Dan Myrick

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. Watch the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeT4Z9QTF_0 Important Links: IMDB Dan’s Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girSv9UH_V8 Blair Witch (2016 Movie) - Official Trailer A special thank you to our sponsors:   Pendleton Whiskey: https://pendletonwhisky.com   Tecovas: https://www.tecovas.com   Learn more about Mike Sarraille: https://www.mikesarraille.com   The Everyday Warrior: https://www.theeverydaywarrior.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_everydaywarrior   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mr.sarraille   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MJSarraille   Learn more about DC Society: https://tattooshoptampafl.com   Read the transcript for this story at:  https://www.mensjournal.com/podcasts/everyday-warrior/everyday-warrior-podcast-episode-20-film-director-daniel-myrick/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3L1EQxF See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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