About Me

My name is Daniel Ahrens, and I can work for you.


Experience:
5+ years of sketch comedy writing
4+ years of stand-up comedy
4+ years of producing
4+ years of editing
4+ years of directing
3+ years of special effects
3+ years of animation
2+ years of audio engineering / mixing
1+ years of web design

Programs:
Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Maya, MS Office, Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut 7, Coda
(I own all of them, except Final Cut 7)

Personal Equipment:
-Macbook Pro (2.3 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3)
-Several TBs of hard drive space
-TASCAM DR-40 (4-Track Portable Digital Recorder)
-Canon EOS T3i (Camera)
—Canon EF-S (Lens) 18-55mm
—Canon EF-S (Lens) 55-250mm
—Wide-Angle / Macro (Lens)
-Tripod (Sunpak 6200 PG digital)
-Studio Light Kit (3 lights)
-Rode Videomic Shotgun Microphone (w/ Rycote Lyre Mount)
-Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun Microphone
—Boom Pole
—Rode Deadcat (wind-resistant cover)

Notable Employers:
-Marvel Studios (The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America 2)
-AVW Productions (Fridays Live, Baby Mountain, AVW Presents)
-iFriendsAndMy.com

Why You Should Hire Me:
With 5+ years of experience in television/doc/film/web content, I am confident I can handle all your video needs.
I’ve worked for multiple sketch comedy groups, primarily the Youtube channel iFriendsAndMy (I’ve personally edited/directed/animated/provided VFX for nearly all their videos).

I am proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Maya, MS Office, Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut 7, & Coda. I can animate both digitally, and by hand.

For a more complete list of credited work, check out my videos section. My demo reels are on the home page, and demo reels page.

Thanks for your time.
- Daniel Ahrens.

(614)-886-6762
DAhrens1990@Gmail.com

I have been in the industry since 2009.