Ryan Murray

Biography

Ryan Murray is the current Chair of the Electronic Media and Film Department. Prof. Murray joined the EMF Department in 2009. He teaches courses on the subjects of virtual reality and immersive media, experimental film and video art, internet video, video editing, and creativity. Murray received the 2021 Teaching Award for Senior Faculty from the University Film and Video Association and is a three-time winner of Towson's Innovation in Teaching Award. He also served as Towson's FACET Fellow in Emerging Technology from 2020-2022. 

Murray’s artwork has been exhibited internationally in galleries, museums, screening tours, and film festivals. Recent festivals include New York Film Festival: Convergence, FIVARS: Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories, Antimatter [Media Art] Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, the Festival of (In)Appropriation, the Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, and the Maryland Film Festival.

Research Interests

Ryan Murray creates conceptually-driven artwork that combines virtual reality, video, music, sculpture, and painting. His work addresses the search for moments of meaning by turning pop-culture media/technology on itself and transforming everyday objects and experiences into subtle psychedelia.

Courses Taught

• EMF 450: Immersive Media Lab - Virtual Reality Production
• EMF 450: Immersive Media Lab - 360 Filmmaking
• EMF 462: Experimental Film and Video
• EMF 470: Internet Video
• EMF 275: Principles of Film/Video Editing
• EMF 485: Digital Culture
• EMF 222: Narrative and Documentary Film I
• EMF 221: Principles of Film and Media Production
• EMF 140: Introduction to Electronic Media
• IDFA 203: Creativity in Arts, Media, and Communication
• THEA 680: Video Editing for Theatre