Dave Schwep (born April 9, 1977) is an American cinematographer,
director, and producer.Born in Maine and raised in Jacksonville,
Oregon, Dave Schwep began his photography career at the age of 19 on
the ski slopes of 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 Dave moved to Hollywood and pursued a full-time career as a
professional photographer. He made his way through head shot,
editorial, fashion, and event photography using film until the
development of digital photography. In digital photography, Dave
discovered his own unique process of creating signature art by using
thousands of stills to create video. The result is an illusion of
motion from a rapid succession of static pictures, Dreamsequences, his
company.Through Dreamsequences, Dave applied his unique process to
advertising, television promos and in 2008 he expanded into
cinematography and film production, creating his first short,
"Bordeaux" (2008), starring "Hero's" Zachary Quinto. Dave also took
his cameras and signature process into both Peru, where he was the
director of photography for the documentary, "Stepping into the Fire"
(2011), and Haiti, where he continues to shoot for charitable
organizations. Recently, Dave won best documentary at the 2012
HollyShorts Film Festival as director, cinematographer, and executive
producer of "Bo" (2012), a journey to redemption. A sampling of his
television credits include the popular shows House, Glee, Modern
Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Idol, X Factor,
and New Girl.
director, and producer.Born in Maine and raised in Jacksonville,
Oregon, Dave Schwep began his photography career at the age of 19 on
the ski slopes of 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 Dave moved to Hollywood and pursued a full-time career as a
professional photographer. He made his way through head shot,
editorial, fashion, and event photography using film until the
development of digital photography. In digital photography, Dave
discovered his own unique process of creating signature art by using
thousands of stills to create video. The result is an illusion of
motion from a rapid succession of static pictures, Dreamsequences, his
company.Through Dreamsequences, Dave applied his unique process to
advertising, television promos and in 2008 he expanded into
cinematography and film production, creating his first short,
"Bordeaux" (2008), starring "Hero's" Zachary Quinto. Dave also took
his cameras and signature process into both Peru, where he was the
director of photography for the documentary, "Stepping into the Fire"
(2011), and Haiti, where he continues to shoot for charitable
organizations. Recently, Dave won best documentary at the 2012
HollyShorts Film Festival as director, cinematographer, and executive
producer of "Bo" (2012), a journey to redemption. A sampling of his
television credits include the popular shows House, Glee, Modern
Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Idol, X Factor,
and New Girl.
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