Résumé

Competitions and Productions.

 

Updated: 23/09/2009

Educational Background:

Bsc in Computer Science

Presently studying Msc by research

Courses under taken in screenwriting with scriptforsale.com and 4screenwriters.com

Competitions and awards (as of September 2009):

2009: Second Place: Script Nurse 2009 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. (Four minutes: Short - Drama/Thriller).

2009: First Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Angels and Devils: Short -  Thriller/Drama).

2009: First Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Cuckoo Conspiracy: Short - Thriller).

2009: First Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War).

2009: Second round of initial qualifiers:  Nicholl Fellowships 2009:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2009: Top Ten qualifier:  DVXuser Script Fest 4 (Western) :(Revenge: Short - Western/Action).

2009: Semi-Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #20:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2009: Winner: 1st place in Short Script Category:  The Movie Deal Screenplay Contest 2008: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War).

2009: Top 5 "Honorable Mention":  2008 Skye Hye Short Script Competition: (Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2008: Finalist: The Free Screenplay Contest: (Utopia-1: Feature - Action/Sci-Fi).

2008: Finalist: The Free Screenplay Contest: (KillerApp: Feature - Thriller).

2008: Finalist: Gimme Credit VII Screenplay Contest: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War).

2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War).

2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Pupil.Teacher. Patient.Lover.: Horror/Thriller).

2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2008: Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #18:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2008: Quarter Finalist:  BlueCat 2007 Screenplay competition: (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2008: Finalist: Wildsound: Summer screenplay competition:(Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War).

2008: Finalist:  Wildsound: Spring feature screenplay competition: (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2008: Semi Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #17:(KillerApp: Feature - Thriller).

2008: Top 30 finalist:  Wildsound: One page Screenplay competition II: (Modern mobile device phone type thingy: Short - Comedy).

2007: Second Place: "Best Short Animation". Waterford Film Festival Ireland. (A Tortured Soul II: computer animated - War/Drama).

2007: Top ten finalist:  Wildsound: One page Screenplay competition II: (The Standoff: Short - Comedy). To be read and voted on 21st November 2007.

2007: Winner: Script Nurse 2007 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. (

The Marriage Counselor: Short - Comedy).

2007: Second place: Script Nurse 2007 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. (The Not So Best Man: Short - Comedy).

2007: Winner: Itchy House Films: Short Screenplay Contest (Cuckoo Conspiracy: Short - Thriller).

2007: Consider: AAA Screenplay Contest:  (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action).

2006: Finalist: The People's Movie Screenplay Contest. (Lone Rangers: Feature -  Comedy/Drama).

2005:  Quarter finalist: Fade In Screenplay competition (Angels and Devils: Short -  Thriller/Drama).

Sold/optioned/contracted (as of July 2009):

Note: Scripts in various stages of development and thus actual production's are out of my control. Timelines for work have halted and drifted due to budget constraints and production issues. I have delivered completed scripts and rewrites where needed. Thus work will continue to be listed here.

Spec Commercials

In Pre-Production:

  • Switzerland (Worth waiting for: Guinness spec commercial).

  • Detroit (The Big Game: Xbox live spec commercial).

  • Detroit (Wargames: Xbox live spec commercial).

  • South Africa (Live Your Life: Reebok spec commercial).

In Production:

  • New Jersey (Unplugged: Nike spec commercial).

Short Screenplays

In Pre-Production:

  • Detroit (The Not So best man: Comedy).

  • Mexico (Angels and Devils: Thriller/Drama) .

  • New Jersey (Cuckoo) Conspiracy: Thriller).

  • Florida (Back Yard Command: Action).

  • Canada (The Standoff: Comedy).

  • Canada (The Shopping List: Comedy).

  • Canada (Modern mobile device phone type thingy: Comedy).

  • California (Reality Games: Thriller).

  • Cupertino (Appearances: Comedy).

  • California (G.P.S.: Thriller).

  • Ireland (REX: Animated).

  • Ireland (Galactic therapy: comedy).

  • South Africa (Reel Life: Drama).

  • Detroit (Misplaced: Thriller).
  • Los Angeles (Shadows: Drama.).
  • England (The boy that ate the crocodile: Drama).
  • Ireland (The 19th Hole: Comedy).
  • South Africa (The Trusty Vespa: Comedy).
  • New Jersey (Change (Co-Writer): Drama/Thriller).
  • New York (Fading Numbers: Drama/Thriller/War).

 

In Production:

 

In Post Production:

  • Portugal (Birth Control: Comedy).

  • Boston (Rough Cut: Suspense/Thriller).

  • Canada (Speed Dial: Comedy).

  • South Africa (Catch Nixon: AKA Pumped: Thriller/comedy).

  • Brooklyn NY (Too good to be true: Black comedy).

 

Feature Screenplays

In Pre-Production:

  • Mexico, L.A., Canada. (Dust Devils: Comedy/Action).

  • Detroit (The New Mob: Thriller/Drama).

  • Ireland (KillerApp: Thriller).

In Production:

 

In Post Production:
 

Associate member of the Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild.

Member of Filmbase Ireland.

Active member of Script swap, Script nurse, Trutopia, Dvxuser, Indietalk, Student Filmmakers, Indy Mogul, Without a Box, Inktip, Nextcat & Wildsound (among others).

For more information please contact: seansshack@googlemail.com

 

 

 


Take Out (2007):

Based on a short Screenplay by Sean Ryan

(c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.)

The Stand Off (2007)

 Live Reading

One page screenplay by Sean Ryan:

(c) Wildsound Film Festivals (Canada).

Simplicity (2008)

iPhone Spec commercial

(c) Yannick Hagman (Switzerland)

Too good to be true (2009)

(c) Gary Silberman (New York)

Rough Cut (2009)

(c) AlexSachs (Boston U.S.A.)

Catch Nixon (2009)

(c) Bauke Brouwer (South Africa)

Unplugged (2009)

(c) Jay Rodriguez (New Jersey U.S.A.)

Birth Control (2007/2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Miguel Oliveira (Portugal)

Speed Dial (2008)

Coming Soon

(c) Chris Turner (Canada)

Cuckoo Conspiracy (2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Jay Rodriguez (New Jersey U.S.A.)

Angels and Devils (2007/2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Carlos Anaya (Mexico)

Reel Life (2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Bauke Brouwer (South Africa)

Misplaced (2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Rosso Films (Detroit U.S.A.)

The Boy that ate the Crocodile

Coming Soon

(c) ESBI Film Studios (UK)

G.P.S. (2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Frazier/Chipman Entertainment (California U.S.A.)

Appearances (2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Nick Rizzo (Cupertino U.S.A.)

Galactic Therapy(2008/2009)

Coming Soon

(c) Freedom Productions (Ireland)