Earlier this summer Ryval pitched on the biggest and most ambitious to date, the open video for the @nhlblackhawks centennial season.
It was so big, we decided to take a gamble and travel to Chicago to make the pitch in person, and by God's grace it paid off. Because this new production company in sports from St. Louis won the pitch.
After nearly 5 months of pouring buckets of blood, sweat and (literal) tears into this project from all Ryval team members, we can't be more excited to share 100 Years of Windy City Hockey. Blackhawks fans, hope we made you proud!
This project would not have been possible if it weren't for the amazing client and Ryval team that pulled this once in a century project together! This is an amazing team win I hope Chicago is proud of! 🙏 🤟
Client Team:
Brian Howe - Director, Fan Events & Experiences
Kayla Jackson - Manager, Game Presentation
Rachel Stellfox - Manager, Fan Events & Experiences
Michael Horn - Manager, Game Presentation
Jerry Ferguson - EVP, Brand Marketing
Ryval Team:
Jon Morgan - Executive Producer
@briancummingsstudio - Director
@adrianpetrosian - Director of Photography
Brandon Webster - Producer
@lightmilker - Gaffer
@kalebhelle - AC
@nickrua - Editor
@csorba_studio - Animator/Motion Designer
@arney_palmer_official - Composer
@jonniesirotek - Colorist
@paulnords - Photographer
@brandtbuikema - BTS/Cam Op
@horizon_cine_glass - camera dept
@rush - Tom Sawyer
It’s exciting to be able to share one of our latest and best pieces to date, the intro video for @packfootball ! It was a great collaboration with their creative team, and it was an honor to get to produce one of the (if not the) best intros in college football this year! Go Pack! 🏈🐺
Production: Ryval
Director/DP: @dannycorey_dannycorey
Producer: @derekburr
Editor: @nickrua
Sound: @danedickmann
It was great getting to produce this year's #openvideo for the Detroit Red Wings, one of the most iconic franchises in sports. They came to us with this concept titled Hockey State of Mind, wanting to tell the story and passion of Michigan hockey, mixed in with player gladiator shots to get fans hyped, all in one piece! What a challenge this was but am super proud of how it turned out! Another great piece for the books! #NHL #RedWings #Hockey #IntroVideo #RyvalStudios
With the @nhl playoffs in full swing we wanted to resurface our “Generation Caniac” video for the @canes 25th anniversary!
Best of luck to the @canes this year!
Director: @briancummingsstudio
DP: @adrianpetrosian
AD: Michael Greene
Producer: Leslie Raymond
Cam Op: Gray McClamrock
AC: @kalebhelle
Gaffer: Matt Hedt
Key Grip: James Mahorney
Grip: Jeff Bucker
Art Director: Mollie Earls
Art Director Asst: Ashley Ward
Wardrobe Lead: Anastasia Shymanovich
Wardrobe Asst: Katie Barrett
HAMU: Kim Konsler
PA: Leyla Moavenzadeh
PA: Neshama Littman
PA: Nicholas Cassette
PA: Carey Griffin
Editor/Sound/Color: @nickrua
The @tigers came to us this off-season with a pretty wild open video idea about vines taking over Detroit and Comerica Park.
So Ryval Studios teamed up with @ilketurtles and the in-house team to create a killer media day set build and post-production help to bring their vision to life.
I would say everyone stepped up to the plate and knocked this one out of the park! Huge kudos to the talented @logan_mcnay for the AI vfx and editing work, @arney_palmer_official for killer sound design, @jonniesirotek and for the crazy color and @amykkcreativedesigns for her incredible set design skills! 👏 😎
With the @mls season in full swing,
we’re sharing a full behind-the-scenes look at our “Code Red” intro video with @fcdallas for their 2026 media days!
@nhlblackhawks Centennial Open Video- Behind the Scenes🏒
To commemorate such an amazing project, we wanted to put together a full behind the scenes video showcasing everything from the pre-production process and on set shoot days to the massive post-production effort that made this video possible. This was an incredible project for the Ryval team, and seeing everything come together on opening night was truly special!
