Sean Casey, popular star of the Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cStorm Chasers\u201d and daring Tornado Alley large-format filmmaker, will make a special appearance with the TIV (Tornado Intercept Vehicle) March 16, 17 and 18 at Branson\u2019s IMAX Entertainment Complex.<\/p>\n
Over the course of his career, Casey has filmed volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. The depth of his experience working in severe weather, as well as the impressive library of IMAX tornado footage he has amassed leading up to Tornado Alley\u2019s release, served the production well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spent eight years shooting dozens of tornadoes, probably eighteen tornadoes for the film,\u201d says Casey.<\/p>\n
Casey currently stars in the Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cStorm Chasers\u201d reality series, which is the number-one rated Sunday night cable show on television. In addition, Casey is an inventor of sorts, having designed two tornado intercept vehicles, or TIVs. In 2008, Discover magazine named Casey one of the fifty best minds of the year.<\/p>\n
The special weekend will begin a series of events scheduled during the 19th Annual IMAX FilmFest highlighting individual films from within the larger celebration.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m really looking forward to coming to Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex with the TIV. They’ve been big supporters of the film, and I greatly appreciate the invitation,\u201d says Casey. \u201cIt\u2019s especially meaningful to visit after the recent tornado outbreak. Tornado Alleyis first and foremost about the study of tornado genesis in the hopes of increasing warning times, and when I meet people whose lives have been affected by severe weather, it reinforces to me just how important this research is.”<\/p>\n
The weekend will include fundraising efforts to benefit Convoy of Hope, a faith-based organization that has served more than 50 million people throughout the world through international children\u2019s feeding initiatives, community outreaches, and disaster response.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have Sean here and Convoy of Hope representatives,\u201d says Tom Forster, Marketing Director for Branson\u2019s IMAX Entertainment Complex. \u201cWe\u2019d like to see the community come out and have a great time, see the TIV, meet Sean, take some pictures\u2026and become more informed about what Convoy of Hope does, what efforts they\u2019re making in response to our recent tornadoes, and of course, donate what they can.\u201d<\/p>\n
With each ticket sold to Tornado Alley during the three-day event, Branson\u2019s IMAX Entertainment Complex will be making a donation to Convoy of Hope.<\/p>\n
Sean Casey, the TIV and Convoy of Hope will be available:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Friday, March 16 \u2013 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
\n\u2022 Saturday, March 17 \u2013 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
\n\u2022 Sunday, March 18 \u2013 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
The 2012 IMAX FilmFest begins on March 9 and continues through May 10, with a different film showing every hour, on the hour from 9 am to 8 pm. For showtimes or more information, call 417-335-4832 or log on to www.bransonimax.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sean Casey, popular star of the Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cStorm Chasers\u201d and daring Tornado Alley large-format filmmaker, will make a special appearance with the TIV (Tornado Intercept Vehicle) March 16, 17 and 18 at Branson\u2019s IMAX Entertainment Complex. Over the course of his career, Casey has filmed volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. The depth of his experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[12,16,41,7,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}