Alex Ryle - Director of Photography

‘Fairytale of London Town’ awarded Best Drama & Best Direction @ TIDFAF

Alex Ryle — Mon, 16 May 2011 08:56:50 +0000

Louis Neethling’s latest half-hour drama ‘Fairytale of London Town’ has won Best Drama and Best Director at the Toronto International Deaf Festival. Well done to everyone involved!

Louis’ company, Mutt and Jeff Pictures, specialise in high-end drama aimed at deaf and hearing audiences – their website is at www.muttandjeffpictures.com

More information on the awards on TIDFAF’s Facebook Page

Congratulations everyone!

‘Desire’ playing now at Cambridge Picturehouse

Alex Ryle — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:14:58 +0000

Gareth Jones’ film Desire is continuing its provincial theatrical release this week at the Picturehouse Cinema Cambridge.

If you fancy seeing it, and fancy supporting some extremely independent British cinema, you can book tickets on the Cambridge Picturehouse website

That is all.

Reviews of Gareth Jones’ ‘Desire’

Alex Ryle — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:39:00 +0000

Gareth Jones’ film Desire has recently been playing on a small thearical release in London and the provinces. Shot in 2009, the film went down well on the festival circuit, a highpoint being its nomination for Best British Feature Film at Raindance in 2009.

Here’s what some of the critics are saying:

“…a nicely staged blend of artfully shot sexuality and repressed drama, distinctive through its elegant widescreen cinematography”
Mark Adams, ScreenDaily

“…pin-sharp visuals”
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian

“Cinematographer Alex Ryle makes intelligent use of encompassed space in acclaimed screenwriter Gareth Jones’ directorial debut Desire.”
David Parkinson, Empire Online

The Summer House – ‘a superb evocation of time and place’

Alex Ryle — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:33:00 +0000

The Summer House, directed by Daisy Gili, which I shot in 2008 stars Talulah Riley and a slightly-before-he-was-a-global-megastar Robert Pattinson.

Check out the review of the film at The Videodrome – here’s an extract:

“…director Daisy Gili, writer Ian Beck and cinematographer Alex Ryle have crafted a superb evocation of time and place in a remarkable twelve minutes.”

You can read the whole review here: The Videodrome

‘Desire’ goes on theatrical release

Alex Ryle — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:13:00 +0000

Gareth Jones’ film ’Desire’ is currently being released through a few London cinemas, and a couple further afield – for full dates visit Desire Screenings Listing.

‘The Summer House’ tops iTunes Download Chart – also featured in Fuji Exposure Magazine

Alex Ryle — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Daisy Gili’s film ‘The Summer House’, released yesterday, is currently #1 in iTunes movie download chart. We shot the film in France, it stars Robert Pattinson and Talulah Riley. Congratulations to everyone involved.

You can read the MTV interview with Daisy by clicking here.

There are also short interviews of Daisy and yours truly in this month’s Fuji Exposure Magazine – you can get this as a pdf here (for anyone who does check this out, yes, I am aware that I’m not Natasha Braier – it’s the next article – keep scrolling!)

‘Coming Home’ now playing online

Alex Ryle — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:02:00 +0000

Happy new decade 2010!

Louis Neethling’s second drama Coming Home is now streaming online at the BSLBT website.

John West ‘Rowboat’ Nominated for London International Awards

Alex Ryle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:06:00 +0000

John West commercial ‘Rowboat’ directed by Gemma Burditt and photographed by yours truly is going from strength to strength – it has just been nominated for the London International Award.

More details here : London International Awards

BSLBT Dramas Now Online

Alex Ryle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:45:00 +0000

The first of the two one-off flagship dramas I recently shot for director Louis Neethling of Mutt and Jeff for the BSLBT is now online.

You can watch ‘Departure Lounge’ at www.bslbt.co.uk/drama/departure_lounge/

Coming Home is due to be broadcast in November, but for the time being the trailer is on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJmt4xmkiDU

‘Desire’ – Nominated for Best UK Feature @ Raindance

Alex Ryle — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:25:00 +0000

Gareth Jones’ new feature film Desire, which I shot at the beginning of this year has been nominated for Best UK Feature Film at this year’s Raindance Film Festival.

Desire’s official site can be found at www.desirethefilm.com

“…played with estimable intensity…an intriguing insight into the politics of marriage, the power of language and the dangerous unpredictability of ardour…cinematographer Alex Ryle making intelligent use of encompassed space.”
- Empire Online