Daniel Scheinert
Film director · 3 films (2016–2022)
Daniel Scheinert is a director whose work here spans Swiss Army Man (2016) to Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), across comedy and drama. 2 of those films were photographed by Larkin Seiple. The work runs close — 31% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 162 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Daniel Scheinert is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Kwan. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations.
Born 7 June 1987 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Directing style
Scheinert’s visual approach anchors chaotic, lonely, and tense narratives primarily through eye-level medium shots and closeups rendered with a consistently shallow depth of field. The lighting relies on natural and motivated sources, mixing direct sunlight with the harsh, sterile glow of indoor fluorescents and practical fixtures. This naturalistic lighting is framed within a split of day and night, interior and exterior settings, and is finished with a cool, desaturated color grade that favors earthy greens, muted ochres, and deep shadows punctuated by sudden, saturated reds and oranges.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director · 2023
- Academy Award for Best Picture · 2023
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2023
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director · 2022
Films directed by Daniel Scheinert
About Daniel Scheinert
When was Daniel Scheinert born?
Daniel Scheinert was born on 7 June 1987 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
What films has Daniel Scheinert directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Swiss Army Man (2016), The Death of Dick Long (2019) and Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022).
What awards has Daniel Scheinert won?
Academy Award for Best Director (2023), Academy Award for Best Picture (2023), Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2023) and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2022).
Search every frame of Daniel Scheinert’s films
All 162 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Daniel Scheinert — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.