Dan Rahmel
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Dan Rahmel is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 author best known for his work relating to Visual Basic
Visual Basic
Visual Basic is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model...

 and database server
Database server
A database server is a computer program that provides database services to other computer programs or computers, as defined by the client–server model. The term may also refer to a computer dedicated to running such a program...

s. Rahmel first began work as a writer for various magazines including DBMS, American Programmer
American Programmer
American Programmer is a high-end independent magazine for programmers and software technologists. The magazine was founded in the 1990s, and published by Edward Yourdon, inventor of the Yourdon Method of structured systems analysis and design methodology and the Coad/Yourdon Object-Oriented...

, and Internet Advisor
Internet Advisor
Broadband & Internet Advisor is a magazine which was founded in 1993. The magazine was published by Future Publishing to provide technical articles, news, and reviews relating to Internet technology. In August 2005, Alex Summersby replaced Dan McNamara as chief editor...

. He co-authored his first book Interfacing to the PowerPC Microprocessor in 1995 and began writing steadily about the programming and database development fields.

In 2002, he began working in Hollywood film production and gained experience in diverse positions including gaffer, property master
Property master
The property master is an artistic and organizational employee in a film, television or theatrical production who is responsible for purchasing, acquiring and/or manufacturing any props needed for a production...

, production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...

, and lighting technician
Lighting technician
Lighting technicians are involved with rigging and controlling electric lights for art and entertainment venues or in video, television, or film production. In a theater production, lighting technicians work under the lighting designer and master electrician...

. He has written a number of articles about his Hollywood experience and in 2004 publisher Focal Press
Focal Press
Focal Press is a publisher of media technology books and it is an imprint of Elsevier. It was founded in 1938 by Andor Kraszna-Krausz, a Hungarian photographer who immigrated to England in 1937 and eventually published over 1,200 books on photography....

 released his book Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking that describes guerilla filmmaking techniques.

His books have been translated into various languages including Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. In 2006, Focal Press issued a special edition of Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking for release in India.

External links

  • Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking book page on the publisher's (Elsevier Publications) web site
  • Beginning Joomla!, 2nd Edition book page on publisher's (Apress
    Apress
    Apress, Inc. is a publisher of information technology books, based in New York City. It is a division of Springer Science+Business Media.Apress was founded by authors Gary Cornell and Dan Appleman. Its original name was Author's Press, shortened to APress, then Apress. In 2003, Apress purchased...

    ) web site
  • Professional Joomla! book page on publisher's (Wrox Press
    Wrox Press
    Wrox press is a computer book publisher, originally based in the UK. Wrox pioneered the philosophy of "Programmer to Programmer™" books for technology professionals. All books published by Wrox are written by software developers...

    ) web site
  • Joomla Jumpstart is the support web site for Joomla! books
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