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Edward Van Dreal comes for a long line of creative and highly educated
people. His father, George Van Dreal, is a retired math and science teacher
and a well-known and highly acclaimed watercolor artist. Why is this important?
Because Edward grew up under the direction of his father, who has been
a major artistic influence in Edward’s life. Ed’s artistic career commenced
when he produced his first film at the age of thirteen for an English class
project. Using a Super Eight camera and absolutely no knowledge of how
to shoot or edit a short film, Edward produced a ten minute oeuvre entitled
"Hobos of Coon Jive County." He went on to produce his second
film while attending Saint Marie's Community College entitled "Day
Dream" and won first place at the UCLA film festival in 1981 in the
Outside Entry class.
Through out Edward’s life, his continued work in film and still photography
garnished attention from many sectors. Working for Showtime magazine in
1984 as a fashion photographer, he clearly helped the magazine sell more
copies with his unique style of photography. He states: "I look through
the lens and I see a good shot, I wait two seconds and I get a great shot.
It just seems to fall in my lap and then I hit the shutter. It’s a gift
from God and not something learned in a book. I grew up watching my father
take pictures for his paintings. He never really sat me down and told me
how to shoot great pictures, but it was from observation and the occasional
“sneaking” of his camera that enabled him to learn.” From handling a professional
camera, he was able to grow exponentially in his innate abilities. One
of his other mentors was Sherwood Schwartz, a well-known producer of such
films as “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch.”
Ed’s strengths are his commitment to producing an exceptional product,
whether this is in videography, photography or website development, and
giving 150% to it. Diligent in execution and possessing a keen attention
to detail, Ed will produce a product that is professional and customized
to his client’s requirements. His long list of testimonials from previous
clients will attest to this fact. |
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