Dan Carr

During primary school I distinctly remember my classmates writing down what they wanted to be on a piece of paper (astronauts, firefighter, footballer) and everyone not understanding why I wrote film maker on mine. My love for filming and telling stories has been within me for as long as I can remember. I am constantly wanting to learn and update my knowledge on the medium as well as my skills within it. One thing I have said to my employers is "even if I wasn't being paid for it, I would continue to do it personally". I hope this demonstrates my passion to document real things allowing them to be viewed and connect with people. My passions for connecting with people don't stop there. Having played in bands and having professional musicians as friends has made me view music in a healing and communicative way as well. I also have friends within the restaurant industry which inspires the way I see food, how I cook and how food can be used as a communicative tool.

I think a lot of people within certain generations can view social media as something for younger people or slightly pointless, but I have always tried to keep up with what's popular and trending on different social media platforms. Again, not to repeat myself too much but it allows a dialogue and understanding of different cultures, whether that be generational or other.

I love getting stuck into projects by myself which is something I have done for years, but as time has gone by I have realised the best thing is having people to collaborate with. Using different arts/mediums to understand each other is incredibly useful, which is why I think film that combines all types of arts is detrimental to us.

• Cooking
• Gardening
• Live Music