Harper, Ryan
Instructor - Internship Coordinator
Fine Arts - New Media Department
- Phone
- (403) 394-3913
- ryan.harperbrown@uleth.ca
Office Hours
Thursday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Wednesday: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PMAbout Me
I'm an instructor in the New Media Department where I currently teach Portfolio and Professional Practice, and Social Media and Digital Identity. I also serve as the department's Internship Coordinator and will help you find an internship in your final semester.
I'm passionate about all forms of comedy, particularly Sketch Comedy. I like it so much I have to capitalize it. It probably stems from the fact that I was part of a sketch comedy troupe in Montreal for more than ten years. I'm also a bit of a tech-nut and love to take old computers and gadgets apart to fix 'em.
I'm passionate about all forms of comedy, particularly Sketch Comedy. I like it so much I have to capitalize it. It probably stems from the fact that I was part of a sketch comedy troupe in Montreal for more than ten years. I'm also a bit of a tech-nut and love to take old computers and gadgets apart to fix 'em.
Biography
A founding member of Montreal's "The Rubber Chicken Factory" sketch comedy troupe, and the production company Waiter By Day, Ryan has worked in film, television, print, radio, and live theatre in various roles.
He has an M.F.A. in Writing from the University of Victoria, a Masters degree in Film and Television Production from Bond University in Australia, and a B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia University.
Ryan teaches in the New Media Department at the University of Lethbridge. In addition to teaching, Ryan has created two web series: "Dollar Cinema," about a young Indo-Canadian woman who inherits her uncle's struggling movie theatre, and "Mon Oeil," an original sci-fi French language series produced with the Cinemagine Society of Alberta.
He has an M.F.A. in Writing from the University of Victoria, a Masters degree in Film and Television Production from Bond University in Australia, and a B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia University.
Ryan teaches in the New Media Department at the University of Lethbridge. In addition to teaching, Ryan has created two web series: "Dollar Cinema," about a young Indo-Canadian woman who inherits her uncle's struggling movie theatre, and "Mon Oeil," an original sci-fi French language series produced with the Cinemagine Society of Alberta.
Research Interests
Social Media, Film and Television, Comedy, Web Series, Writing
Creative Works
Unplucked! (2005, Live Sketch Comedy. Writer, performer)
One Shot Wonders (2007-2008, Sketch Comedy. Writer, performer)
Borderline (2008, Radio Series Pilot. Writer, performer)
A Traditional Christmas (2012, Short. Writer, director, performer)
Dollar Cinema (2014, Web Series. Writer, director)
Mon Oeil (2015, Web Series. Writer, director)
One Shot Wonders (2007-2008, Sketch Comedy. Writer, performer)
Borderline (2008, Radio Series Pilot. Writer, performer)
A Traditional Christmas (2012, Short. Writer, director, performer)
Dollar Cinema (2014, Web Series. Writer, director)
Mon Oeil (2015, Web Series. Writer, director)