Daryl Tucker

Daryl Joseph Tucker (born January 14, 1973) is an American Film Producer, Cinematographer & VFX artist. He has over 30 years of experience in the film industry. He is the founder of Lost Lake Productions, a production company. He has also served as an executive producer at Severin Films.
Tucker is best known for his work on independent and genre films, particularly in the horror and science fiction genres. Notable credits include Plague Town (2009) The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and The Color Out of Space (2019). Other work includes Star Wars: Episode 1 (1999) and What Dreams May Come (1998).
==Early life and education==
Originally from Guilford, Connecticut, Tucker grew up making short films, performing in local theatre productions & working at the community television channel. After graduating G.H.S. in 1991, Tucker then attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where he received a BFA in Cinematography. Tucker moved to California and worked various roles on film crews for Hollywood Studios, Independent Feature Films, San Francisco's Local 16 Film Union & Industrial Light & Magic.
==Career==
Before embarking on his own feature film career, Tucker worked on several film & television productions. While attending college in Boston he worked for High Output & Rule Boston Camera. While living on the West Coast, Tucker worked on various feature film productions such as The Rock (1996) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Nash Bridges (1997) Amistad (1997) Good Will Hunting (1997) Sphere (1998) Patch Adams (1998) What Dreams May Come (1998) Toy Story 2 (1999) & Star Wars: Episode 1 (1999). After a 10-year hiatus to start a family, Tucker teamed back up with his college film collaborator David Gregory to produce Plague Town (2009). This production secured $1 million in financing from Dark Sky Films & was the first Independent Feature to take advantage of the Connecticut Film Tax Incentive Program. In 2011 Tucker was the executive producer for the anthology horror film The Theatre Bizarre. As well as partnering with his longtime colleague David Gregory, he worked with other directors such as Tom Savini, Richard Stanley, Buddy Giovinazzo, Douglas Buck & Jeremy Kasten. The production was able to secure Udo Kier to star as the film’s narrator. The Film opened the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal before touring the festival circuit worldwide to critical acclaim. The film was given the rare honor to host the U.S. premiere at the Lincoln Center in New York City. After fielding distribution offers from the likes of The Independent Film Channel, the film was eventually sold to W2 Media and enjoyed a limited national theatrical run, showcased on the EPIX channel & DVD rights were sold to Walmart nationwide. Tucker then approached Richard Stanley while visiting him at his home in Montségur, France & was the first to pitch the film adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s short story that would become the film The Color Out of Space (2019). After commissioning both Richard Stanley & Scarlet Amaris to write the 1st Draft of “The Color Out of Space”, Tucker had to pull out of the production for personal reasons, but was given a ’Special Thanks’ in the film’s credits.
In 2022, Tucker founded independent film company Lost Lake Productions LLC, to produce “Visionary, Handcrafted, Independent Cinema” with a consortium of independent filmmakers. In 2023, Lost Lake Productions was honored to be selected as one of only fifteen independent production companies worldwide to be invited to the Cannes Film Festival (in France) to pitch their new film XODUS directly to an audience of 400 film industry executives at the Marché du Film. Lost Lake was also interviewed by Al Jazeera TV. That interview was broadcast globally and Daryl spoke on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in film.
==Feature Films Of Daryl Tucker==
===Films===
Year	Title 	Role
N/A 	House of Ashes 	Co-producer, Post-production
2011	The Theatre Bizarre 	Executive Producer
2008	Plague Town 	Producer
1995	Scathed 	Producer
2016	We've Got the Duke: An Interview with Actor Charles Grodin	Cinematographer, Video
1995	Scathed 	Cinematographer
1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 	Visual Effects
1998	What Dreams May Come 	Visual Effects
==References==
==External Links==
* Daryl Tucker on IMDb
* Daryl Tucker on TMDB
Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Film producers
Category:American film producers
Category:Film producers from Connecticut
Category:People from Guilford, Connecticut
Category:Artists from New Haven, Connecticut
Category:Film producers from Connecticut