Daniel J. Snyder
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Daniel J. Snyder is an American television and film producer whose feature-length documentary, Dreams on Spec
, is the first documentary ever to look at Hollywood from the perspective of the much-maligned screenwriter
.
Over the past decade, Snyder has served as show runner, director, producer, or writer on more than fifty non-fiction television programs, including the AMC
documentary series “Movies that Shook the World,” narrated by Jeff Goldblum
, and “Brilliant but Cancelled” a documentary about forgotten television gems for the late, great digital arts cable channel Trio
. Prior to working in documentaries, Snyder was a producer for the CNN
news magazine program, NewsStand, and the Los Angeles Correspondent for Marketplace
, public radio’s business program.
Daniel Snyder’s education in media and filmmaking began during high school when he landed a job at Video Archives
, the now-famous video store in Manhattan Beach, California
, where he worked as a video clerk alongside future filmmakers Quentin Tarantino
and Roger Avary
.
Dreams on Spec
Dreams on Spec is a 2007 American documentary film that profiles the struggles and triumphs of emerging Hollywood screenwriters. It was written and directed by Daniel J...
, is the first documentary ever to look at Hollywood from the perspective of the much-maligned screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Over the past decade, Snyder has served as show runner, director, producer, or writer on more than fifty non-fiction television programs, including the AMC
AMC (TV network)
AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming...
documentary series “Movies that Shook the World,” narrated by Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Independence Day...
, and “Brilliant but Cancelled” a documentary about forgotten television gems for the late, great digital arts cable channel Trio
Trio (TV network)
Trio was an American cable and satellite television network.Trio went on the air in 1997, then originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. as a venue for airing the CBC's arts, culture and entertainment programming in the U.S...
. Prior to working in documentaries, Snyder was a producer for the CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
news magazine program, NewsStand, and the Los Angeles Correspondent for Marketplace
Marketplace (radio program)
Marketplace is a radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them. Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, the show is produced and distributed by American Public Media, in association with the University of Southern California...
, public radio’s business program.
Daniel Snyder’s education in media and filmmaking began during high school when he landed a job at Video Archives
Video Archives
Video Archives was a video rental store located in Manhattan Beach, California, owned and managed by Lance Lawson. In his youth, Quentin Tarantino, director of Pulp Fiction, was a clerk there...
, the now-famous video store in Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach is the wealthiest beachfront city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific coast, south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is the home of both beach and indoor volleyball, and surfing. During the winter, the...
, where he worked as a video clerk alongside future filmmakers Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
and Roger Avary
Roger Avary
Roger Avary is a Canadian film and television producer, screenwriter, olive farmer and director in the American mass media industry. He was behind the screenplays of the films Silent Hill and Beowulf...
.