Dan Smith
Director, PD, Series Director

I’m a director specialising in documentaries, often with a visual or technical edge – from stylised storytelling and human stories in extraordinary settings to projects that use CGI or immersive formats. I started in music videos, comedy and drama, which taught me a lot about tone and narrative. These days, I mostly make factual films that aim to be cinematic, intelligent and emotionally engaging. I began as an editor, and that’s still a big part of how I think – it taught me pacing, structure, rhythm, and how to find the emotional core of a story. I still get excited by a good idea – especially when it takes me somewhere I haven’t been before.