The Martian, Valiant One cinematographer Dan Stilling, DFF

With five different projects set to come out this year, Danish
cinematographer Dan Stilling, DFF is finding fulfillment and
pleasure in his career path. He's learned that even when working
with a larger budget, you can figure out how to get the best out of
very little with the right people and the right gear. As a teen,
Dan played in a band and began to learn sound engineering. He got a
job at a local TV station in Denmark as a sound technician and was
inspired to become a Steadicam operator. After his training, Dan
worked on a variety of TV shows. His first big break was working on
the medical comedy Scrubs. He then transitioned from Steadicam
operator to director of photography, which has informed Dan's style
as a DP for framing shots. Over the years, Dan has explored many
different genres: documentary, commercials, reality television,
dramas, and comedies. He's found that as a cinematographer, you are
asked for your opinion a thousand times a day, so it's important to
have an informed opinion on everything you're responsible for. Dan
was a huge fan of Andy Weir's book, The Martian. Once the movie
started shooting, he was thrilled to be hired as the second unit
DP. Additional photography in The Martian included footage of of
the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Dan shot the launch of
the Orion capsule and all the background plates at Kennedy,
including a beautiful time lapse of the sunrise at Cape Canaveral.
Dan's film, Valiant One, shot in Vancouver and releases later this
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