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Butterfly

Butterfly is an independent short film shot entirely by drone (DJI Inspire) by a small group of innovative film-makers.

Working together for the first time, they pushed and tested the envelope of aerial storytelling.

  • Ryan Rizzo
    Director
    Accidentalparkland.tv
  • Mitzi Martinez
    Writer
  • Karen Maraj
    Producer
    Butterfly
  • Jonathan Hock
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 29, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Inspire 1
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ryan Rizzo

Ryan Rizzo is a CFC Media Lab alumni (2011) and a recent graduate of the Digital Futures Initiative at OCADU. His passion is to push the envelope of discovery between the inherent creative potential of digital media technology and its relationship to storytelling. Ryan is currently consulting with several drone filming companies, and is a certified Transport Canada UAV pilot and operations manager. His portfolio ranges the gamut from television commercials to big epic films. Most recently Ryan travelled with the AMAZING RACE CANADA in 2014 and has done commercials for TELUS, CORONA, IKEA and several productions for BELL LOCAL. Ryan is currently working on a documentary studying and mapping the many ravines throughout the Toronto region. Research and development of 3d mapping softwares and sensors are also a direction for video game development he finds himself investigating. As long as he can fly it and collect data of sorts he will.

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Director Statement

Our team of cross-disciplinary innovators are ready for any and all challenges, allowing the experience to be a had,
and the story to be told.