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Daniel T. Dorrance

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Biography

Daniel T. Dorrance is an American production designer. Originally from Rancho Mirage, California, he attended Palm Springs High School, where he learned drafting. He went on to begin his career working in the commercial world before moving into film through a set‐building company, Scenery West, in Los Angeles. He got early experience as an assistant art director under Thomas E. Sanders. Over the course of a career spanning several decades, he has worked on large-scale productions, collaborating with high-profile directors such as Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Mann, and others. Some of the notable films he’s worked on as production designer or art director are Saving Private Ryan (1998), Collateral (2004), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). He is based in Rancho Mirage, where he keeps a home with his family when not working on location.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Collateral

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Serenity

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Production Design

The Expendables 3

Production Design

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Production Design

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Production Design

Cowboys & Aliens

Art Direction

Max Payne

Production Design

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Neon Fog and the Long Way Home

From Thief's rain-slicked streets to Drive's neon avenues, a journey through neo-noir night drives where every turn tests the driver's moral compass.

8 films

Backers and Believers

From a resurrected cult classic to a record-breaking indie sensation, these eight films prove that crowdfunding isn't just about money, it's about community.

7 films

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