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Laurence David Gaz (born 27 August 1963), is an American Creative Director, Photographer    and Filmmaker. He is known for his film work and photography (several of his pieces have been collected for the permanent collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris).

David Gaz is also credited with directing 5 feature films; Kindness Is Contagious (2014),  I Sold My Soul to Satan (2010), Surviving the 21st Century (2007), Diamond Zero (2005) and People Who Die Mysteriously in Their Sleep (2004).

Early life
David Gaz, born in Midland, Michigan and raised just outside of Newark, New Jersey, studied art at the Art Center College of Design and completed his academics at CalTech.

After his graduation in 1988, he spent seven years in Paris developing processes for photography and cinematography. These techniques involve layers of film illuminated with saturated color and have acquired two U.S. patents.

Career
David Gaz's career started as an Art Director in Paris working for museums and cultural centers such as Le Louvre, Le Musee d'Art Moderne, Le Centre Pompidou. Later, Gaz started to work as a photographer for magazines and newspapers such as Biba and Liberation in addition to working for record labels including Sony, Polygram and BMG. Gaz returned to the United States in 1996 to setup his first studio in San Francisco to work for higher level clients such as Levi's, Kodak, Sony Music, Warner Bros. and Disney. He expanded to a second office inLos Angeles, in 2002, focusing on projects in film.

Early life
David Gaz was born in Midland, Michigan and grew up just outside of Newark, New Jersey. After graduating from Art Center College of Design, David Gaz went to Paris, where he spent seven years developing his unique processes for photography and cinematography. The techniques, which involve layers of film illuminated with saturated color, have already received two U.S. patents with three more pending.

Career
Gaz returned to the States in 1996 to set up his first studio in San Francisco, where he developed an impressive list of clients, including Levi's, Kodak, Sony Music, Warner Bros. and Disney. In 2002, he opened a second office in Los Angeles, which is dedicated to projects in film .

Gaz's work and style attract the spotlight. He has been covered extensively by Communication Arts, Graphis, Photo Insider, Range Finder, Post Magazine, Photo District News, The San Francisco Examiner Sunday Magazine and the French publications BAT and L'Etape Graphique and several of his pieces have been selected for the permanent collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.

Awards
His film credits include the feature films Kindness Is Contagious, Diamond Zero, People Who Die Mysteriously in Their Sleep, Surviving the 21st Century and Sell It To The Devil. Diamond Zero won the award for "Best Narrative Feature" in 2007 at the "Brilliant Light Film Festival" and "Best Of Show" for the Accolade Competition, Sell It To The Devil Won "The Silver Ace Award" at the Las Vegas International Film Festival.