Danny Chandia

Danny Chandia is a Las Vegas filmmaker known for his striking visual style. His editing and camera work have been seen on major international networks like Travel Channel UK and MTV Canada, as well as popular streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime. He attended the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts and studied Broadcast Journalism. By senior year, he had gotten his first job as an in-studio camera operator at PBS. By graduation, he was editing in Final Cut Pro and making money as a one-man event videographer. In the next few years, he went on to work for several local media companies. Sam Boyd Entertainment - shooting live sporting events and editing in-house video content for the Thomas & Mack Center, and the local NBC affiliate KSNV Channel 3 - doing in-studio camera and floor directing for the morning news. At Age 20, he had the opportunity to work on a reality-based travel show called Wreck Trek. The concept was to drive three junkyard cars 10,000 miles from Berlin, Germany to Cape Town, South Africa. He began the trip logging footage on the road, but picked up camera duties halfway through. Along the way, he cut together "webisodes", which eventually convinced Travel Channel UK to buy the series. Danny edited the pilot, as well as the last five episodes of the season. After its syndicated television run in over 150 countries, Wreck Trek went on to streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime. A few years later he reunited with the same producer in southeast Asia, to do camera for a trip driving Tuk Tuks through Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. The show was later sold to MTV Canada. In 2018, Danny and his wife and producing partner Rachel Johnson, started Desert Cactus Films- specializing in music videos, short films, and documentaries.