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Work Samples: Thom Ryng

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Documentary Scriptwriting

At GeoGenius, I was part of an award-winning production team. We produced documentary-style videos that played in tour buses across the United States and Canada. As the bus reached a pre-determined GPS point, a video would play telling the passengers all about the next site on the tour.

These are a few samples of the scripts I wrote and the videos that we ultimately produced from them.

Scripts are PDF; videos open in a new window.

» National Parks of the West: A Spaceport of Our Own Script | Video
» National Parks of the West: Bryce, Briefly Script | Video
» Pittsburgh, PA: Forged in Steel Script | Video
» Pittsburgh, PA: When Rich Guys Fight Script | Video
» Charlotte, NC: From Moonshine to NASCAR Script | Video
» Charlotte, NC: City of Churches Script | Video
» Westport, CT: Saving National Hall Script | Video

In the two and a half years I worked for GeoGenius, I personally researched and wrote more than 160 scripts ranging in length from 30 seconds to 20 minutes.

Manuals and Instructions

Most of the manuals I wrote contain proprietary information. Here are two that don't. These were produced using InDesign and are presented as PDFs.

» National Parks Driver Guide PDF
» Vancouver City Driver Guide PDF

Book Layout

These PDFs are extracts from longer works.

» De Fide and De Spiritiu Sancto PDF
» Three Black Ravens (poetry) PDF
» A Book of Hours (from Volume 2 of 4) PDF
» Oblate Manual (for Saint Martin's Abbey, Lacey WA) PDF

Collateral

This is just a small sample of my many brochures, booklets, mailers, and posters.

» Holy Rosary Parish, Tacoma (Welcome) PDF
» Visitation Catholic School, Tacoma (Cliques. Gangs. Apathy.) PDF
» Campaign Mailer (I Love Tacoma) PDF
» Campaign Mailer (Father, Teacher, Planner, Leader) PDF

Role-Playing and Play by E-Mail Games

I am, indeed, a geek. The following samples represent both writing and layout work.

» Cruenti Dei: Sahûl PDF
» Cruenti Dei Rules Supplement 1 PDF
» Cruenti Dei Chronicle, Volume I PDF
» Cruenti Dei: Oratoa PDF

No game is complete without maps, and Cruenti Dei has them in abundance. These represent my typical graphic work. Click on a map to download full-sized PDF.

Warning: These files are big!


Ora et labora. (Motto of the Order of Saint Benedict)