DIRECTING / CINEMATOGRAPHY / EDITING

WHY DAN?

The day my video camera was stolen out of my hands I fell in love with filmmaking. I chased the thief as they ran and felt like they stole a piece of myself as they jumped into a waiting car and took off. My movie was on that camera, and that was something I could never replace.

Dramatic? 

For a 13-year-old? 

Yes.

I learned two key things from this. 1.) I discovered that making movies meant more to me than I had originally realized. 2.) It energized me to pursue filmmaking with intention.

I saved money and bought a new camera and a "movie editing for dummies" book. I taught myself Adobe Premiere on a hand me down laptop. 

I spent the following decade as an apprentice to a professional film director and his production company. I practiced, studied, grew, and learned. I graduated from high school and traveled around the country. In 2007 I was hired by Apple computers to teach filmmaking, art, and technology to their customers. I spent ten years with Apple and slowly built up my body of work in my free time.

Currently, I'm managing a small media company with my friend and colleague. We call ourselves The Dans. I work part-time as an AV/IT technician for a simulated collegiate hospital, and I still carve out time to practice, study, grow and learn.

Filmmaking is what I do and one of many parts of who I am. I'm eternally grateful for this path and I welcome you to enjoy my work. Thanks for taking the time to get to know me a bit. If you'd like to reach out and talk, please feel free to send me an email.