Current Project
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"Believe" - feature film
Starring Ryan O'Quinn Shawnee Smith Danielle Nicolet Media Tour Oct - Dec Theatrical Release - November 2016 |
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Some recent earned media from the film can be found at:
RyanOQuinn.com/News
RyanOQuinn.com/News
Upcoming Timeline
June 2016
Optioned "Untitled Comedy Follow Doc"
TALENT HOLD AGREEMENT
TruTV responded 4/29. Loved what they saw. Wants a longer sizzle. Looking for original comedy content following the rebrand.
CMT came to table on 5/4. Their current mandate is "family-friendly content with YouTube/social media influencers."
Sales Agent is presenting it at Real Screen West to 4 other networks week of 6/8
Optioned "Untitled Comedy Follow Doc"
TALENT HOLD AGREEMENT
TruTV responded 4/29. Loved what they saw. Wants a longer sizzle. Looking for original comedy content following the rebrand.
CMT came to table on 5/4. Their current mandate is "family-friendly content with YouTube/social media influencers."
Sales Agent is presenting it at Real Screen West to 4 other networks week of 6/8
July 2016
"House Arrest" - multiple episodes
22 min single-camera sitcom
Originally filmed as "Dad Dudes" pilot
Ryan O'Quinn
Jerry Mathers
Tracy Melchior
Todd Wilkerson
*Waiting to hear latest from networks
-PureFlix streaming wants 10 turnkey episodes, but no deal signed yet
-Freeform, TBS, TVLand, and UP Network also interested
HuffPo Interview
22 min single-camera sitcom
Originally filmed as "Dad Dudes" pilot
Ryan O'Quinn
Jerry Mathers
Tracy Melchior
Todd Wilkerson
*Waiting to hear latest from networks
-PureFlix streaming wants 10 turnkey episodes, but no deal signed yet
-Freeform, TBS, TVLand, and UP Network also interested
HuffPo Interview
Dad Dudes Official Teaser from doulosmedia on Vimeo.
password: origami
July 5 - Aug 4 2016
"Youth Group" Feature film.
Producing and acting (6th billing) with Stephen Baldwin, Rachel Lee Cook (rumored)
1st of slate of 4 features with producer Mike Lindell
Pre-prod starts 6/4
Deal memo finalized
SCRIPT LINK
"Youth Group" Feature film.
Producing and acting (6th billing) with Stephen Baldwin, Rachel Lee Cook (rumored)
1st of slate of 4 features with producer Mike Lindell
Pre-prod starts 6/4
Deal memo finalized
SCRIPT LINK
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Mid August 2016
"Prime Time Live with Ryan O'Quinn" 44 minute talk show for JUCEtv Pilot has been greeenlit by network and first 2 episode are to be taped with studio audience in late August PITCH DECK for series |
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Late August 2016 and following
A few select live comedy shows occasionally
Events through the end of the year include
McLean, VA
Portland - Aug 5
Los Angeles - Oct 13
A few select live comedy shows occasionally
Events through the end of the year include
McLean, VA
Portland - Aug 5
Los Angeles - Oct 13
September 2016
"The Killabong: Legend of the Drop Bears" - Comedy feature
Writer/Director: Simon Bell
Producer: Louise Lovegrove
Stars comedian Monty Franklin
I'm an actor. Shoots @ Heliport Studios in Brisbane Australia for 4 weeks
"The Killabong: Legend of the Drop Bears" - Comedy feature
Writer/Director: Simon Bell
Producer: Louise Lovegrove
Stars comedian Monty Franklin
I'm an actor. Shoots @ Heliport Studios in Brisbane Australia for 4 weeks
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Spring 2017
"An American Game" - feature baseball film set in Civil War Producing/Acting - (2nd billing) SCRIPT LINK
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An American Game
“Just as war tore our country apart, One game brought it back together.” The year is 1865 and the battered United States looks with hopeful expectation towards the end of the Civil War, only months away. A young officer, Nathan Wheatley, is given command of a Union regiment tasked with the mission of wrestling a secluded bridge from a heavily defended rebel outpost. Realizing that his orders are at best a political move, and at worst, a suicide mission, Nathan decides to take matters into his own hands. As fate would have it, the Confederates are commanded by Jackson Sinclaire, a childhood friend of Nathan’s who wound up fighting for the enemy when the winds of war moved them onto opposing sides. Under a white flag, Nathan approaches his old friend and offers an alternative to the mass grave staring them all in the face. Nathan proposes rather than charging headlong into the jaws of death, both sides should lay down their weapons and pick up a ball and glove. Instead of fighting, the soldiers should battle on the field of play, over a game of the newly introduced pastime of baseball, winner takes the bridge. What seems like an easy solution, proves more difficult as Nathan realizes that the sport is so new that almost no soldiers from either side have even heard of it, let alone have any real experience with the game. Both leaders must teach their soldiers the fundamentals of baseball while trying to conceal their wager from their respective regional commands. Nathan must fight for his men, and for the integrity of the sport he has come to love, while battling to keep the war raging all around them from cutting the game and their lives far too short. |
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Parenting Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Parenthood became an Amazon bestseller within the first two weeks of release. It was:
OPERATING AGREEMENT through September 2016 |
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Marriage Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Marriage was released in December 2015 and broke the top 100 book sales in its category on Amazon the first week of release. RyanOQuinnBooks.com AMAZON Author Page Broadstreet Publishing, Broadman & Holman and Harper Collins (Thomas Nelson imprint) have asked about next book. I have not agreed to any yet |
Dad Dudes Production Company
DBAs - Damascus Road Prods, Doulos Media, Quiver 127 Prods.
