The Making of Rasp

[@doriswhite1348]

Just watched RASP. The ending -- YIKES! Very interesting to hear how it was put together. Thanks, Danny.

[@unnamedcowboy6543]

Since that’s the moonlight man’s hand, it makes me wander if maybe he’s been the ALL of these creatures. Only in different forms.

[@ckel1579]

Hey Danny, I’m a HUUUUUUUGE fan of your shorts and you inspire me a lot. You inspired me to make my own movies and someday I hope to be somebody like you.

[@dannyfdonahue]

cool kids entertainment laverty Thanks! Really glad you like my work! If you want to make movies, best thing you can do is start making them at whatever level you can and don’t quit!

[@teodorafotache6398]

You are amazing your films are great 😄😄😄

[@teodorafotache6398]

Thanks danny for the ❤

[@CZsWorld]

I'm in the same boat as you. Not a cinematographer but I've been shooting my own stuff to get stronger.

[@dannyfdonahue]

I think it can only help a director to have some first hand experience in the role of DP. I spent a long time feeling too intimidated to even pick up a DSLR and shoot a little thing and I always had to rely on other people to shoot for me. Once I got confident enough to just pick up the camera and shoot something, it opened up all sorts of possibilities!

[@CZsWorld]

Danny Donahue We are literally the same! I've always been more comfortable on the sound department.

[@wardsbridgeproductions]

I have to say. You make some of the best horror shorts I have ever seen.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Ward's Bridge Productions Great to hear that - thanks!

[@weirdguy4948]

Your work is amazing. So creepy! Keep it original

[@dannyfdonahue]

Jeronimo Vazquez Thanks - glad to hear you’re enjoying it!

[@mgthebee7043]

Im glad I stumbled upon your channel. Keep up the creep feel man.

[@dannyfdonahue]

I'm glad you did too -- thanks!

[@RealQueenofHorror]

I absolutely love the lighting in Rasp! I thought it reminded me of the 70s and early 80s horror lighting. I think you picked the perfect sound for the monster. Awesome job! :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@ATLAS_FC10]

*random groans* are you still attracted to me? good😂

[@Amandeepsingh-ni8kq]

You make one of the best horror shorts I have ever seen 😘 I want you to be top horror shorts maker and I know you deserves that 😍best of luck 🤗

[@henryfontaine8624]

Keep on doing those movies, they're better and creepier than most horror movies

[@rigohernandez3039]

I came across your channel when I watched the Moonlight Man and I have to say, your short horror films are original and amazing! I liked how in the Rasp your character used their common sense unlike popular movies where characters have a variety of different choices to make and they always choose the most stupid ones. I really like how you put effort into little details (such as the shadow in the Rasp and the monster blinking in the Moonlight man) to make the film even better. I really look forward to seeing more of your work :D

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying my work!

[@jeffe7602]

You’re the single greatest film maker of all time friend. You’re videos are actually perfect in every way 👍

[@gregmiller6826]

You need to be a director

[@dannyfdonahue]

I agree! Thanks!

[@jamesninneman3490]

Your films are great! It's very interesting too to watch these BTS videos and witness all the effort and clear affection you have for your work. Keep it up!! 👍👍👍😃😃😃😃

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks very much! I certainly will!

[@collincook9833]

Huge fan of your short films man. I'm using some of your tips on my own production right now! Thanks!!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! And cool, glad these are helping people with their own work!

[@legomigginy4054]

You are a legend, have your films won many awards, because I have seen many award winners and your films are much better than theres

[@grinnar695]

These videos are really cool. Thanks for providing context and details as to the process.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Glad it was informative. Thanks!

[@ClassyDogFilms]

I just found your channel last night, you have some really great work already! I'm impressed by the variety of skills you've been building. I was surprised to see the original stop motion endings for The Whisperer. Really cool and motivating to me. I wish I could help on your shoots, but I doubt you live anywhere near Florida!

[@ShadowAlley]

I love the "cutting out a few frames" tip!... Good stuff and thanks!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Yeah it's a little trick that's helped me out several times over the years.

[@SarbajitMoitra]

Danny my friend, your sheer brilliance is unthinkable. You don't how much the ideas you share, are helping someone like me from India to make my own Horror short. I am going to shoot it in July. If you are on any social media platform apart from KZbin, would be happy to join you there. Thanks :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

Hey thank you! Really appreciate that, and best of luck with your film! I do have a twitter, instagram, and Facebook page. All @dannyfdonahue -- you can find links for all of them right in the top banner of my KZbin profile page.

[@StephenIsTrying]

Thanks for delivering on this, another solid BTS video! One thing you didn't mention that I was wondering is did you use an actual gun cocking sound effect with the stapler or was that genuinely just a stapler noise?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks for checking it out! And that's a good question, and the answer is yes, there's an actual gun sound buried in there! Actually when we did the stapler gag on set, it sounded remarkably similar to a gun cocking, but not quite as much as I wanted to really drive the joke home. So I layered some recordings I had made of a Model 1873 Winchester lever-action rifle underneath it, because it made a really classic gun cocking sound.

[@mineturtle1283]

Danny Donahue when he was screaming let me in it sounded like a call of duty nazi zombie

[@weirdguy4948]

You are way too good at what you do

[@dannyfdonahue]

Well thanks!

[@byronsmessedupmind5546]

Loving the BTS 😩😩👏🏾

[@j.jmarlon1417]

yessssssssssss, I've been waiting for this cuseo since I saw this. you are amazing. I wanted to ask, with suspense, is it lighting and sound you spend more time with when shoiting these tense scenes?

