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.[3] Casey has been named one of the 50 best minds of 2008 by Discover Magazine.[4]
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 Great Plains Technology Center in Lawton, Oklahoma[9] after Sean realized he needed to upgrade his vehicle. TIV2 weighs in at 7 short tons (6,400 kg) and is a 4-wheel drive, 3 axle vehicle. It stands taller than the original TIV and is capable of going on mud and unpaved roads without the fear of getting stuck. The original TIV has 2-wheel drive and extremely low ground clearance that would cause it to get stuck on unpaved roads. It is powered by a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine, modified with propane and water injection to produce 625 horsepower. This gives TIV2 an estimated top speed of over 110 mph (180 km/h). Fuel capacity is 95 US gallons (360 L) in a custom fuel tank, giving TIV2 an approximate range over 750 miles (1,200 km). The body of TIV2 is constructed of a 1/8-inch steel skin welded over a 2 in (50 mm) square tubing steel frame. The windows in TIV2 are all bullet resistant 1 5/8 inch interlayered polycarbonate sheets and tempered glass. TIV2 also features an IMAX filming turret similar to the one on the original TIV. The original TIV's somewhat cumbersome hydraulic claws were not used on TIV2 in favor of four hydraulic skirts that drop down to deflect wind over the TIV to stabilize it and protect the underside from debris plus two stakes that extend down 42 in (110 cm). The stakes were so effective that after the first use, TIV2 could not retract the stakes and they had to be dug out by hand.[citation needed]
Film and television workedit
IMAX filmsedit
Africa: The Serengeti (1994)
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1997)
Amazing Journeys (1999)
Forces of Nature (2004)
Tornado Alley (2011)
(2016)
Back from the Brink (Fall 2019)
Televisionedit
Casey appeared in the following television programs:[citation needed]
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StatesNationalityAmericanOccupationIMAX film director producerKnown forFeatured on Storm Chasers IMAX filmmakerInvented the Tornado Intercept VehiclesSpouseJennifer Casey div Children2 Contents 1 Tornado Intercept Vehicles 2 Film and television work 2 1 IMAX films 2 2 Television 2 3 Music videos 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTornado Intercept Vehicles editMain article Tornado Intercept Vehicle 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 Great Plains Technology Center in Lawton Oklahoma 9 after Sean realized he needed to upgrade his vehicle TIV2 weighs in at 7 short tons 6 400 kg and is a 4 wheel drive 3 axle vehicle It stands taller than the original TIV and is capable of going on mud and unpaved roads without the fear of getting stuck The original TIV has 2 wheel drive and extremely low ground clearance that would cause it to get stuck on unpaved roads It is powered by a 6 7 liter Cummins turbodiesel engine modified with propane and water injection to produce 625 horsepower This gives TIV2 an estimated top speed of over 110 mph 180 km h Fuel capacity is 95 US gallons 360 L in a custom fuel tank giving TIV2 an approximate range over 750 miles 1 200 km The body of TIV2 is constructed of a 1 8 inch steel skin welded over a 2 in 50 mm square tubing steel frame The windows in TIV2 are all bullet resistant 1 5 8 inch interlayered polycarbonate sheets and tempered glass TIV2 also features an IMAX filming turret similar to the one on the original TIV The original TIV s somewhat cumbersome hydraulic claws were not used on TIV2 in favor of four hydraulic skirts that drop down to deflect wind over the TIV to stabilize it and protect the underside from debris plus two stakes that extend down 42 in 110 cm The stakes were so effective that after the first use TIV2 could not retract the stakes and they had to be dug out by hand citation needed Film and television work editIMAX films edit 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 edit 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 Today on 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 edit Casey directed music videos for the following artists citation needed Rilo Kiley Violent Femmes Amr Diab Wayyaah With Him From Album Wayyaah Released in Summer 2009See also editTornado records VORTEX2References edit 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 vehicleExternal links editTornado Alley IMAX Movie Sean Casey at IMDb Official website of Storm Chasers Production website of Storm Chasers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean Casey filmmaker amp oldid 1212424856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
