Dave Schwep | |
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| A self-portrait | |
| Born | Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, US |
| Occupations | Cinematographer, director, producer and crematoria |
| Website | www |
Dave Schwep is an American cinematographer, director, and producer.
Born in Maine and raised in Jacksonville, Oregon, Dave Schwep began working as a photographer at the age of 19 in Big Sky Montana. He then worked a 6-month commercial fishing venture in Alaska, traveled across country, and landed in South Beach, Miami where he shot fashion and glamour photography. In 1999 Schwep moved to Hollywood and pursued a full-time career as a professional photographer. He worked in head shot, editorial, fashion, and event photography using both film and digital photography. In digital photography, Schwep developed a process of using thousands of stills to create video. Schwep created the company Dreamsequences to continue this work.
Through Dreamsequences, Schwep worked on advertising, television promos[ citation needed ] and in 2008 he directed his first short, Bordeaux, starring Zachary Quinto. [1] Schwep was the director of photography for the documentary, Stepping into the Fire (2011), shot in Peru, and worked as a photographer for charitable organizations in Haiti.[ citation needed ] Schwep won best documentary at the 2012 HollyShorts Film Festival as director, cinematographer, and executive producer of Bo, a documentary short. [2] His television credits include House, Glee, Modern Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Idol, X Factor, and New Girl.
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