The Making of The Whisperer

Behind the Scenes of The Whisperer
The Whisperer
• The Whisperer - Short ...

[@simonmcbee3418]

That puppet is amazing! You did a phenomenal job!

[@gregjones7196]

Agreed!

[@วรรณวิสาวรรณเสน]

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[@thomasjustice8859]

I really LOVED the ending you got on the 3rd attempt well executed man !

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks!

[@xxlCortez]

Yeah, I think the head was scarier and its move was more natural. The frame moving monster was rather animated-like, reminded me of Evil Dead.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Yeah it took some trial and error, but the head ended up being a more convincing and simpler solution. Thanks for checking it out!

[@jali75]

xxlCortez I'm

[@coffeecat2812]

Practical effects are always top in my book. Very well made here, and the film gave me chills.

[@donnagoldsmith7078]

I watched this because I was scared by the actual film! So good job! Anyway watching the behind the scenes details and the effort that went into the making of this film both made me feel better and appreciate what you did. I know the whole point of these films is to scare the viewer but I'm glad there is this to make me feel less frightened! I also totally agree that the creature coming through the door fitted the story better and it looked a lot creepier.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Donna Goldsmith Thanks for watching - glad you enjoyed it!

[@bunkman64]

Fantastic short story! Gave me the chills and made me shut every door in my house!!! THANKS! (I think?)

[@dannyfdonahue]

Bunk Man Glad to hear it! Thanks!

[@VampiricReflection]

As an aspiring prop maker this was fascinating. Great job and super creepy!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Awesome! Glad you liked it. Keep at the prop building - art departments always need new eager folks!

[@toddryanjones]

Very cool. Caught The Whisperer on a top ten scariest shorts list and it really stood out to me. Great work.

[@dannyfdonahue]

That's awesome! Thank you!

[@ThePensmith78]

WOW! That was cool and the short horror clip was fantastic and scary. Love the camera work and the clear sound. Very spine tingling.

[@nievesofficial]

Damn, that original ending was pretty cool

[@dannyfdonahue]

Yeah, in a way I wish it had worked out because there was a lot about the shot that I really liked -- just didn't have quite the punch I thought the last shot needed so I had to sacrifice it.

[@nievesofficial]

Danny Donahue Even so, great work

[@dannyfdonahue]

+TheRobloxian09 Thank you!

[@nievesofficial]

Danny Donahue :)

[@AnaLongoriaXX]

I loved the finished product but it was pretty cool to get a peak into the process. Thank you!

[@jasonyang47]

I can't believe you did all these by you own....!! That is so incredible!!!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Jason Yang Thanks! It was definitely harder to do this stuff alone (well almost alone - Casey was a major player here) but it's kind of a fun challenge too.

[@j.jmarlon1417]

this video showing your work made me subscribe. awesome man.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Cool! Thanks - glad to hear you like it!

[@gauravkhanolkar42]

You have done a really scary short horror film with it's 'making of' and just two of you, that's incredible Dude, waiting to see your next horror film. this making is really inspirational for me also the lead actress done a great job.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Hey thanks! I appreciate you checking it out and it feels really great to inspire somebody else. I'm working on a couple ideas right now, so hopefully I will be able to put more shorts up soon!

[@andrewsampfer1549]

Gotta say this was so great. Even better seeing the different ideas you played with before coming up with the terrifying ending that made the cut.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thank you! This one was definitely a longer process than usual to get to the final design, but it was also a rewarding experience to see it finally work the way I wanted it to after all the trial and error.

[@andrewsampfer1549]

Well it was worth the trial and error because the final production was truly terrifying. Less is more with these films this nailed it. I hope to see more from you. This is no joke I have not been afraid of a film since "IT" when I was a child. Or even 'Pet Cemetery" once again childhood. Congrats.

[@dannyfdonahue]

+Andrew Sampfer That's a really big compliment -- thanks very much! More on the way!

[@johnnappa]

First time viewer looking for tips on effects, and was super surprised and excited to see Space Cop playing in the background. Gotta subscribe to a fellow RLM fan.

[@dannyfdonahue]

John Nappa Thanks! Yes, they’re for sure one of my favorite KZbin channels!

