave the ideas a cinematic, lived form.
WHAT RYAN CARRIED 15-part series · Direction · Cinematography · Lighting · Production audio · Edit · RAW color · Sound · QC · Delivery
CLIENT: “MYTHIC AND MAGNETIC.” ↓CLIENTS ON WORKING WITH RYAN CHANG
Testimonials
“His editing work transformed raw footage into something mythic and magnetic.”
Chris Dixon · Riverbed Lecture Series
“He delivered everything from the web edit to the theatrical DCP on schedule.”
Vinay Chandra · Natural Causes
“The video Ryan created was a masterpiece.”
Aaron Buchanan · Guided Films
Chris Dixon — Riverbed Lecture Series
Working with Ryan was a turning point in the creation of my Riverbed Lecture Series. He brought not only technical brilliance, but a rare artistic sensitivity that honored the spirit of the material. From our first session, Ryan guided me into the world of video with clarity and confidence—helping me translate a deeply internal process into something living, visual, and public. His instinct for sound, pacing, and atmosphere was remarkable, and his editing work transformed raw footage into something mythic and magnetic. More than a videographer, Ryan was a true collaborator—listening closely, shaping subtly, and always amplifying the vision without ever overpowering it. I cannot imagine a more gifted, intuitive, or reliable partner in this kind of creative journey. He is, without exaggeration, the reason these lectures found their voice in the visible world.”
Chris Dixon
LMHC
Vinay Chandra — Natural Causes
Ryan Chang is a one-stop shop Editor! He made remote collaboration on my short film, Natural Causes, incredibly easy using Frame.io. He delivered everything from the web edit to the theatrical DCP on schedule and with great attention to detail. He is patient, responsive, and technically skilled in everything from color correction to sound mixing—I highly recommend him for any short film project.
— Vinay Chandra, Director
Aaron Buchanan — Guided Films
When I first started my Ketamine therapy I researched Ketamine videos and had only found a few that were somewhat beneficial. Most were nature videos with simple transitions that were pleasant to watch but not long enough and not the cerebral depth/connection I was looking for. A Ketamine therapy session is an experience that is difficult to explain. It is personal. Each one of us have different needs and concerns when it comes to the "journey." It is not meant to be "a trip". Its purpose is therapeutic. And that means something different to each individual.
I provided Ryan with practically no input as to what I wanted. I think I mentioned a music video and how it needed to not just be a nature show but challenge me in some way. Really no guidance or idea as to what I was looking for as I wasn't really sure how to put it in words.
Ryan had a peripheral awareness of my mental health problems but I never spoke to him directly about all of my issues or therapy.
The video Ryan created was a masterpiece. I cannot express with the full depth of how moving and meaningful it is. As I watched it I had so many thoughts. How could he know so much and how could he put it all together in such an intuitive way with so little direction? It was everything that I wanted and more than I thought was possible. It made me feel so connected to my loved ones, my past, and everyone and everything. It was not just what I wanted but what I needed. There just aren’t words. The visual art, the transitions, the music, the narration, the timing of each were masterful. Again, I thought, how could he know? How was this possible? His creation, this piece of art, was so compelling, so beautiful and personalized to me.
It will continue to provide so many more paths for my journey. I am in awe of how powerful this is. I have used this video for my therapy repeatedly and it never stops healing, challenging and resolving my pain. It is something I will cherish as a gift of love forever. It spoke to me in a way that was deeply personal.”
Aaron Buchanan
ORIGINAL CINEMA
Awards & recognition
Moon in Scorpio — Winner of Bold Voices, Black Box Film Festival · 2023
Thoth
RYAN CHANG / POST-PRODUCTION
Blackmagic Design
Certified.
DaVinci Resolve
- Editing
- Color Grading
- Fairlight Audio
- Foundations
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Editing
Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18 · July 8, 2024
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Color Grading
DaVinci Resolve 18 · June 12, 2024
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Fairlight Audio
DaVinci Resolve 20 · January 18, 2026
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Foundations
Introduction to DaVinci Resolve 18 · June 29, 2024
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