Here is a compilation of new showreel from scratch scenes. I am proud of the scenes I am about to show you – I am happy with the scripts I wrote, and was lucky to work with fantastic actors who are as passionate as I am about finding truthful, nuanced

I was recently interviewed by Film Forums on the topic of actor showreels. It was a really enjoyable interview. The team had seen my short film and read my book on showreels, and were full of insightful, interesting questions. The interview was a great chance to talk in depth not

I’m excited to share with you my new short film, ‘A Productive Lockdown’. The project was a callback to the types of films I made when I was starting out; no-funding, no crew; just me and some talented actors. I have always been an advocate of no-budget filmmaking, of having

It feels good to be filming again. I guess I could’ve filmed throughout all of the lockdowns because it’s classed as ‘work’ – but instead I shut down production on all my projects. There were times when I really wanted to be out there filming, but it also felt imperative

You know you’re old when you watch a documentary about someone who has 77 million Instagram followers and you’ve never even heard of them before. Not knowing who she was, I came into this completely fresh – and man, I was absolutely blown away. Billie Eilish is a unique talent,

Two days after my 20th birthday, I registered my website – and Daniel Johnson Films was born. That I was so young when I first started this website is both surprising and not surprising at all. It was 2004 and I was making short films for the web,  even though