After laboring as a production jack-of-all-trades, writer/director Daniel Myrick struck independent film gold on his first try as one of the co-creators of the phenomenally popular no-budget horror movie The Blair Witch Project (1999).
Born and raised in Florida, Myrick opted to stay in his home state after graduating from the University of Central Florida School of Film in 1994. Along with collaborating with future Blair Witch cohorts Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale on a trilogy of short films, Myrick supported himself by working as an editor and cinematographer on a number of Florida-based music videos and commercials. After he wrote and directed the promo for the Florida Film Festival in 1997, Myrick's work caught the eye of independent film guru John Pierson, helping to set the stage for the eventual 1999 debut of Myrick and Sanchez's first feature as co-writers and directors.
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