Declan Mangan
Filmmaker

with a jack in every sleeve

Meet the determined filmmaker with a thousand tricks up his sleeve

I’m a young filmmaker who has worked on many different facets of production. I’m a camera guy, a writer, podcast host, character artist, and that’s just the tip of what I’m good with.

My Resume

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Freelance Filmmaking

Grave Robbery

a student-produced short film

My Youtube Channel

Podcast Production

My Animated Life is a IUSTV podcast I created during my tenure at IU focused on talking about animation from many different perspectives, from movies, TV, news, and sometimes talking to individuals in the industry. It’s a project that gets me closer into working in this industry I deeply love and I hope audiences who listen to my episodes get that same feeling.

Character Development
& Design

Character Design and Development: Something I consider to be one of my best talents is drawing characters. I love drawing bulky, slim, male, female, weirdo animals or expressions. I want to use that talent for pre vis development, below is some of my favorite drawings I’ve worked on over the years that shows my versatility

See my work