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The Shadows Lengthen 600

This is a preview of a new set I'm currently editing for DreamWorld. This set will be important to the entire series as it marks the entrance of the first non-...
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This is a preview of a new set I'm currently editing for DreamWorld. This set will be important to the entire series as it marks the entrance of the first non-benevolent character.

At first I had envisioned this character, whom we only get a glimpse of for the moment, as a more Puckish, trouble-maker character, but as I worked on the costume and planned the shoot, I was also watching the first few weeks of True Detectiver. True Detective (one of the most original, mythic, challenging, well-acted and completely-fabulous-in-every-way show I've seen in a long time) had already begun making dark allusions toward The King In Yellow, and I found it seeped into what I was doing. And the darker I took the character, the more right it felt, so it was perfect timing on the part of the universe.

My model for this shoot is the incomparable Dan Donohue, an actor known for his extensive stage work, including just about every Shakespeare play you can think of and Scar, in Dinsey's Broadway production of The Lion King. While Dan himself is one of the sweetest, sincerest, most lovely and generous people I've had the pleasure to work with, he has the ability to summon inner darkness on whim. I had him start the shoot a little more Puckish and less evil, and let him get more and more dangerous as we progressed. And, of course, I ended up loving the darkest shots the best.

I have the wonderful problem of having <i&bt;too many<-i&bt; wonderful images to choose from, but I'll get by somehow. I wanted to send this one out into the world today, not only to harken the rest of the set, but to celebrate Dan's appearance on Brooklyn 99 tonight! It should be lots of fun to watch :)

Tune into my blog for a bit more about Dan and some ME-CFS news: http:--wp.me-p17spB-Dn

Model: Dan Donohue - http:--www.imdb.com-name-nm0232897-
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