Night Owl Cinematics is a Singaporean production company known for its YouTube channel, Ryan Sylvia. Founded by Ryan Tan and Sylvia Chan, the company is known for their comedy videos, travelogues, lifestyle videos, as well as their food review series, Food King. As of 21 April 2019, Night Owl Cinematics' YouTube channel has just over 900k subscribers and their videos have amassed a combined total of nearly 315 million views. On 31 May 2020, Ryan and Sylvia announced in a YouTube video that they had been divorced since March 2020.
Overview
Ryan Tan met Sylvia Chan when both were doing part-time modelling at age 16. The duo started to date 5 years later and eventually got married at 22 but eventually divorced in March 2020. The couple started Night Owl Cinematics production company in February 2013, after a failed Chinese restaurant venture. They initially started in wedding videography and started honing their videography and editing skills on YouTube. Their third video "Shit Singaporean Girlfriends Say" went viral and they began to receive requests for corporate videos from organisations and government agencies such as Singtel, Starhub and Singapore Police Force to the extent that they could not cope with their original wedding editing job. They eventually transitioned into full-time YouTube personalities. Ryan Tan serves as the cinematographer, art director and occasionally cameos in their productions. He focuses on the art and quality of NOC's operations, while Sylvia Chan focuses on the business aspect of NOC's operations. Hokkien and Singlish colloquialisms are frequently used in their videos, offering glimpses into Singaporean culture. Frequently, they also use English and Cantonese for foreign people and Chinese people to know easier. English subtitles are also provided on their videos for reference. Their channel became a success on YouTube and they are now one of the most famous YouTubers in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The couple were listed by Forbes in the 30 under 30 in Asia list under Media, Marketing & Advertising in 2016. As 12 September 2018, Night Owl Cinematics have 401 videos uploaded on their YouTube channel. The office of Night Owl Cinematics has been relocated to the heart of Yishun in November 2017 but mail address remained the same at Kent Ridge. On 31 May 2020, the couple has came out via their YouTube channel to announce that they have finalised their divorce since March 2020.