[@johnnappa]

@@dannyfdonahue mine too, even if they are just a bunch of hack frauds. great video btw! the puppet was the way to go. Way more fluid motion and it looks legit terrifying.

[@myofbDE]

Great job on the puppets. Would like to see a fantasy movie with them in it :)

[@dannyfdonahue]

You and me both!

[@worldinfo1014]

danny you have got some real skills...you direct,you handle the camera as well,you write the scripts and even you can draw,make stop motion models,vfx..what else you need man...you are a complete package...can you please suggest me how you learn so many things...are you a self taught film maker or you have been to any film school..

[@dannyfdonahue]

The Hoax Thanks a lot! Appreciate that. I did go to film school and a lot of stuff was self taught as well. It’s taken me my whole life to get here!

[@worldinfo1014]

Danny Donahue i hope one day you get chance.....like james wan...and dude i am also trying to make films...i have a dream as well to make international movies and back in india there is less support for ambitious projects....😊😊😊hope one day we can work together....

[@dannyfdonahue]

Well best of luck with your films! And yeah, you never know

[@WightSpace]

your sculpting skills are most impressive. I agree that it makes sense to have it come from the door. Although I would love to see a full figure monster in another short.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Yeah I'd love to use stop motion in some way in a future film -- it's so tough to do well, but such a cool process.

[@sethdenton-hughes1208]

I would have liked to see you make a stopmotion film. The sculpting is amazing

[@tcondit87]

Excellent break down. thanks for sharng.

[@dannyfdonahue]

+Todd All Things Horror Thank you! I like watching BTS stuff myself and since I had the extra footage I figured I'd make something to show the process of getting this one finished.

[@Titan52berg]

Definitely gave me the 'willies!' The animated creature was kind of grotesque and scary in its own way! You make some real frightful films, Danny! I'm a fan!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Titan52berg Thanks!

[@Warlock_Sack]

Super cool! In the final cut the head looks massive. I thought it was the size of the door!

[@dannyfdonahue]

And I was worried it would look tiny. It's a little smaller than a normal adult human head and with the wide angle lens I figured it would feel really little, but without much else to reference in frame, it worked out nicely.

[@gena9731]

So awesome!

[@staticrandom6598]

I am glad you decided to use practical effects instead of just inserting it in. You and practical effects go hand-in-hand

[@Modii152]

Really enjoyed this, very awesome to see some of the process that went into it. I found you through Reddit recently and I must say I am very impressed with your horror shorts so far, looking forward to more!

[@asanchezhe]

Excellent work, keep doing it!!! Greetings from Mexico!

[@dannyfdonahue]

+Adan Sanchez Hernandez Thank you - working on more as we speak!

[@marahthabrat]

I think you did an amazing job with the ending. It was very life like and it was definitely scary.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Happy you liked it!

[@OctoberTheater]

Great creature designs. I've been experimenting with stop motion, too. I think I'll just have to accept that it won't look completely natural and embrace it. Anyhow, fantastic job all around!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Hey thank you! Yeah I love stop motion and a part of me wishes it was still used for mainstream visual effects. Unfortunately it didn't really work out for me here, but maybe I'll get to use it down the road. Good luck with yours!

[@SuaatanaTube]

Stop motion is beautiful when done exactly right, and I think it is the most difficult form of cinematography to get right or even close to right. Puppets are more expressive and because they can be manipulated they are easier to use. I may not know a lot about techniques but I think the first and second ideas were solid, but I probably would not have thought about the idea of using the door and fading out of the darkness to get the quick ''shock-n-awe'' effect. But if I had to work with the stop motion with your first idea I would have done this: 1: When The Whisperer (Abomination) appears into the shot the lighting should have slightly dimmed to make the presence feel more enhanced. 2: I would have made The Whisperer way taller. I would have gone with abnormal tall in this case and have it stand near the corner. The Whisperer of my vision would have been tall enough for its back to hit the upper corner and ceiling in the room while rest of its torso would have been pressed against the ceiling and its head would have loomed over the bed while extending its arm for an attack. 3: I would have lowered the angle of the shot to make point 2 to be possible, the camera could have almost hugged the floor in this case and pointed more upwards to capture more of the ceiling. It would give The Whisperer a feeling of it being absolutely massive and looming presence. But I am really happy for you guys did it in the end. Being more subtle was way more beneficial in this case.

