CEO of McDaniel Entertainment since 2020: consulting, writing, making movies, and virtual reality. Former Executive Director of deadCenter Film Festival, 2010-2020, named Oklahoma's Outstanding Arts & Cultural Nonprofit and a Governor's Arts Award winner. Former technology and brand consultant in San Francisco, New York, and London. Lance created and managed original websites for Starbucks, Star Wars, Harley Davidson, Dockers, Homegrocer, and Hard Rock Café. Filmmaker who has worked on 21 feature films, including Oscar-winner Million Dollar Baby. Lance has written, directed, and produced five feature films, seven short films, three virtual reality films, three documentaries, and produced two television specials for Armed Forces Entertainment. He has also written a weekly film column for the OKC Friday Newspaper since 2011. Selected for the Golden Bull Award from Leadership Oklahoma, Oklahoma Creativity Ambassador from Creative Oklahoma, Distinguished Alumni from Heritage Hall School, and Grand Marshal of the Oklahoma Pride Alliance Pride Parade. He was voted Best Oklahoma Filmmaker by 405 Magazine, Best Nonprofit Leader by Slice Magazine, and Fifty Most Powerful by OKC Friday Newspaper.
Mcdaniel Entertainment
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PresidentMcdaniel Entertainment Aug 2020 - Present• Write, direct, and produce Finding Carlos: hire 100 plus dancers, actors, musicians and filmmakers; collaborate with ten Oklahoma mental health organizations on the screenplay; land distribution deal with Vertical Entertainment; release nationally in theaters and On Demand in February of 2022 • Produce two television specials with Rob Lake Magic for Armed Forces Entertainment • Create four short films based on competition winning novels from Christian Faith Publishing, Newman Springs Publishing, and Fulton Books
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Executive DirectorDeadcenter Film Aug 2010 - Jul 2020Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us- Manage development, operations, and communication for Oklahoma’s largest film festival- Leading transition to online festival, offering 180+ films, classes, panels, and community events online via streaming and community engagement technologies- Led re-branding and community outreach that increased attendance from 10,000 to 35,000, corporate sponsorships from 8 to 80, and income from $330,000 - $940,000 - Created new programs to expand audience, including deadCenter University, Distribution Forum, Film ICON Panel Series, and a statewide education program that reached 26,000 high school students - Founded techCenter conference that introduced virtual reality to 10,000 students and businesses- Awarded Oklahoma’s Best Arts & Culture Nonprofit 2018, Governor’s Arts Award for Education 2014, and Best Non-Profit Leader 2013 in Slice Magazine readers poll -
Director, Producer, Writer, 1St AdFilm And Television Industry Jan 2005 - Dec 2019London, Gb- Worked on 21 feature films, including Oscar winner Million Dollar Baby - Produced & Directed 4 narrative features, 2 documentaries, 4 shorts, and 1 virtual reality film - Managed 20 – 120 crew members across all disciplines, from construction to sound engineering - Selected 405 Magazine Best Oklahoma Filmmaker 2015, 2016, 2017; Bare Bones FF Trailblazer Award -
Vp Creative Services, Vp Client ServicesScient Inc Apr 1998 - Jun 2004Paris, Île-De-France, Fr- VP Client Services, San Francisco Office managing Client Partners and Project Managers- VP Creative, London Office managing designers, writers, and information architects - Global VP, Creative, managing layoffs of 250 people across 12 offices- Director of Operations for Virgin.com project team in London, hiring and housing 45 ex-pat consultants - Client Partner, leading team for 27 language website across twelve countries -
Account ExecutiveOrganic 1995 - 1998Cincinnati, Ohio, UsManaged strategy, development, design, and maintenance of websites and online marketing for Starbucks, Star Wars, Harley Davidson, Kinko's, McDonalds, Hard Rock Cafe, Homegrocer.com, California Alliance of Family Farmers, and Riven: the sequel to Myst.
Lance Mcdaniel Education Details
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Stanford UniversityCommunication And Media Studies -
Oklahoma City UniversityCinematography And Film/Video Production
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