Ryan Staake is an American director. He was raised in

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. Originally trained in graphic and user interface design, Staake now works across multiple mediums, including video, interactive, virtual reality, and print.

Early life

Staake was born in Los Angeles, CA, but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. At a young age, his father, Illustrator Bob Staake, introduced him to Macs and digital imaging tools like

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. Staake initially attended

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in Pittsburgh, PA, studying Communication Design, before transferring to

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in Providence, RI to major in Graphic Design.

Career

Pomp&Clout

Staake founded design and video practice, Pomp&Clout.

"Wyclef Jean"

Staake edited and directed the music video for the

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song "Wyclef Jean." The video only features Young Thug for a few seconds, after the $100k shoot was derailed by Thug arriving late, then refusing to get out of his car because his "

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account was hacked." Instead of abandoning the project after Thug failed to show up, co-director Staake completed a snarky cut that shows how the video fell apart and breaks down the rise and fall of the video's creation. Recordings of Thug detailing his ideas for the video are played over the top of the track, accompanied by text that further explains how the shoot turned into an expensive catastrophe for

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. An altercation between Thug's camp and the

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even occurred during shooting so ''Pomp&Clout'' opted instead to use

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footage for the final video. Of the project, Staake said, "I was trying to deliver to make an interesting statement, but also fulfill a contractual obligation." The video received more than a million views in the first 24 hours after it was released on the internet and Staake, along with co-editor Eric Degliomini, won the 2017

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for their work on Wyclef Jean.

Entertainment

The positive reaction to the Young Thug video resulted in Staake being tapped to begin developing feature films and TV shows, and he was signed to The Gotham Group in 2017.

Mirage

In early 2017, Staake co-founded Mirage Worlds, Inc. with Patrick Piemonte.

Filmography

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: Wyclef Jean'' (2017) * ''

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: Dope Dealer'' (2016) * '' Clams Casino Ft

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: All Nite'' (2016) * '' Yili: Jay Chou Kinetic Milk'' (2016) * ''

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- Nothing But Trouble'' (2015) * ''

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- Wet Dreamz'' (2015) *

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- '' Our Love'' (2014) * ''

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: Left Hand Free'' (2014) * ''

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- Freak'' (2014) * ''

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- My Club'' (2014) * ''

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: Tuna Melt'' (2013) * ''

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: Sweat'' (2013) * ''

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- Hook N Sling'' (2013) * ''Acid Youths - David Heartbreak'' (2013) * ''

- Tuna Melt'' (2013) * ''

: Set It Off feat Lazerdisk - Party Sex'' (2012) * ''Portable Sunsets - California'' (2012) * '' A1 - Darkside'' (2012) * ''Nick Hook - Sirens'' (2012) * ''Nadastrom - !II'' (2012) * ''

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- Devils'' (2011) * ''Telephoned - Hold Me'' (2011) * ''Gucci Vump - Shashtilism'' (2011) * ''

- Home'' (2011) * ''Zoos of Berlin - Electrical Way'' (2011) * ''Dre Skull - I Want You'' (2010) * ''

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- Woo Boost'' (2010) * ''

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- Jeffer'' (2010) * ''

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- Babylon'' (2010) * ''Designer Drugs - Dead Meat'' (2010)

References

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