Passing Planes Productions LLC

04/11/2026

Ey, look at this guy! What do I have in common with Mr. Steve Schirripa, you ask? I wrote about it on my Substack... link in bio. ✌️

03/20/2026

Cremation is not the end; it's the beginning. Healing through memorials... A testomonial filmed and produced for Fresh Pond Columbarium in Middle Village, Queens. 🕊

"Rebutia" by Michael Payne, licensed by Filmstro. Sound FX provided by Clusman -- https://freesound.org/s/543115/ -- License: Creative Commons 0.

03/13/2026

Scenes from small town, Washington.

10/31/2025

Seek the truth... Happy Halloween...

Taken at an unamed lumber mill in the Pacific Northwest...

02/09/2025

My focused face from the Video Control desk this weekend. 🤟 An easy opportunity to say yes to... shading cameras while the kid in me SHOUTS WITH THE MONSTER TRUCKS!!

10/31/2024

The only way to op a camera on Halloween imo. 🎃
Photos ; Hoodie

09/17/2024

Ghosts of call sheets past. If you know, you know.

07/26/2024

Without further delay (I'm truly sorry I've been hiding for so long, but I do explain why), here's Dan's Quarterly Newsletter // 2024 Q1 & Q2!

You might be reading this and thinking, "Hey Dan, we're already half through 2024--what gives!?" Well, you're absolutely right that this latest newsletter is arriving super late. Not only have I been totally swamped with new broadcasting work, but the 2024 tax season was particularly headache-induci...

03/14/2024

The other week, a beloved teacher-turned-friend was laid to rest. That was incredibly tough to accept since Mr. Ouellette's mantra was, "Bring your highest energy to everything you do!" And no one had higher energy than him. He'd bounce off the walls in a controlled chaos, darting from his precious potted plants (placed along windowsills so they could easily access fresh oxygen--but not during a fire drill though, because "OXYGEN FUELS FIRE"); to transcribing his notes onto immaculately handdrawn chalkboard lines; to popping into the hallway and reminding all us awkward high-schoolers to "TUCK SHIRTS IN." He taught me and countless others to bring our best to the task at hand, no matter how small. That has served as a core value of mine since graduation. It's not always easy, but I try. Years later, I was glad to return a tiny bit of his energy and help Mr. Ouellette reorganize his seaside home when Hurricane Sandy hit. I was proud to include his words in my book. And I'm so lucky to have known him. Christ the King High School was surprisingly my last choice of the three schools we were allowed to select during the TACHS exam. But I can't--and don't--want to imagine how different life would be had I not ended up going there. Rest in peace, Mr. Ouellette. 🎹

02/11/2024

Throwback to my PA daze, locking it up with one of the best. ✊️ My next FREE PA WORKSHOP is coming up on February 15 at 6pm EST, hosted virtually by ! All are welcome to stump me with highly unusual questions--LINK IN BIO.

01/18/2024

For my film friends: go warm up this winter at 's Zine Zone! Lots of great reads (including one award-winning title all about PAs...) plus a mini museum filled with cameras from all generations. 🎞