[@j.jmarlon1417]

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[@dannyfdonahue]

Thank you! Not sure I understand the question -- are you asking which of the two, lighting or sound, I spend more time on?

[@j.jmarlon1417]

Danny Donahue yeah. I've studied light and sound recently and I wanted to know, when working on suspense, do you pay more attention to both lighting and sound, or one in particular.

[@dannyfdonahue]

I pay attention to both because they're both very important. Ultimately I spend a lot more time working on post sound because lighting setups are only done for the duration of the shoot (usually a day on films this short) but sound design is a process that normally takes me many days to complete.

[@j.jmarlon1417]

Danny Donahue Thanks for responding. Please keep it up man. independent film motivation 101.

[@manaproductions6697]

love your behind the scenes!!!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Awesome, happy to hear that! I really enjoy watching BTS stuff myself, so it's fun for me to make these when I can.

[@ryangodoy]

Awesome stuff. Glad you made a BTS. Stoked for whatever you do next!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks, man!

[@dannyfdonahue]

I thought I was already subbed to your channel, but apparently not.

[@ryangodoy]

Yooo, I appreciate it! Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the vids

[@oppathicc1939]

You should start exploring comedy and mixing that into horror. The Rasp film was brilliantly executed. I feel the stapler scene could've been used for a comedic scene, like the character tries using different weapons or potential weapons and resorts to using a stapler for the sfx. A little more complex, and I like your simple films. But just a thought because Rasp was able to be horror, and the character had the potential to be comedic. Just a thought.

[@erickjones8652]

Very cool man really dug it

[@staticrandom6598]

I love the BTS process of any film, especially when they really talk about the entire film instead of just pointing out one or two interesting details. I also have a question. Because you used the same arm from the Moonlight Man, does this mean it's the same person/creature from the other short or is this an entirely new entity?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Glad you liked it! No, I didn't intend for it to be the same creature, but it's also undefined, so there aren't hard and fast rules about what this creature is exactly. Perhaps it's a relative!

[@staticrandom6598]

The Moonlight Man Part 2: Family Reunion

[@macewinduhugs3036]

Another informative and interesting vid!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thank you!

[@wetpaintpictures9905]

What camera do you shoot with?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Most of my horror shorts have been shot with a GH4

[@bensamara3404]

you are an absolutely fantastic filmmaker. and I would really like to know what inspired Rasp and the how you got your idea for the creature.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks very much! The idea for Rasp was really inspired by creepy people showing up at the bus stop outside the apartment. Because the production schedule was so short, the creature is just a combo of existing creature pieces I had made for other things -- the head of one and the hands of another (The Moonlight Man).

[@bensamara3404]

I would love to have a conversation with you about your ideas and what made you want to become a filmmaker. I also would like to know more about your monster concepts to see if you could help me with mine.

[@7armedman]

Pretty decent short, but that's a LOT of bright blue moonlight considering there's a bunch of street lights right outside the house.

[@AleySoundz]

Hey really cool film, what kind of camera & lens were used?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! GH4 and SLR Magic 12mm

[@simonegriffin5721]

I want to be just like you doing horror short film

[@caidensturgis]

Simone Griffin same^

[@dannyfdonahue]

Get to it! Film something simple -- come up with an interesting, contained idea and film it with a friend!

[@paulfrick169]

How was the Monster itself made?

[@jasonchilado]

I was hoping you would make one of these :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

I absolutely love watching behind the scenes stuff myself, so I really like making videos like these when I can. I've binge watched all the "making of" stuff for The Lord of the Rings and PJ's King Kong video diaries, and also the documentaries that Rob Zombie made about creating his films.

[@jasonchilado]

Danny Donahue yea same! Thanks for being an inspiration! I am working on my second film right now :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks for watching! And congrats on being on your second film! Is your first film up somewhere?

[@jasonchilado]

Danny Donahue yea it's on my channel, remember u commented on it? :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

Oh yeah, "Midnight Walk", I remember that one! I remember thinking the end scare was clever. Anyway, best of luck on the new one. I look forward to seeing it!

[@swdirtbikemario6488]

nice vid and no likes this is dope

[@MMichallis]

well at first I thought the whole room was CGI, lol!

[@simonegriffin5721]

we can all make a horror short film

[@jasonchilado]

Simone Griffin but only some of us have the creativity and potential to make a great one like Danny does.

[@sumersingh1039]

do you take ideas...becoz I have a idea that I want you to Make a short film on...

[@dannyfdonahue]

I'm not taking any ideas at the moment because I have several things lined up to do already, but thanks for the offer all the same! If you're interested in making films and have the means, I would definitely encourage you to try making it yourself!

[@sumersingh1039]

Danny Donahue I am a school kid living in India who clearly will not get any support or budget from any production or friends in my country...but I think I can be good...I am planning to join film school after it...but I want to experiment my story writing skills by giving ideas to others....In hope of Turing it good...I know it sounds foolish...but if any of my ideas becomes a success...I will pursue my dream...

[@dannyfdonahue]

+Sumer Singh Do you have access to a camera of any kind? Even a phone with a camera? I do have some equipment for my shorts, but Rasp was almost made for free. You don't need a lot of money to make a fun short film. I realize not everyone has access to the essentials, but if you do have something to film with, you can make something! I think film school is a good idea too. It's not for everyone, but I went and found it to be a really good learning experience.

[@sumersingh1039]

Danny Donahue o.k...the only problem is I don't have any friends or family members who will help me in my job...

[@user-fk3il7wq3t]

Hello from Russia!)) Привет из России!))

[@dannyfdonahue]

Hello!

[@rujutatalashilkar5465]

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[@95KIPPIE]

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[@jameejackson2097]

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