Sean Casey (filmmaker)
Sean Cameron Casey | |
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Born | California, United States | December 28, 1967
Nationality | American |
Occupation | IMAX film director/producer |
Known for | Featured on Storm Chasers IMAX filmmaker Invented the Tornado Intercept Vehicles |
Spouse | Jennifer Casey div. |
Children | 2 |
Sean Cameron Casey (born December 28, 1967) is an American IMAX filmmaker and storm chaser who appeared in the Discovery Channel reality television series Storm Chasers.[1] Casey created an IMAX film called Tornado Alley about chasing tornadoes and had to build the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) and the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2 (TIV2) to film inside a tornado.[2]
Tornado Alley was released worldwide on March 18, 2011.
Tornado Intercept Vehicles
Casey built two mobile armored trucks called Tornado Intercept Vehicles (TIV and TIV2) to film very near to from inside the tornadoes he chases, sometimes with atmospheric scientist Joshua Wurman's Center for Severe Weather Research and the Doppler on Wheels radar trucks (DOW 2-DOW 7).[5][6]
Construction began on the TIV in 2003 and cost over $80,000. Sean began concept of the TIV after having to use rented minivans to storm chase, and being unable to get up close to a tornado.[7] The windows are bullet resistant polycarbonate at 1.5 in (40 mm) thick. There's a 7.3-liter Ford Power Stroke turbodiesel under the hood, and the top speed is 85 mph (137 km/h). The TIV weighs in at 8 short tons (7,300 kg) and holds 60 US gallons (230 L) of fuel.[8] Construction began on TIV2 in September 2007 with help from
Film and television work
IMAX films
- Africa: The Serengeti (1994)
- Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1997)
- Amazing Journeys (1999)
- Forces of Nature (2004)
- Tornado Alley (2011)
- Extreme Weather (2016)
- Back from the Brink (Fall 2019)
Television
Casey appeared in the following television programs:[citation needed]
- Tornado Intercept (2005)
- Storm Chasers – Season 1 (2007)
- The Science of Storm Chasing (2007)
- Storm Chasers – Season 2 (2008)
- Storm Chasers – Season 3 (2009)
- Storm Chasers – Season 4 (2010)
- Storm Chasers – Season 5 (2011)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (November 13, 2007)
- Marines: Earning the Title (director)
- US Army Rangers (director)
- Entertainment Tonight
- Paula Zahn on CNN
- Good Morning America
- Fox and Friends
- Todayon NBC
- NPR
- The Insider
- MythBusters, Storm Chasing Myths (October 13, 2010)
- Spanish TV Program: "Desafio Extremo"(Extreme Challenge)(February 20, 2011)
- TMZ
- CNN Mornings
- CBS Early Show
- Border Security: Canada's Front Line
Music videos
Casey directed music videos for the following artists:[citation needed]
- Amr Diab Wayyaah (With Him) From Album - Wayyaah - Released in Summer 2009
See also
References
- ^ Discovery Channel features Sean Casey
- ^ Forces of Nature Interview: Director of Photography Sean Casey
- ^ Filmmaker hopes to get inside a tornado
- ^ The 50 Most Important, Influential, and Promising People in Science
- ^ SouthCoastToday.com: On 'Storm Chasers': In pursuit of twisters
- ^ http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/vehicles/vehicles.html
- ^ "Watch TV Online, Stream Episodes and Movies | Xfinity Stream".
- ^ Sean Casey filmmaker
- ^ Tech students help build tornado vehicle
External links
- Tornado Alley IMAX Movie
- Sean Casey at IMDb
- Official website of Storm Chasers
- Production website of Storm Chasers