Harris O. Daniels
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Harris Otto Daniels is an enigmatic multi-faceted creative force. He
began directing plays in his kindergarten class at age 5. He began
piano lessons at age 8, followed by self-instruction on drums and
formal trumpet lessons. He began making films in 8th grade with a
borrowed video camera. His work between high school and college
includes: "Top Cops" (1994), "Random Acts of Violence" (1994), "Random
Acts of Violence II" (1995), "Swank" (1995), "The Playground" (1996),
various music videos, "Hindquarter: A Documentary" (1997), and
"SleepOver" (1998). The latter was Harris's high school senior
independent project, a full-length feature film featuring East Lyme,
Connecticut high school students in a savvy teen comedy. Harris studied
Screen Studies and English at Clark University in Worcester,
Massachusetts. He wrote a full-length feature screenplay, "Supposed to
Be," in 1999, and received praise and helpful notes from acclaimed
television producer/writer Douglas Wyman ("Newhart," "Getting
Personal") in L.A.
Harris worked on the Holy Cross student productions "The Fabulous Duke Fontaine" (1999) and "Dialogue: The Experience" (2000), cutting his teeth on Mini-DV format. He applied this knowledge in London, England during an internship with Wall to Wall Television, Ltd. from January through April, 2001. He worked on several series for the Discovery Home and Leisure digital cable network: "Real Football," "Amazing Conversions," "Off the Rails," and "Building the Best." Harris worked on shooting, editing, logging, planning, researching, and brainstorming with producers Philip Whelan and Simon Lloyd, as well as directors Kashaf Chaudhry, Ed Venner, and Max Barber.
Returning to Clark University from London in Summer 2001, Harris began work on a Double Senior Honors Thesis project that would comprise a study in Jewish-American literature and cinema through the 20th century, focusing on Philip Roth's "Goodbye, Columbus" and its 1968 Hollywood film adaptation. Harris adapted Roth's own short story "The Conversion of the Jews" to a concise 12 minute short film shot on miniDV and edited on Final Cut Pro. Around the time of wrapping this film, Harris was employed to handle several visits by filmmakers to the Clark campus: Hosting David Gordon Green ("George Washington," "All The Real Girls") for lunch, and working on the DVD documentary "An Evening With Kevin Smith" when the infamous auteur spoke at Clark.
Upon graduation with High Honors in English and Screen Studies, Harris took advantage of Clark University's "5th Year Free" Master of Arts in Teaching program, and taught 9th Grade English at Worcester South High Community School, incoporating a study of film into the literature studies of high school freshmen.
Most recently, Harris has been writing, recording, and playing drums with the band "Bastille" and travelling. What's next?
Harris worked on the Holy Cross student productions "The Fabulous Duke Fontaine" (1999) and "Dialogue: The Experience" (2000), cutting his teeth on Mini-DV format. He applied this knowledge in London, England during an internship with Wall to Wall Television, Ltd. from January through April, 2001. He worked on several series for the Discovery Home and Leisure digital cable network: "Real Football," "Amazing Conversions," "Off the Rails," and "Building the Best." Harris worked on shooting, editing, logging, planning, researching, and brainstorming with producers Philip Whelan and Simon Lloyd, as well as directors Kashaf Chaudhry, Ed Venner, and Max Barber.
Returning to Clark University from London in Summer 2001, Harris began work on a Double Senior Honors Thesis project that would comprise a study in Jewish-American literature and cinema through the 20th century, focusing on Philip Roth's "Goodbye, Columbus" and its 1968 Hollywood film adaptation. Harris adapted Roth's own short story "The Conversion of the Jews" to a concise 12 minute short film shot on miniDV and edited on Final Cut Pro. Around the time of wrapping this film, Harris was employed to handle several visits by filmmakers to the Clark campus: Hosting David Gordon Green ("George Washington," "All The Real Girls") for lunch, and working on the DVD documentary "An Evening With Kevin Smith" when the infamous auteur spoke at Clark.
Upon graduation with High Honors in English and Screen Studies, Harris took advantage of Clark University's "5th Year Free" Master of Arts in Teaching program, and taught 9th Grade English at Worcester South High Community School, incoporating a study of film into the literature studies of high school freshmen.
Most recently, Harris has been writing, recording, and playing drums with the band "Bastille" and travelling. What's next?