Welcome to the website of Dan Shiels.
Dan's work has been used by large companies such as Guinness, and has appeared in magazines such as Computer Arts. His talents have also been used in the production of animated television features.
This site is an aggregation of 6 years of professional experience. Please browse the sections of the site which interest you. We have grouped Dan's talents into categories, although they may not be absolutely accurate as some of his work spans multiple styles.
For a CV please send him an e-mail at dan@danshiels.com
09-7-10
Jim Woo has kindly put my name up on his storyboard website www.jimwoo.com, make sure to check it out, thank again Jim.
29-6-10
Off to live in Toronto Canada for year, flying out on the 2rd of July, fortune and glory awaits.
12-6-09
Been working on a new feature film called section 8 (sci-fi) for the last month doing storyboard having a great time its being produced by Luc Besson producion house.
13-2-09
For the last couple of weeks I've been working on a welsh cartoon series called Happy Valley been working on the storyboards for the 2rd series also a short film that I did the storyboards for has just finished being shot looking forward to seeing Lullaby in the cinema.
17-12-08
"Dan is a very good storyboard artist. We had a very productive time working together on The Wake Wood. He's inventive, flexible and fast. If you're looking for a storyboard artist -- try Dan!"
David Keating Director -- The Wake Wood
08-11-08
Working on a short at the moment, it's called 'Lullaby' directed by Barry Reddin just finishing up on the first draft of the storyboards looking good. Just finished up (storyboarding) on a feature film be sure to keep a look out for this film in 2012, The Wake Wood is one of new batch of films from the very famous film studio Hammer Horror the film is directed by David Keating (Last of The High Kings) and stars Aidan Gillen Eva Birthistle Timothy Spall