Ryan Bellgardt

I recently reviewed Ryan Bellgardt’s film The Jurassic Games for Popgeeks and it was an absolute joy. Fun action, wild characters and did I mention velociraptor kung-fu? This surprise cinematic free for all deserves to be seen, but I wanted to better understand the creative mind that imagined this deadly game of dinosaur attacks and media satire. So please enjoy my interview with Ryan Bellgardt. Adam Pope: Did you have and initial entry into filmmaking as a hobby before becoming a professional? What form did that take? Ryan Bellgardt: I’d been working as a commercial director for a number of years before I ever got the nerve to direct a movie. My friends and I all worked together at Boiling Point Media and thought it would be fun to make “Army of Frankensteins” in our free time. That was about 5 years ago, and it really took off from there. AP: How did you come to consider directing as a career? Ryan Bellgardt: I grew up wanting to be a film