[@billybobtexas]

Beautiful final creature. But your stop motion stuff was so oldschool and Evil Deadish... great job

[@monsooniphone]

Omg you did this as well! Christ this freaked me out. Lol. Why hasn't this Madame Delphine Lalaurie the big box office I don't know.

[@samhinzman2018]

Dude. You are going places!

[@MrMarkRoads]

My wife and I loved the whole piece.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Really glad you both liked it!

[@luislizard2626]

I love the creature face poping up from the door .. scary as shit!! It was my nightmare as a kid to wake up and see. A demon stalking me from my bedroom door

[@keithshorey2644]

Regardless of those endings not making the cut, it's really cool to see stop motion animation in a short film made by two people. Cool sculptures, nonetheless.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Yeah it was fun to do and I learned a lot in the process, so it wasn't wasted time even though the results were never actually used.

[@elocoetam]

Great job!

[@dannyfdonahue]

+elocoetam Thank you!

[@BlackMetalThrone]

Admirable effort, great results.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks!

[@SylvainRéal]

Fabuleux, bravo pour vos courts metrages

[@tipoftheiceberg1713]

Amazing work. Keep it up!

[@SoulaaniNani]

ill never look at the whisperer again without laughing

[@noodledoodles4299]

This guy makes some great short movies he needs to make an actual horror movie it'll be great.

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks!

[@triceymorris2422]

Scared the hell out if me but I have to say I still enjoyed it

[@dannyfdonahue]

Tricey Morris Glad to hear it!

[@grimmo3936]

You inspired me to start my one short horror film should be out later. Thank you

[@ujayet]

Wow!! I subcribe right away,,I would love for full hour of your horror, keep it up so awesome!!!

[@jeremygreenidge5209]

Yes, the final cut was great.

[@ZipDraw]

Shame the stop motion monsters didn't work out quite the way you wanted. I enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing the tests.

[@experimentalviking]

That looks awesome, now I want to see the short! But its unavailable..

[@saschakastenhorrorshortfil5406]

I love it it's amazing great idea. it's cool interesting it's really great :)

[@elizabethmckee1225]

Hreat job! U chose well!😃

[@irvinmartinez5679]

What happened to the full video? :c It's REALLY GREAT I love it

[@RICOFRITO]

I love your work! the link to The Whisperer is down I can't view it! I hope you can fix it I love to see it! Thanks!

[@elinaearl1717]

awesome work!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks!

[@bellathor7367]

Cool 😂😂

[@rhysseddon7279]

I'd love to see you do a stop motion and live action mix short

[@dannyfdonahue]

Rhys Seddon It would be super fun to try again sometime

[@mattm5324]

Omg man. You are very talented with an eclectic skillset that I wish I had. I've always had a wide interest in sculpting and doing makeup for masks or props such as that. Any particular way you learned? Did you go to school for it?

[@dannyfdonahue]

For the most part I've had no formal art training and just figured this stuff out on my own. In this case I chose clay because it was a medium I had worked with before, but for later films, like The Moonlight Man, I did take a week long class on mask making with industry legend Jordu Schell. It was a lot of fun and really informative, and if you're interested in that kind of thing it's definitely worth looking into his classes etc.

[@tinaflintstone8148]

Wow! You’re amazing! Your talent completely blows my mind! You are gifted and I’m happy to have found you. Subscribe? Yes Sir!

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks very much!

[@patricksills9378]

Hey Danny, what kind of clay do you use when sculpting your creatures? As someone who makes film for the process, I Love your multiple attempt attitude!

[@newlevel85]

Amazing! How did you do the teeth chatter animation on the short at the end?

[@PeterPoulosCreative]

So awesome. As a indie maker myself how did you animate the jaw at the end?

[@dannyfdonahue]

I duplicated the footage on itself in After Effects and masked around the jaw so only that element was visible on top of the already existing clip. At this point it looked exactly the same as the original footage. Then I animated slight rotation of that masked image with its center point at the jaw's "hinge" so that it appear to open and shut, and put some black behind it (for the black space in the gap of the opened mouth - otherwise the mouth would open and reveal the shut teeth of the original clip behind it.)

