Danny Donahue
The Making of The Moonlight Man Part 2: Behind the scenes for the horror short film "The Moonlight Man" by Danny Donahue featuring DIY filmmaking tips and low budget tricks.
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HELL CREEK is a sci-fi horror dinosaur short film that takes place in the Jurassic period. It acts as a prologue to a feature length story that's centered around the Cretaceous and Hell Creek, MT. If you enjoy it, please help us share it around!
In Sep/Oct 2020 I installed Blender for the first time, knowing nothing about CGI. I started learning with Blender Guru's donut tutorials and worked up from there, teaching myself as much as I could as quickly as I could. I had previously been scared to even try CGI, as it seemed like a skillset that was completely beyond my abilities, but after about a month of hard work and hours of tutorials, I had a usable 3D character. A few months after that, I was able to make the dinosaur that I used in this short film. It took me several weeks to model and just as long to rig and weight paint. Then I started learning how to animate it. I studied all sorts of animal videos, watched Jurassic Park, Walking with Dinosaurs, and other pieces of dinosaur media to try to get a good understanding of realistic movement. Simultaneously I was planning out the short film. I storyboarded everything in meticulous detail, and by spring 2021, my fiancée, Casey, and I had scouted locations, and my friend Paul Houston and I were ready to shoot. We filmed the short in 2 days with a 2 person crew. Later, I licensed music from a talented musician called Paleowolf: youtube.com/c/Paleowolf . After filming, I spent many months on my computer, animating, compositing, mixing, coloring, and doing everything else that had to be done to finish the film. It's been a long time coming and I'm really excited to show everyone. I think it's probably the thing I'm the most proud of making. Dinosaurs started my obsession with movies when I was a little kid, and this project feels like coming full circle 30-some years later.
Writer | Director | VFX - Danny Donahue
Cinematography - Paul Houston
Music - Paleowolf
Special Thanks to Casey Fichtner, Michael Matzur, Ryan Godoy, and Thomas Asher
Written, Directed, and Produced by Danny Donahue
Starring Ashley Campbell and Ryan Godoy
Director of Photography Paul Houston
Sound Mixer Ryan Godoy
Wyoming Unit Camera Mike Vanata
Watch loud in the dark if you dare.
Danny Donahue and Ryan Godoy (youtube.com/user/RVGfilms) talk about Self-Doubt and Filmmaking and how to deal with the insecurities that come with being an artist.
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Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Moonlight Man 2 - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
Check out my short horror films!
The Lonesome Thing
youtu.be/4i64KBemwcE
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
The Moonlight Man:
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Lonesome Thing - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
Check out my short horror films!
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
The Moonlight Man 2
youtu.be/T7HzDmVMJu0
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
Frostbite - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
Behind the scenes of the short horror film Rasp by Danny Donahue
Check out my channel to view my newest horror short films, Rasp and The Moonlight Man!
Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
The Moonlight Man 2
youtu.be/T7HzDmVMJu0
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
Rasp - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
The Making of The Moonlight Man
Behind the Scenes Part 1: youtu.be/9aEOte6e4FY
Behind the Scenes Part 2: youtu.be/fNnijAWC4YQ
Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
The Moonlight Man 2
youtu.be/T7HzDmVMJu0
Frostbite
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
The Moonlight Man - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
DIY - How to.
The Whisperer
youtu.be/UgG2-gcWjt4
Check out other short horror films from Danny Donahue:
Frostbite:
youtu.be/8S7uLzHC5PU
The Moonlight Man
youtu.be/qKpLOfgwpsU
The Moonlight Man 2
youtu.be/T7HzDmVMJu0
Rasp
youtu.be/C-WiEAQC8yg
The Whisperer - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
Directed by Danny Donahue
A woman confronts old fears at her childhood home.
A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
http://youtu.be/7YJvTywEFas
Vermin - A short horror film directed by Danny Donahue
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Starring: Alexa Etchart and Owen Gresswell
Written and Directed by: Danny Donahue
Director of Photography Zach Osterhout
Produced by: Tessa O'Toole
1st AD: Kirk McLaughlin
2nd AD: Felicia Rogers
Gaffer: Phil Newman
Key Grip: Brett Frager
Grip: Michael Matzur
Camera Op: Adam Kirschhoffer
ACs: Nick Weber and Kelsey Doll
Production Designer: Sarah Beagle
Art: Danielle Congdon
Makeup: Denise Barrett
Editors: Tommy Domingo and Danny Donahue
Additional: Jake Leatherman and Megan Bacharach