VISUAL
STORYTELLING
Midwest Regional Emmy Award winning Cinematography and Video Production. Capturing narratives that move people.
Selected Works
A curation of commercial, documentary, and non-profit film work.
AMGEN
AMGEN
Big Bank Bully
Wintrust Bank
Blain's Farm & Fleet
Blain's Farm & Fleet
The World According To
World According To
Openlands 2025
Openlands
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Book RCK in Chicago
Video production, videography, and cinematography for brands, organizations, and productions.
- Chicago cinematographerCinematography for commercial, documentary, and corporate shoots.
- Corporate video production in ChicagoCompany stories, brand films, and interviews.
- Nonprofit video production in ChicagoMission films for your website, supporter events, and campaigns.
- Commercial video production in ChicagoSpots for brands, agencies, and production teams.
- Chicago grip & lighting packageA one-ton G&E van with Aputure lighting, grip, and set support.
- Documentary cinematographer in ChicagoInterviews and location filming with real people and places.
- Interview & testimonial video in ChicagoTeam, leadership, and customer stories on camera.
Ryan C. Kolegas
Ryan C. Kolegas is a Midwest Regional Emmy Award winning Cinematographer based in Chicago. He has been working in the midwest since 2008 exploring cinema commercially, politically, and narratively.
Ryan has worked for businesses and organizations of all sizes shooting for fortune 500 companies like Verizon and McDonalds, to campaign spots for Dick Durbin and tourism videos for Choose Chicago.
With experience in many different industries including medical, musical, educational, and pharmaceutical, he enjoys diving into a unique story and sharing it for the world to see.
Years Experience
Award Winning
One Ton G&E Van Package
A nimble lighting and grip package built for documentary, commercial, and corporate sets that need a fast, self-contained footprint.
Aputure 1200d, 600x, 60x, Amaran tubes, F21 mats, and MC Pro fixtures
8x8 frame, Magic Cloth, Light Grid, Ultra Bounce, solids, bead board, and green screen
C-stands, combo stands, baby stands, base plates, clamps, sandbags, and apple boxes
Magliner, Titan cart, Cosco dolly, stingers, and production-ready electric support
Lighting
Modifiers
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Set Support
Client Stories
"We engaged RCK Productions to produce a short video of a day on the Green Bay Trail. Ryan and RCK were wonderful to work with! Ryan is a talented videographer and he perfectly captured our desired message. Ryan was professional, attentive to detail and offered suggestions to improve the story we sought to tell."
"Ryan was great to work with. He helped us create structure for the many ideas we had in our minds. He made everyone feel comfortable and taken care of, which made us feel at ease on set."
"Organized, professional, and fun to work with, they even finished ahead of schedule and did not rest until we were 110% satisfied. They are now our go-to people for video storytelling."