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Writer, director, producer and screenplay consultant. This is a place where I post random stuff and things I will regret later. Sometimes I post videos I've worked on or songs that I've created with my magic Casio® in my secret unicorn furnace.

May 30
I directed my first shoot for The Onion yesterday!  It was a green screen shoot, shot by the awesome Brendan Banks, and the idea is that this woman (and other characters) are jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880’s. It was the first time I’ve had the privilege – and fun – of working with stunt people, and I hope to have many, many more shoots like this. The stunts were coordinated by Julia Royter Wilson who was amazing, and her husband Bennett owns the studio where we shot (Windmill Studios in Williamsburg). They have an amazing rooftop there, and I can’t wait to go back and shoot something else. The final shot will be composited in the next episode of “This Week In History,” live next Tuesday!

I directed my first shoot for The Onion yesterday!  It was a green screen shoot, shot by the awesome Brendan Banks, and the idea is that this woman (and other characters) are jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880’s.

It was the first time I’ve had the privilege – and fun – of working with stunt people, and I hope to have many, many more shoots like this. The stunts were coordinated by Julia Royter Wilson who was amazing, and her husband Bennett owns the studio where we shot (Windmill Studios in Williamsburg). They have an amazing rooftop there, and I can’t wait to go back and shoot something else.

The final shot will be composited in the next episode of “This Week In History,” live next Tuesday!
Posted at 7:02 PM 3 notes

May 29
My friend Nate’s on the home page of the Onion as an area man tonight! His life is complete and I will murder him now. I will mourn him afterwards though, as I am not a monster.

My friend Nate’s on the home page of the Onion as an area man tonight!

His life is complete and I will murder him now. I will mourn him afterwards though, as I am not a monster.
Posted at 12:12 AM 2 notes

May 24
caseydonahue: Fisheye view of the production office. (Taken with instagram) “WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO, ANOTHER CAN DO.” – Casey Donahue (and probably some other guy but fuck him)

caseydonahue:

Fisheye view of the production office. (Taken with instagram)

“WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO, ANOTHER CAN DO.”

– Casey Donahue (and probably some other guy but fuck him)
Posted at 12:44 PM 19 notes
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May 21

I produced this behind the scenes look at America’s most important cartoonist, Stan Kelly. I’m pleased to see that it’s getting some very thoughtful and deep Facebook comments, and that an important conversation has been started about this vital issue.  Written, directed and voiced by Scott Dikkers, drawn by Ward Sutton, and animated by David Amichai.
Posted at 6:30 PM

May 16
fuckyeahbehindthescenes: Filming at the Monroeville Mall took place during the winter of 1977-78, with a three-week reprieve during the Christmas shopping season (during which other footage, e.g. the TV studio, was shot). Filming at the mall began around 10 p.m., shortly after the mall closed, and finished at 6 a.m. The mall didn’t open until 9, but at 6 the Muzak came on and no one knew how to turn it off. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

fuckyeahbehindthescenes:

Filming at the Monroeville Mall took place during the winter of 1977-78, with a three-week reprieve during the Christmas shopping season (during which other footage, e.g. the TV studio, was shot). Filming at the mall began around 10 p.m., shortly after the mall closed, and finished at 6 a.m. The mall didn’t open until 9, but at 6 the Muzak came on and no one knew how to turn it off.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Posted at 9:19 AM 61 notes
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May 15
Posted at 8:03 PM

Our second THIS WEEK IN HISTORY is up! I loved the script for this one, and the still delightful Seth Reiss directed again. I produced and edited.

Check out the FDR section, with FDR’s corpse voiced by the one and only Scott Dikkers!
Posted at 4:23 PM

May 9

Get your daily goblin fix!
Posted at 5:47 PM

May 8

My first video producing for The Onion is finally up! It’s called THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, and I produced and edited it but had a ton of special FX and graphics help from about a dozen amazing people, including VFX whiz JJ Shebesta. And directed by the delightful Seth Reiss! 

Enjoy, and please go to http://www.theonion.com so you can see it on their homepage and watch an ad for something so we can make another one!
Posted at 2:12 PM 7 notes Tagged: historytheoniononioncomedytwo and a half men

Apr 28
Holy crap! Our short screened today! Still waiting to hear from Casey if people liked it or became angry and ripped each other apart like wolves. caseydonahue: I AM ROOT BEER TODAY AT 3:00 PM IN THE LA COMEDY SHORTS FILM FEST Here is a behind the scenes picture from I Am Root Beer, if you come to the Downtown Independent in LA today you can see the in front of the scenes of this picture!

Holy crap! Our short screened today! Still waiting to hear from Casey if people liked it or became angry and ripped each other apart like wolves.

caseydonahue:

I AM ROOT BEER TODAY AT 3:00 PM IN THE LA COMEDY SHORTS FILM FEST

Here is a behind the scenes picture from I Am Root Beer, if you come to the Downtown Independent in LA today you can see the in front of the scenes of this picture!
Posted at 7:54 PM 23 notes
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