Ryan founded and owns 1/3 of a production company that produces web and commercial content.
First video went viral in 2014 and clients include:
Mattel
Welch's
Date Night Comedy
and many others...
Named top video of the year (RudeTube - UK -2014)
"Top 25 Parents Who Made Us Laugh This Year (BuzzFeed)"
"Most Accurate Parody Video of all Time " (Break.com)
*was keynote speaker at Chief Marketing Officer's Summit in 2015 for top 250 CMOs for major corporations
**Currently contracting with TOPPS playing cards to shoot campaign for Star Wars trading cards - Q4 2016 to coincide with film release.
-Over 500K weekly reach on FB
-shot pilot (above) with same cast
-option signed for follow doc comedy series
DBAs - Damascus Road Prods, Doulos Media, Quiver 127 Prods.
Ryan founded and owns 1/3 of a production company that produces web and commercial content.
First video went viral in 2014 and clients include:
Mattel
Welch's
Date Night Comedy
and many others...
Named top video of the year (RudeTube - UK -2014)
"Top 25 Parents Who Made Us Laugh This Year (BuzzFeed)"
"Most Accurate Parody Video of all Time " (Break.com)
*was keynote speaker at Chief Marketing Officer's Summit in 2015 for top 250 CMOs for major corporations
**Currently contracting with TOPPS playing cards to shoot campaign for Star Wars trading cards - Q4 2016 to coincide with film release.
-Over 500K weekly reach on FB
-shot pilot (above) with same cast
-option signed for follow doc comedy series
A sampling of DadDudes videos
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In the Works
"The Stokes Family Adventures" - Animated Series
Producer, Co-Writer
Tony Hale (attached)
*Background:
The Faraday Institute of Cambridge University is backing and overseeing the project. The Templeton Foundation is funding $2 million. Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers, The Awesomes) is signed on to do animation as well as web and app distribution and games. Gotham Group, the leading animation talent management company is helping with production and assembling talent.
Synopsis:
A half-hour animated comedic adventure series. This family of scientists works together to battle their adversary, the greedy and short-sighted Moulin. The faith of the Stokes family inspires both their curiosity in science and their desire to help their world.
Doctors Katie and Garret Stokes (Mom and Dad) have no trouble synthesizing their faith and their pursuit of scientific endeavors. The twins, Em and Jasper, are far from identical. In fact, they often butt heads. In every episode they struggle to understand a new question that stands at the intersection of faith and science but they are encouraged never to shy away from asking questions, and in the safe environment of their family, they discover amazing things as they work together to save the world from ruin.
Producer, Co-Writer
Tony Hale (attached)
*Background:
The Faraday Institute of Cambridge University is backing and overseeing the project. The Templeton Foundation is funding $2 million. Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers, The Awesomes) is signed on to do animation as well as web and app distribution and games. Gotham Group, the leading animation talent management company is helping with production and assembling talent.
Synopsis:
A half-hour animated comedic adventure series. This family of scientists works together to battle their adversary, the greedy and short-sighted Moulin. The faith of the Stokes family inspires both their curiosity in science and their desire to help their world.
Doctors Katie and Garret Stokes (Mom and Dad) have no trouble synthesizing their faith and their pursuit of scientific endeavors. The twins, Em and Jasper, are far from identical. In fact, they often butt heads. In every episode they struggle to understand a new question that stands at the intersection of faith and science but they are encouraged never to shy away from asking questions, and in the safe environment of their family, they discover amazing things as they work together to save the world from ruin.
"The Star" - family feature
Producer, Actor
EPs are David Alan Johnson, Steve McBeth @ Salt Entertainment Group
Based on scientific research paper and book by the same name that proves Bethlehem Star was a real phenomenon.
Producer, Actor
EPs are David Alan Johnson, Steve McBeth @ Salt Entertainment Group
Based on scientific research paper and book by the same name that proves Bethlehem Star was a real phenomenon.
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"National Treasure" meets "Vacation"
A family is unwittingly roped into an international drug cartel and must work together to solve various riddles, puzzles and trivia while on vacation in Costa Rica. |
"Symphony" - International TV Pilot revolves around Sydney Opera House
Kelsey Grammer (rumored)
Bill Missett, Steve Stubbs and Deborah Moore are producing
Kelsey Grammer (rumored)
Bill Missett, Steve Stubbs and Deborah Moore are producing
Wal-Mart - Family Movie Night Initiatve
Producer, Actor
Working with Ben Simon, Rick Schirmer and Tim Popadic on Wal-Mart's family entertainment package. Partial interview/overview below describing the project when they launched:
Is there really a demand for uplifting family entertainment on television? Some major advertisers like Walmart and P&G seem to think so. As part of their effort to bring more high-quality entertainment to families these two companies are sponsoring their Family Movie Night Initiative.
