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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 5 | P E R S P E C T I V E 1 7 Nightride Down that had not yet unionized. Senior Illustrator Sherman Labby, who was also working on the project, insisted to producers that Dan get the thirty days of work required that would allow him to join the union. With that roadblock passed, Dan became a member of Local 790, and then the game was on. Learning as he went, with the generous help from fellow members, Dan gained his footing and grew confident in understanding how films are made and how stories can be told. Thirty-two years later, he has worked on over one hundred films in all genres, from epics to silly comedies, including two Best Pictures, Braveheart (1996) and Birdman (2015). He has had the pleasure of working with directors such as Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Apocalypto), Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), George Miller (Contact), Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf), Sam Raimi (Spider-Man 1 and 2), Christopher Nolan (The Prestige), Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar), Peter Segal (Anger Management, Get Smart), Brian Helgeland (A Knight's Tale, Payback), among many others. Dan lives with his wife of thirty-six years, Jamie (the one he brought back from college), in the foothills of Los Angeles and they both share a love of drawing. Jamie teaches anatomy for artist, life drawing, illustration and printmaking at CSULB, USC and APU. In his free time, Dan enjoys sharing his experience with Jamie's students and painting an ongoing series of beach scenes with an emphasis on the figure. He also likes to sketch from life at various locations around the southland. Dan and Jamie have two grown children, Ondy and David. A. STORYBOARDS FROM THE QUIDITCH SEQUENCE FROM HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001). B. STORYBOARD FROM THE LAST JEDI (2017). A B A D G L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D D A N S W E E T M A N