Ryan Webber co-founded Bright Idea Pictures (BIP) in July of 2010, with friend, and business partner Brett Christiansen.
Ryan merged his production company, Novel Cinema Pictures, which dissolved in early 2010 with Brett's company Redemption Studios to form BIP. Novel Cinema focused on the mantra, A Dream Built Every Frame, utilizing new technology, visual effects, and story telling to make films at no cost. Brett's company focused more on unique storytelling with high moral values (christian themed). The tag line, A Dream Built Every Frame, was adapted to work for BIP.
Along with the merger, many of the shows and films Novel Cinema Pictures owned were transitioned and continue to opearte, such as the Star Trek: Encarta films, Finding Home, and County Sheriff: The Legend of Rick & Jim.
Ryan earned an associates and bachelor degree in film, video and broadcasting from Full Sail University in 2004.
Ryan began his film career in 1997 when he launched an animated web series called "Star Trek: Encarta. Later, in 1998, he produced a cable access comedy television show titled "Bird Eye & McDovell: Detectives until 2001. In 1999 Webber launched a live action film version of Star Trek: Encarta which would go on to include 3 sequels until 2008. The films won many awards, including 2nd place at the Star Theatre Film Festival, 1st place at the Detroit Film Festival, 1st place at the Reel Thing Film Festival, and 1st place at the Grand Rapids Film Festival. The film series have also been reviewed on the website Sci-fi pulse and have received a lot of fan film attention. Webber received best actor and best visual effects in 2002 at the Detroit Film Festival. The final film Encarta IV: Dark Hope premiered in 2008 at Celebration! Cinema in Grand Rapids, Michigan to an audience of 300. In 2004 Webber co-created a web exclusive series called "County Sheriff", which is still in production today. Webber also produced over 20 music videos, most notably receiving third place in a national Smashing Pumpkins contest for his 2008 version of Tarantula.
Ryan loves making films, it's a passion in his life.
