Ryan Hopkinson

Chivas Royal Salute | Installation

admin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:04:04 +0000

This is a soon to be world traveling film installation in collaboration with StudioTooGood, Four diverse multi-sensory tents that you can walk through and explore will house each individual film. I was tasked with coming up with the creative and directing the four 2 minute films that will be projected full bleed into the back of each tent. The overall theme was ‘alchemy’, a visual interpretation of how whisky is made, everything was created in-camera and the four films will be released later this year.

A booklet accompanies the installation featuring a series of images I shot during the filming and post production

Credits
Executive producer – Stephen Whelan / White Lodge
DoP – David Procter
Set design – Thomas Petherick
Editor – Sally Cooper / Cut + Run
Grade – Julien Biard / Finish
Music – Golden Hum

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Printed Pages | Synesthesia

admin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:23:26 +0000

Me and Sarah Parker contributed to this Summer’s issue of Its Nice That’s new quarterly magazine Printed Pages. A concept I have been working on for awhile now that’s based around the physical representations of Synesthesia. We worked with the UK Synesthesia Association’s members to create a true representation of multiple synesthete’s personal experiences with numbers.

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to an involuntary experience through taste, touch, sound and scent. For instance Rebekah Paulovich-Boucly experiences the first image of the number ’3′ as a personality, texture and distinct colours. The blue ink is a representation of what James Wannerton experiences when he see’s or thinks of the number ’0′, experiencing numbers through taste or gustatory synesthesia.

Credits
Set stylist – Sarah Parker
Assistant – Robert Oades
Post production – The Forge

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Mens Health US | Summer Air

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:37:37 +0000

A special commission for the US version of Mens Health based around the concept of pollutants in the air during the summer period, each layer contained within the box is a representation of pollen, grill smoke, mold, haloacetic acids and the ozone layer.

Credits

Set design – Sarah Parker
Assistant – Rob Oades
Post production – The Forge

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Discipline | Reflect

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:26:43 +0000

Working with new collection pieces from Gucci, Smythson, LV and Kenzo we reflected key details into specially cut mirrors wrapped around 3D shapes or placed within environments. Focusing on more of a conceptual look of how luxury items are usually presented and removing as much of that as possible in how they’re typically shot, at the same time retaining a look of beauty and texture.

Credits
Set design – Thomas Petherick
Post production – The Forge

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Christopher Raeburn | AW13

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:45 +0000

My third collaboration with Christopher brings a more subtle form to his collection, working with Thomas Petherick to create 3D in-camera sculptures with key season pieces. Part of a wider, soon to be released exploration that takes into consideration and challenges of how clothes and accessories are presented. Credits Set design – Thomas Petherick Post production... Read more »

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125 Magazine | Life

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:11:01 +0000

Working with Lightning + Kinglyface (collaborators on ‘Tornado‘) we created six real physical environments based on man made objects infiltrating natural landscapes. Considering how we all naturally frame beautiful landscapes through windows or portals. The sets where all built in-camera and divided up into three main layers, a man made shaped portal that leads into a natural landscape that then has a man made object interacting with the environment.

Credits
Set design – Lightning + Kinglyface
Post production – The Forge

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Wrangler | AW13

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:33:03 +0000

Commissioned by JJ Marshall & Associates we created a series of images and animations incorporating mist, rain and fog to show the new line of Wrangler’s technical jackets and their individual qualities. More images to be released soon.

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Twin Magazine | Dior

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:16:38 +0000

A series of images for Twin Magazine in collaboration with artist Phoebe Colling-James. Twin regularly put together photographers and artists to create new work for their main features. Each image represents different elements and materials of Phoebe’s work that are included in her most recent gallery installations. Credits Set design – Phoebe Colling-James Post production... Read more »

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USED Magazine | Burn

admin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:38:42 +0000

Five pages for latest issue of USED magazine incorporating an 8ft thermo-chromic tree made from hundreds of specially treated leaves that Lauren had made for an installation. We shot the tree changing colour as the fire crept up the installation and through its demise as it combusted into flames.

Credits
Set design – Lauren Bowker

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NOWNESS | Demon Days

admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:36:10 +0000

I didn’t want to make this particular film about ‘good looking’ plates of food, instead I really wanted to show the audience a glimpse inside Alvin’s imagination and understand what makes him approach new dishes in such a unique and original way. I wanted to challenge the viewer to think about food and how we interpret it just in the same way Alvin does when people visit his restaurant.

The biggest challenge was to shoot everything in camera, this is an approach that I always start the majority of my work with and a challenge that I really enjoy. We set out to create an abstract World that referenced the importance of creativity, innovation, science & food culture through playing with perception and by using a mixture of lenses and effects you start to recognise these micro environments within objects, like blow torching different types of meat to look like falling meteorites, to creating giant smoke rings, burning steaks to look like mountain ranges and creating mini universes in blenders.

Featured on: NOWNESS - Its Nice That - One Point Four – Vimeo Staff Pick – Promo News – Bullett

Credits
Executive producer – Stephen Whelan / White Lodge
DoP – David Procter
Set design – Thomas Petherick
Editor – Sally Cooper / Cut + Run
Grade – Julien Biard / Finish

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NOWNESS | Demon Days Trailer

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:08:53 +0000

Here’s the trailer for a film I was commissioned to direct for the re-launch of the new NOWNESS website and to officially launch the Chinese version of NOWNESS as well. Featuring two michelin star chef Alvin Leung aka the Demon Chef from Hong Kong, the film will be officially launched on the NOWNESS website on... Read more »

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Volt Magazine | Collision

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:27:44 +0000

A six page shoot with CLM stylist Anna Trevelyan who i’ve been collaborating allot with recently on various film and photography projects. We wanted to create something a little different for Volt Magazine and take advantage of the A3 page layouts.

I enjoy mixing both still life and fashion elements together and bringing a ‘real World’ environment into the image with the interaction of the colliding rocks through Sarah Parker’s set design skills.

Big thanks to Jean Michel at The Forge for the post production work and to all crew for working late.

Credits
Stylist – Anna Trevelyan
Set design - Sarah Parker
Assistant – Will Bunce
Post Production – The Forge

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