| 词条 | Sean Casey (filmmaker) |
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| name = Sean Cameron Casey | image = Sean Casey and TIV.jpg | caption = Casey in 2011 | birth_date = December 28, 1967 (age 51) | birth_place = California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | known_for =Featured on Storm Chasers IMAX filmmaker Invented the Tornado Intercept Vehicles | occupation = IMAX film director/producer | spouse = Jennifer Casey | children = 2 daughters }}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] Tornado Intercept Vehicles{{Main|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 {{convert|1.5|in|mm|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} thick. There's a 7.3-liter Ford Power Stroke turbodiesel under the hood, and the top speed is {{convert|85|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. The TIV weighs in at {{convert|8|ST|kg|abbr=on}} and holds {{convert|60|USgal|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 {{convert|7|ST|kg|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|110|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. Fuel capacity is {{convert|95|USgal|L}} in a custom fuel tank, giving TIV2 an approximate range over {{convert|750|mi|km|sigfig=2}}. The body of TIV2 is constructed of a 1/8-inch steel skin welded over a {{convert|2|in|mm|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|42|in|cm|abbr=on}}. 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|date=March 2014}} Film and television workIMAX films
TelevisionCasey appeared in the following television programs:{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}
Music videosCasey directed music videos for the following artists:{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}
See also
References1. ^Discovery Channel features Sean Casey 2. ^Forces of Nature Interview: Director of Photography Sean Casey 3. ^[https://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2006-05-21-tornado-film-crew_x.htm Filmmaker hopes to get inside a tornado] 4. ^The 50 Most Important, Influential, and Promising People in Science 5. ^SouthCoastToday.com: On 'Storm Chasers': In pursuit of twisters 6. ^ 7. ^http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv/Last-Call-With-Carson-Daly/7549/1919135208/Sean-Casey/videos 8. ^Sean Casey filmmaker 9. ^Tech students help build tornado vehicle External links
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