'Lonely Sky' short film by Nick Ryan

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A Lonely Sky is a short film written and directed by Nick Ryan. Set in 1947, it is the story of a test pilot, Jack Reilly, who in attempting to break the then mythical sound barrier, is posed a question by a stranger, which forces him to look at what it is that he does. The film opens with the death of a test pilot, Buddy Parker as he attempts to break the sound barrier. Two of Reilly's co-aviators, William Boyd and Stan Curtis have different opinions as to whether or not he should attempt to achieve what Parker could not.
Produced by Nick Ryan of Image Now films, and co-produced by Seamus Byrne of Zanita films. Starring Keir Dullea (2001, A Space Odyssey, The Good Shepherd), Paudge Behan (Veronica Guerin), Padraic Delaney (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Legend), Sean Hanrahan, David Layde and Garvan McGrath.
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“I’m a commercials director here in Ireland, and I was lucky in that I could call on a lot of favours to make the film,” says Ryan. “I owe a lot of favours back now. Everyone put in a great deal of work and put up with me being very particular in the details, and I couldn’t have asked for a better cast and crew. People always say that, I guess, but given that no-one was actually getting paid, I think that really counts for something.”
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Nick Ryan’s approach to the film in both the live action and the CGI flight sequences was to be quite traditional. “I tended to avoid moving the camera in any fashion that wouldn’t be possible in the real world. With CGI, there is a tendency to fly cameras all over the place, because you can.  I completed all the effects work by myself, with a lot of moral support from friend and colleagues.”
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There is approximately five minutes of entirely CGI effects in the finished film of 12 minutes and 40 seconds. This was all completed at 2K rez (1920x1080) for projection in theatres. Ryan completed all the effects work in the film by himself, with plenty of moral support from everyone at Image Now.
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