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Dan Frantz

  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
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Dan Frantz
Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings) star in this intense, gritty, and action-packed Vietnam War epic. When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of which they have never seen.
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Dan Frantz is director of photography based in Chicago. His extensive background in VFX allows him to bridge the gap between live-action and post production.

Dan's recent credits include the feature film; "Ambush" (2022 Feature Film), Wizdom (2022 TV Pilot) "Current Value - That Smile" (2019, BMVA Winner) "Omniboat" (Sundance 2020 premiere), "Hiplet" (SXSW 2020 premiere).
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    Known for

    Ambush (2023)
    Ambush
    4.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2023
    You Are Trash! (2022)
    You Are Trash!
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Super Host (2022)
    Super Host
    5.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Mach III (2019)
    Mach III
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Wizdom
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Traffick in the City
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Ambush (2023)
      Ambush
      4.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • You Are Trash! (2022)
      You Are Trash!
      6.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Super Host (2022)
      Super Host
      5.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Saiigo (2020)
      Saiigo
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Mach III (2019)
      Mach III
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Hiplet: Because We Can (2019)
      Hiplet: Because We Can
      7.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Current Value - That Smile (2018)
      Current Value - That Smile
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Hit Your Mark by Doug DeLuca (2017)
      Hit Your Mark by Doug DeLuca
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Closet Made of Sheets (2017)
      Closet Made of Sheets
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Velvet Drive (2016)
      Velvet Drive
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Alabama Shakes the Gas Station (2016)
      Alabama Shakes the Gas Station
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Tyler (2016)
      Tyler
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Flash Flood (2014)
      Flash Flood
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • 8 Grams (2013)
      8 Grams
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Visual Effects

    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.9
      • digital compositor
      • 2020
    • Official Poster for Phaesporia Design by Carman Spoto "Hoodie" Sculpture Courtesy of Chris Mitton and Tag Fine Arts
      Phaesporia
      • digital effects
      • 2018
    • Ridgeland (2017)
      Ridgeland
      7.6
      Short
      • digital compositor
      • 2017
    • Toast (2017)
      Toast
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2017
    • Velvet Drive (2016)
      Velvet Drive
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2016
    • Alabama Shakes the Gas Station (2016)
      Alabama Shakes the Gas Station
      Short
      • digital compositor
      • 2016
    • Rosie, Oh (2016)
      Rosie, Oh
      7.7
      Short
      • digital effects (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • The Present (2016)
      The Present
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2016
    • Flash Flood (2014)
      Flash Flood
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2014
    • World Within (2014)
      World Within
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2014
    • 8 Grams (2013)
      8 Grams
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2013
    • Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse (2013)
      Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse
      5.9
      Short
      • visual effects
      • 2013
    • Haunt Ed (2012)
      Haunt Ed
      Short
      • digital effects
      • visual effects
      • 2012
    • Delta Station (2012)
      Delta Station
      Short
      • digital effects
      • 2012
    • Antenna
      Short
      • digital effects (as Daniel Frantz)
      • 2012

    Director

    • You Are Trash! (2022)
      You Are Trash!
      6.6
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2022
    • Super Host (2022)
      Super Host
      5.7
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2022
    • Mach III (2019)
      Mach III
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2019
    • Current Value - That Smile (2018)
      Current Value - That Smile
      Music Video
      • co director
      • 2018
    • Velvet Drive (2016)
      Velvet Drive
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2016
    • Flash Flood (2014)
      Flash Flood
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2014
    • 8 Grams (2013)
      8 Grams
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Delta Station (2012)
      Delta Station
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Things They Carried (2011)
      The Things They Carried
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
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    Ambush - Trailer (2023)
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    Ambush - Trailer (2023)

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