Dan Bollwerk

Dan Bollwerk

Previs/Postvis Artist

Senior Previs Artist / Photogrammetry Artist / 14 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Finding creative solutions for technically complex problems, working
with all production departments.With background in photography and visual
effects, Dan Bollwerk supports commercial, film and VR productions with
a strong previsualization toolset. He began his work as a 3D generalist
at The Mill NYC on award winning commercials before specializing in previsualization.
From storyboards to fully cinematic edited previs sequences,
Dan collaborated with directors and illustrators to create rich sixty
second stories.

Expanding into technical previs his work on Anchorman 2, OK GO’s VMA
award winning music video, and several Motion Control shot commercials.
Providing accurate data to Art and Camera departments based on a previs
that has been greenlit by client, agency and director. Supporting multiple
departments onset with accurate tech-vis Dan is working to streamline
the production pipeline and empower storytellers with the latest tools.
Work History
  • Senior lab generalist

    Lightstorm Entertainment

    March 2019 - December 2023
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Postvis

    The Third Floor

    December 2018 - December 2018
  • Previs Artist

    Brand New School

    August 2018 - August 2018
  • Previs Artist

    JAMM

    August 2018 - August 2018
  • Previs Artist

    Electric Theatre Collective

    August 2018 - August 2018
  • Previs Artist

    WoodShop Studios Inc

    July 2018 - August 2018
  • Postvis nuke artist

    Day for Nite

    April 2018 - May 2018
  • Senior Previs artist

    Proof Inc

    November 2017 - February 2018
  • Previs Artist

    Pixomondo

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Previs Artist

    Big Block

    November 2017 - November 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Previs Artist

    Pixomondo

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Los Angeles, California
  • Lead Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    August 2017 - September 2017
    NYC
  • Previs Artist

    Big Block

    July 2017 - July 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    February 2017 - February 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Technical Director / VR - Previs Artist

    The Big Picture Company

    February 2016 - October 2016
  • Nuke / Cara VR Artist

    Still Cottage Studios

    September 2016 - September 2016
    Greater Los Angeles Area


    LinkedIn - 360 video stitching

  • Lead Previs Artist

    Mr. X

    November 2015 - November 2015
    NYC


    Goliath - pilot episode of David E. Kelley's TV series

  • Previs artist

    The Mill

    August 2015 - September 2015
    NYC


    Playstation - PS4 Call of Duty commercial

  • Previs artist

    My Active Driveway

    July 2015 - July 2015
    NYC


    NHL - holiday commercial

  • Motion Control Tech

    Elementary

    July 2015 - July 2015
    NYC


    Onset Motion Control Tech. Built and managed Gazelle MoCo Rig

  • Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    March 2015 - July 2015


    Google - timelapse previs
    Gillette - exported camera animation to motion Control with blueprints

  • 3D Artist

    Superbright

    March 2015 - March 2015
    NYC
  • Lead Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    November 2014 - March 2015
    NYC

    A Samsung short narrative, exported data to Kuper MoCo, Onset previs supervisor
    Lead Previs Artist for a Zoetrope job
    Lead Previs Artist for a Miniature MoCo job

  • Assistant Motion Control Operator

    Mario Godlewski

    October 2014 - October 2014
    NYC
  • Lead Previs Artist

    Artjail

    September 2014 - September 2014
    NYC
  • Lead Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    August 2014 - August 2014
    NYC


    Previsualization on a Target commercial

  • Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    May 2014 - June 2014
    NYC


    Shot layout and camera measurements matching miniature plates to full scale plates

  • Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    May 2014 - June 2014
    NYC

    Technical previsualization for the new OK GO music video

  • Timelapse Photographer

    1stAveMachine

    April 2014 - April 2014
    NYC
  • Lead Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    April 2014 - April 2014
    NYC


    Previsualized a high speed, macro, motion control Starbucks commercial.

  • Previs Artist

    The Mill

    November 2013 - January 2014
    NYC
  • 3D Artist, projectionist

    Superbright

    October 2013 - October 2013
    Greater New York City Area

    Creating procedural visuals with Houdini that were projected onto a building. We projected onto 40K square ft with 425K lumens piped from 20 projectors. working with my friends at superbright.me

  • Previs Artist

    The Mill

    June 2013 - August 2013
    Greater New York City Area


    JCPenney - four spots shot with motion control camera rig
    Tidy Cats - commercial
    Vaseline - three commercial spots

  • Previs Artist

    PandaPanther

    March 2013 - March 2013

    previs for the cinematics for the 2013 Skylanders game

  • Previs Artist

    Mr. X

    February 2013 - March 2013
    New York

    worked on several sequences for Anchorman 2

  • Previs Artist

    Brand New School

    January 2013 - February 2013
    NYC

    CTIA Wireless Is Limitless
    Four 15 second spots were tech Prevised and data delivered to the Milo.

  • Lead Previs Artist

    1stAveMachine

    February 2012 - August 2012


    Nissan - Lead previs and postvis of two 60 second spots exporting Motion Control camera data
    Rogers - 60 second phone commercial
    Coke - Lead the previs and R&D for Zoetrope design, delivered blueprints of zoetrope to art department, animated and output Milo camera data, Onset support for previs, Lead 3D in post and managed 2D teams for final lighting rendering and compositing

  • Previs Lighting generalist

    The Mill

    June 2011 - February 2012
    Greater New York City Area

    Tracker, modeler, rigger, lighter, animator and Previs artist

  • Student

    Savannah College Art and Design

    2009 - June 2011
    Savannah, Georgia Area

    worked in the systems office fixing boxes and networks in support of students and faculty.

  • Director of photography

    Kendall Pictures

    2009 - February 2011

    was the DP for a tv pilot and several other short films and music videos.

  • Photographer

    Freelance

    January 2003 - 2010

    Concert Photography
    Fine art photography
    assistant for Pete Miller Sports Illustrated
    retoucher and assistant at Kyer Photographics portrait studio

  • Photographer

    Colorado Music Buzz Magazine

    2006 - December 2007

    Concert Photography

Education
  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    2009 - 2011
  • University of Colorado at Denver

    2003 - 2008