[@PeterPoulosCreative]

+Danny Donahue ah very simple then, thanks for the reply! That little jaw click really adds so much to the overall shot, Great work.

[@ravenproductions5609]

although I love stop motion, modeling figures and all the Tim Burton type stuff as well, I think in the end the puppet was scarier.

[@doriswhite1348]

Yes, the thing at the door worked. Also, for that amount of time. A second? The first two creepies you made -- all the work you put into them. Can you use them for a later film? I just hate seeing something that good go to waste.

[@Ennsqui]

I know the actress had to play it because of limitations, but I see it as symbolic, like the comment I made on the actual film, its all in her head

[@dannyfdonahue]

Yeah that's kind of a fun way to look at it. She literally IS the creature in the making of the film as well

[@zayaofficial1343]

Wow, interesting

[@kds5895]

So did you use after effects to make the skull mouth move as well? Also by your estimation, what was your total budget?Kudos on the smooth and precise photography and those creatures would’ve made Harryhausen proud!

[@dannyfdonahue]

turd ferguson Thanks a lot! Really appreciate it. Yes the mouth was a little AE work. Can’t remember the budget but under $100 I believe.

[@kds5895]

Danny Donahue that’s marvelous! Keep up the good work my dude, you got a sub

[@dannyfdonahue]

turd ferguson Thank you!

[@macewinduhugs3036]

Hey Danny, what happened to the original video?

[@preetprateektirkey6526]

Just woow😘

[@funnyguythe285th]

Hey, Why did the puppet chomp at the end?

[@isaacjernigan9565]

Hey sorry but this just really bugged me about the whisper is that she didn't lock the door that would have helped to make a bit more real but other than that it was great

[@savagemeshaun2nd775]

u should make a full movie that was cool

[@dannyfdonahue]

Thanks! Working on making that happen as soon as possible!

[@savagemeshaun2nd775]

:D

[@etbough1]

You did a great job. I make workout videos take a look sometime if you get a chance.

[@madisoncastillo2610]

Looks more like a walking dead street or tunnel zombie

[@imyoubutbalder]

Hey was that space cop over there?

[@angusc5054]

I loved this film, but why did it get taken down?

[@dannyfdonahue]

I made it private temporarily - it'll be back!

[@steviekundl6746]

I have an idea so her neighbour is realy noisy so she goes to her house late at night it's like 1 am she knocks on the door and then suddenly somthing or someone but we dont see who onley the out side of the door is hissing and whispering and scratching eventually she leaves thinking that its nothing goes back to her house goes to sleep then wakes up to hear the same whispering thinks nothing of it until she sees a lump in her bed so she pulls the covers back and then this tall skinny creature runs out from the bed into the closet terrified the women hides under the bed then the monster comes out from the closet looks around the stands with its feet right at the bed the the monster drops starts making unbearable noises and well she ded. And that's my idea let me know what u think here bud

[@smedina146]

oh yeah the last ending was perfect and CREEPY~

[@michaelbooker6142]

Why is The Whisperer unavailable now?

[@ckel1579]

Why did you delete it?

[@saschakastenhorrorshortfil5406]

My wife and I make horror short films . Why do not we make a project together ?

[@22rjperry1]

What is the mumbling over your voice at 1:42 ?

[@AdamSwiggitySwooty]

Why is the original unavailable?

[@AndresArosemena]

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[@gabeamor103]

What camera did you use to shoot this with?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Panasonic GH4

[@sirluke184]

Dude!!! How r u not making money for your work!? Wtf?!

[@TheDeldiz]

Was the mouth opening a bit done in After Effects?

[@dannyfdonahue]

Yup!

[@TheDeldiz]

It really brought the puppet to life. I guess third time really is the charm. Or for this woman, the hex XP

[@StygianEmperor]

ish that shpashe cop over there

[@moolate127]

Where did the film go?

[@NostalgiNorden]

Movie doesn't work?

[@AndresArosemena]

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[@kushedupjake4541]

Who's the actress tho?

[@vincethomas961]

Think I just shit myself

[@YourLittleDeath]

Can anyone tell me where I can view it online? I don't mind having to pay.