We recently connected with Dan Myrick and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Dan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you walk us through some of the key steps that allowed you move beyond an idea and actually launch?
My directing partner at the time, Ed Sanchez, and I came up with the basic concept in film school at the University of Central Florida. After graduation, we teamed up with Producer, Gregg Hale, who put in some of his own money to help out with creating a “pitch reel” that we used to solicit investors. Over time, we managed to raise a little money, just enough to cast and shoot the film.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I began my creative journey in still photography, which gave me a foundational understanding of composition, light, and visual storytelling. During college, I transitioned into film and video, where I discovered a deeper passion for motion pictures. I built my early reel through commercial and industrial work, which eventually opened the door to my first role as a cinematographer on a feature film.
Over the years, I developed my craft across multiple disciplines, including writing, editing, directing, and producing, which gave me a more comprehensive view of the filmmaking process. This multidisciplinary approach ultimately led to my collaboration with fellow filmmakers at the University of Central Florida, where we worked on a number of projects that culminated in the creation of The Blair Witch Project.
While I’m best known for my work in the suspense and thriller genres, which includes a fairly extensive list of films over the years, some of my proudest achievements are the lesser-known projects, those where I had the greatest creative freedom. For me, filmmaking has always been first and foremost an artform. As artists, we live to tell stories that resonate. So anytime we’re able to bring a vision to life on our own terms, it’s deeply fulfilling.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
It’s when people really respond to your work. Whenever a young filmmaker comes up to me and says there were inspired to make their own films from having watched one of mine, there’s nothing more rewarding.
Alright – so here’s a fun one. What do you think about NFTs?
I have no problem with NFTs. If it’s a way for an artist to protect their original work and monetize it, then that’s a good thing.
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