The Digital Proving Ground

The Digital Proving Ground Imagine. Create. See if it goes boom. Follow me on Instagram and YouTube if you are like me I am the HOD of show lighting at Blond Productions based in Pretoria.

I’m Ryan and I have an unsatiable and slightly unhealthy hunger for Virtual Production, Short Stories and 3D art made with Unreal Engine. I have specialized in creative lighting for television for 15 years and have recently had the great privilege of bridging my other passion into my career which is 3D digital art. In short, utilizing Unreal Engine to create virtual experiences with LED walls/gree

n screens as well as doing previsualization to show colleagues and clients what productions would/could look like. I have enjoyed the journey of bringing together my unique combination of skills sets and look forward to sharing them on this page. The potential in this technology is truly limitless. From productions done Mandalorian style with gigantic LED volumes to low cost creative music videos done on greenscreen, VR experiences for corporate clients or previsualization before a big production to test out ideas, the only true limitation is imagination. On this page I share all my experimental ideas and, when I am able, productions that I have done once they pass the confidentiality phase.

06/05/2026

Zombie Music Festival at Raccoon City’s Police Dept. Breakdown on my YouTube channel.

Build on top of a free environment asset I found on Sketchfab by 3DFalah I combined Unreal Engine, Blender, Mixamo, DaVinci Resolve and more to achieve this cinematic.

24/02/2026

Making your own fixtures for Unreal Engine is simple with foundational knowledge. I’ve made multiple based off of real live fixtures and 3d scans. This one was purely for entertainment and even features an emissive ring. I made this for pwnisher’s dream sequence 3d community challenge.

19/02/2026

The Eye - Dream Sequence WIP

After working hard on the last idea, I realised that I missed the mark on making it pop on the beats. Even though the lights were timed, it felt slow and dead.

Not much time left but I’ve decided to try one more idea and commit. Let’s hope this works…

17/02/2026

Dream Sequence 3D Challenge WIP - Saucerman

My current progress for the 3d challenge. I’m am happy with the progress but I am doubting the concept. I might pivot if time allows

26/01/2026
26/01/2026

Playing around with our LED volume in our studios and feeling super fortunate to be able to test different workflows

Second challenge of the month—done and dusted!I wasn’t sure I’d have enough time to complete it after finishing the Virt...
22/08/2025

Second challenge of the month—done and dusted!

I wasn’t sure I’d have enough time to complete it after finishing the Virtual Production Insider film challenge, but with a few early mornings and late nights, I managed to pull it together just in time. Now… time for a short rest from my Pwnisher Rampage Rally submission, Unarmed and Dangerous.

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out The Door short film on my channel—it’s a must-watch.



Catch the full video on YouTube:

This is my submission for Pwnisher's Rampage Rally 3D Community Challenge!This month’s challenge caught me off guard, as I was still finishing the Virtual Pr...

22/08/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8pH1jBILM Here it is. Hard work paying off. This is my submission for Virtual Producti...
16/08/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8pH1jBILM Here it is. Hard work paying off. This is my submission for Virtual Production Insider's Virtual Filmmaker Challenge. Enjoy 😎

My submission to the Virtual Production Insider Short Film Competition 2025 This 1-minute short film was created using Unreal Engine 5 and virtual production...

My 1st screen grab for Virtual Production Insiders film challenge. I still have a ways to go but I am feeling confident ...
04/08/2025

My 1st screen grab for Virtual Production Insiders film challenge. I still have a ways to go but I am feeling confident I can finish by the deadline

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