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Dan Myrick is a writer, director, and editor with over 25 years of experience in independent cinema and video production. After years on the edge of the Industry as an award-winning video and commercial director, Daniel Myrick struck filmmaking gold as one-half of the genius behind "The Blair Witch Project" (1999). From the beginning, he and his partner Eduardo Sanchez aspired for the ultimate in realism. Still, the secret to their success lay in trusting the results of their guerilla filmmaking and allowing it to stand by itself rather than frame it with 1940s-style newsreel and TV documentary devices as they had initially intended. "I was scared shitless just to let it go, as is," recalled Myrick in the Village Voice (July 20, 1999). "Think about it. It's a Hi-8 video, as raw as you can get. Are people going to look at over 80 minutes of shaky cam? I'm thinking, 'It'll never play in a theater.'" The rawness and amateur home movies feel, correlated with entirely naturalistic performances from the actors, resonated with audiences and made "Blair Witch" the year's sleeper success.
Read the full transcript: mensjournal.com/podcasts/everyday-warrior/everyday-warrior-podcast-episode-20-film-director-daniel-myrick
Watch the episode: youtube.com/watch?v=xeT4Z9QTF_0
Learn more about the host: mikesarraille.com
Important Links:
IMDB
Dan’s Instagram
youtube.com/watch?v=girSv9UH_V8
Blair Witch (2016 Movie) - Official Trailer
You can find us on
theeverydaywarrior.com
IG: theeverydaywarrior
LinkedIn: @mikesarraille
Twitter: @mikesarraille
Dan Myrick is a writer, director, and editor with over 25 years of experience in independent cinema and video production. After years on the edge of the Industry as an award-winning video and commercial director, Daniel Myrick struck filmmaking gold as one-half of the genius behind "The Blair Witch Project" (1999). From the beginning, he and his partner Eduardo Sanchez aspired for the ultimate in realism. Still, the secret to their success lay in trusting the results of their guerilla filmmaking and allowing it to stand by itself rather than frame it with 1940s-style newsreel and TV documentary devices as they had initially intended. "I was scared shitless just to let it go, as is," recalled Myrick in the Village Voice (July 20, 1999). "Think about it. It's a Hi-8 video, as raw as you can get. Are people going to look at over 80 minutes of shaky cam? I'm thinking, 'It'll never play in a theater.'" The rawness and amateur home movies feel, correlated with entirely naturalistic performances from the actors, resonated with audiences and made "Blair Witch" the year's sleeper success.
Read the full transcript: mensjournal.com/podcasts/everyday-warrior/everyday-warrior-podcast-episode-20-film-director-daniel-myrick
Watch the episode: youtube.com/watch?v=xeT4Z9QTF_0
Learn more about the host: mikesarraille.com
Important Links:
IMDB
Dan’s Instagram
youtube.com/watch?v=girSv9UH_V8
Blair Witch (2016 Movie) - Official Trailer
You can find us on
theeverydaywarrior.com
IG: theeverydaywarrior
LinkedIn: @mikesarraille
Twitter: @mikesarraille
