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An interview from the 2015 Band Pro Open House with Cinematographer Dan Kneece. Dan Kneece has spent years creating amazing images. He started filming motion pictures at age 13 when his Mother bought a Super 8 camera. In 1979, while finishing his Master's in Media Arts at the University of South Carolina, Dan began his professional career shooting news at WIS-TV in Columbia, SC. Soon thereafter he was taught Steadicam by inventor Garrett Brown which lead to a 28 year career as a Steadicam Operator and an ongoing professional relationship with Director David Lynch on films such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive. Dan's skills evolved into expertise as an “A” Camera Operator on major film, television, commercial and music video productions.
Sharing Knowledge has always been part of Dan's world. For five years he was the head Steadicam instructor for Cinema Products and taught over 200 students to be Steadicam Operators. He continues to share his knowledge through the Society of Camera Operators and various universities around the world including The University of South Carolina where he received three degrees, the latest being a Master of Media Arts in 1980, http://www.sc.edu/spotlight/item.php?catid=3&sid=67.
In this interview Dan talks with us about his work in 2015, the equipment he is most excited about and what he will be working on in 2016.
For more information please visit: http://www.DanKneece.com