Mike Parker – So, what exactly is a Director of Brand Marketing, and why are you involved in television programming?
Ben Simon – I am responsible for Walmart's family entertainment programming. We want to support entertainment that brings the entire family together. There is a real sense of concern about the lack of programming that the whole family can enjoy together. Moms in particular are frustrated with having to reach for the remote every time an scene or commercial comes on that may be a little to adult in the middle of a show that is supposed to be appropriate for the whole family.
Parker – Tell me about the Family Movie Night Initiative.
Simon – Last year we launched a campaign called Family Moment. It is designed to help families come together through family entertainment. We have a number of advertising partners who join with us on this. Our research tells us that moms want the opportunity to act as a nurturer for their families, and sitting down as a family to watch great entertainment can help them do that. They don't want entertainment that is so cartoonish that adults don't want to watch it, but they didn't want spinach programming either, you know, stuff you don't like but you watch it because you feel like it is supposed to be good for you.
Producer, Actor
Working with Ben Simon, Rick Schirmer and Tim Popadic on Wal-Mart's family entertainment package. Partial interview/overview below describing the project when they launched:
Is there really a demand for uplifting family entertainment on television? Some major advertisers like Walmart and P&G seem to think so. As part of their effort to bring more high-quality entertainment to families these two companies are sponsoring their Family Movie Night Initiative.
Mike Parker – So, what exactly is a Director of Brand Marketing, and why are you involved in television programming?
Ben Simon – I am responsible for Walmart's family entertainment programming. We want to support entertainment that brings the entire family together. There is a real sense of concern about the lack of programming that the whole family can enjoy together. Moms in particular are frustrated with having to reach for the remote every time an scene or commercial comes on that may be a little to adult in the middle of a show that is supposed to be appropriate for the whole family.
Parker – Tell me about the Family Movie Night Initiative.
Simon – Last year we launched a campaign called Family Moment. It is designed to help families come together through family entertainment. We have a number of advertising partners who join with us on this. Our research tells us that moms want the opportunity to act as a nurturer for their families, and sitting down as a family to watch great entertainment can help them do that. They don't want entertainment that is so cartoonish that adults don't want to watch it, but they didn't want spinach programming either, you know, stuff you don't like but you watch it because you feel like it is supposed to be good for you.
Feature with Dean Holland (The Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99...)
Producer, Writer
Story of 2 women who write a letter to their future selves while in college outlining where they want to be in 20 years.
At age 40 they discover the letters and reconnect on a comedy adventure to complete the bucket list.
Paul Feig, Judd Apatow pitched.
Leslie Mann, Melissa McCarthy
Producer, Writer
Story of 2 women who write a letter to their future selves while in college outlining where they want to be in 20 years.
At age 40 they discover the letters and reconnect on a comedy adventure to complete the bucket list.
Paul Feig, Judd Apatow pitched.
Leslie Mann, Melissa McCarthy
Feature 2 with Dean Holland
Co-Writer
Story of a man who is stopped by a "crazy" proselytizing street preacher and told he will die before his 9th birthday. He laughs it off because he's 24. Years later at age 35 he is on his way to the hospital with his pregnant wife and they are in a car accident. He wakes up and realizes he temporarily died on the table but came back. His birthday is Feb 29, leap year. He technically died the day before his 9th birthday. Forces him to reevaluate life.
Co-Writer
Story of a man who is stopped by a "crazy" proselytizing street preacher and told he will die before his 9th birthday. He laughs it off because he's 24. Years later at age 35 he is on his way to the hospital with his pregnant wife and they are in a car accident. He wakes up and realizes he temporarily died on the table but came back. His birthday is Feb 29, leap year. He technically died the day before his 9th birthday. Forces him to reevaluate life.
Pilot script with Renee Echevarria
Co-Writer
Episodic about the inner-workings of a mega church as we follow the weekly worship leaders on the platform to see what their lives are like Monday through Saturday. Each episode contains original music a la Nashville. Not a church series, but a drama that happens to be in the setting of a large church.
Co-Writer
Episodic about the inner-workings of a mega church as we follow the weekly worship leaders on the platform to see what their lives are like Monday through Saturday. Each episode contains original music a la Nashville. Not a church series, but a drama that happens to be in the setting of a large church.
Golf comedy feature
Produced by Kevin Nicewonder, possibly Robert Deaton, Greg Ham and Michael W Smith
Comedy ensemble about a golf course that relies on inept siblings to save the family business.
Produced by Kevin Nicewonder, possibly Robert Deaton, Greg Ham and Michael W Smith
Comedy ensemble about a golf course that relies on inept siblings to save the family business.