DAN BLANK

Now playing: “Monster Roll!”

danblank — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:15:19 +0000

My new short is finally available online! Check out the site for more info.

“Whatever Lola Wants,” starring The Satin Dollz.

danblank — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:12:38 +0000

HOT cha cha cha cha…! With the help of some wonderful talent in front of and behind the camera, I recently directed my first music video, co-produced by Allison Lizzi and starring the Satin Dollz. Watch it here, and follow on to the Making Of page to learn more about how it was produced on a micro-budget using a Canon 7-D and a just few oil tankers worth of industrial grade Elbow Grease.

I am the ocean.org

danblank — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:51:18 +0000

I recently completed visuals for a PSA for National Geographic. Working under creative directors Will Johnson & Will Campbell at Gentlemen Scholar, the spot was completed in under two weeks. Watch it here.

Don’t Shoot Yourself (or How I Made “Whatever Lola Wants” on a Shoestring Budget)

danblank — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:46:12 +0000

Wondering just how thin a budget can be stretched? Wondering how a still camera can be the “future of filmmaking”? You can now check out some of my processes on the “Making Of” video for “Whatever Lola Wants”!

Dan Blank

danblank — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:42:22 +0000

I live and work in Los Angeles, where I create visual effects for movies. Between jobs, I spend most of my energy creating as much of my own work as possible. My goal is to one day see these two worlds collide, so I can stop feeling like Archie, trying to take Bettie AND Veronica to the prom.

“Whatever Lola Wants” Cast & Crew

danblank — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:52:37 +0000

Directed by Dan Blank

Produced by Dan Blank & Allison Lizzi

VFX: Dan Blank additional FX by Takashi Takeoka

Cinematography by Dan Blank & Eric Adkins

Cast:

The Satin Dollz

The Jive Aces

Don Phillips Jr.

Multi-tasking Crew:
Sarah Blank
Alex Lerner
Erich Lochner
Matt Miller
Melissa Giattino Shore
Ryan Shore

Special Thanks to:
• Sarah Blank

• Bill Presing

• Tommy Wooh

• Stephen Lawes

• Ryan Shore

• Melissa Giattino Shore

• Avi Birns

• The UCLA Rugby Team

• Jeff & Debbie Birns

• Aaron Leichter

• Grazia Clarkson

• Digisynd

• Merrit Davies

• Thomas Wadsworth

• El Cid

• Bryan Harding

• Annie Wong Nakamura

• Skyler Pendegrast

More to come…

danblank — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:12:09 +0000

The site may still look like an empty tract home, but keep checking back as I’ll be sprucing up the joint with more videos, a wet bar, and granite countertops.