March • 2017
Dan is diligent, committed, thorough, and totally professional. I will continue to hire him, and count myself lucky to have had the chance at collaboration. I trust him and so should you. Dan Leonard Supervising Producer 60 Second Docs
Dan L.
Seattle, WA, USA
7 reviews$800 - $2500 / Day
About
Dan Lamont is a multimedia producer director photojournalist and filmmaker whose work for international publishers spans decades. He has been a regular contributor to The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Smithsonian and many dozen other publications. In the print world Dan is most known for his work on the intersection of environmental issues and social policies. His short documentary films, many supported by funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation among others, have covered social issues related to juvenile justice, family homelessness , indigenous communities, education and healthcare. Dan is a photojournalist and filmmaker who can shoot, produce, direct and write.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 7 reviews
- Reporter / Journalist
- Sound Mixer
Clients
Top Reviews
June • 2018
Great working with Dan. Proactive and flexible.
April • 2019
Dan was a pleasure to work with.
Top Projects
Relaunch: Revitalizing the Tradition of the Muckleshoot Canoe
A documentary about the way a group of Native Americans of the Muckleshoot Tribe are trying to sustain their traditional culture through the art and craft of canoe carving.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Sound Mixer
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for The University of Washington
University of Washington -- Breaking the Cycle
This film, one of a series I've completed on juvenile justice issues, looks at the experience of one family to explain the issues related to recidivism of juvenile offenders and proposes therapeutic and systemic approaches to keeping kids out of jail
- Documentary DP
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Islandwood School
Islandwood -- Pushing Boundries Changing Lives
This short documentary describes the experience and aspirations of a young African American from the inner-city of Houston who was doing graduate work in a rural environmental education program with the goal of learning how to use an environmentalist metaphor to better teach economically disadvantaged urban kids.
- Documentary DP
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
Everybody Has A Story
A montage of homeless people in Seattle sharing their stories
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Seafood Producers Cooperative
Seafood Producers Cooperative -- The Good Catch
This film describes the work of a group of independent fishermen in Southeast Alaska who are owners of a fishermen's cooperative.
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Pyramid Communications
100 Years Ago and Today
This project, on which I was producer, director and DP, was shot to describe a successful effort by the Yakama Nation, a Native American group in central Washington State, to rejuvenate a native run of sockeye salmon that had been wiped out by the building of a dam use for irrigation.
- Documentary DP
Equipment
Video
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- 4K video camera
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Shoulder rig
- Sliders
- Stabilizer
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Production Support
Post Production
- Sound Mixer
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production