Darren Rydstrom Yes, and
Yes, and ... is a subtle short film about a young man and woman striking up a surreal conversation about their past together, which may or may not be true. Director Jim Byrkit first collaborated with Rydstrom on the pilot XIRA, which is about four crime-fighting girls in a rock band. Yes, and is a result of Byrkit wanting to write a good short story and take seven of his friends on a road trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, to shoot the film. Rydstrom and Byrkit agreed they had to shoot Yes, and in Academy aperture 1.85:1 aspect ratio on 35 mm film in order to handle the wide range of contrast in day exteriors, and to capture the full beauty and subtle details of Flagstaff environments. |
Darren
Rydstrom grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota. He discovered his
passion for the film industry at an early age. Rydstrom used his
family's 8 mm home movie camera to shoot recreations of scenes from
TVs The Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man with
his sisters. Rydstrom eventually went on to study film/theater
and American literature at Biola University in California. His credits
include shooting feature films, documentaries, music videos,
concerts, reality shows and also working as camera operator and assistant
on a number of commercials and feature projects. He is currently
shooting an untitled pilot for MTV about female surfers and just
wrapped two commercial spots for Burger King of Germany.