Cameron McCasland
Born
Robert Cameron McCasland

(1981-08-24)August 24, 1981
Dallas, Texas, US
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)Jessica Evans, June 14, 2003 – July 2013 (2 children)
Websitehttp://cameronmccasland.com/

Cameron McCasland (born August 24, 1981, in Dallas, Texas, US) is an American filmmaker.[1]

Career

In 2007 McCasland directed a video for Quiet Company's music video, Fashionable from the album Shine Honesty released by Northern Records.[2] It is currently playing on demand at Mtv.ca[3] after making the rounds on the festival circuit. It won best music video honors at the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi,[4] and Fearless Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas,[5] as well as taking the Silver Remi at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in Houston, Texas.[6]

In 2008 McCasland was nominated for a Regional Emmy in advanced media writing for Trash Day of the Dead which he wrote and directed for the '"Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" campaign.[7]

McCasland did a series of Go Green shorts,[8] which garnered several national awards, and which received citations from Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, and the Nashville City Council.[9] McCasland became the first recipient of the Vasaria Public Service Award at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards alongside Chiller Cinema.[10][11]

McCasland has directed multiple episodes of Dr. Gangrene's Creature Feature which airs on Nashville's CW affiliate, WNAB.[12] He has worked with Larry Underwood (who portrays Doctor Gangrene), as an actor on the show as well as appearing as himself on the half-hour show Chiller Cinema (the show changed titles when it moved to a two-hour format). He has provided movie reviews and articles to the show's website, which also won a Rondo Award at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards in 2005.[13]

In 2009 McCasland directed the debut music video for the Numerics song Precious Time, which received the Golden Hermes award.[14]

On April 19, 2014, McCasland debuted The Lashman at the Full Moon Horror Film Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. McCasland wrote, produced, and directed the film. The Lashman was nominated for Best Independent Film at the 13th annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. It won a Matchflick Flicker Award for “Best Throwback Film of 2014”.[15] McCasland won Indie Director Of The Year at the 2015 Individual TV Awards for the film.[16]

Personal life

While in Nashville he met Jessica Evans, whom he married in his hometown of Edgewood, Texas[17] on Flag Day, June 14, 2003.[18] Their daughter, Marie McCasland, was born in December 2004. Their second daughter Roxie McCasland was born only hours after McCasland returned home from the 2008 CMT Music Awards in April 2008.[17] They separated in September 2011, and finalized their divorce in July 2013. On October 10, 2014, he married Jamie Easterwood.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cameron McCasland at IMDb. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  2. ^ Taylor Muse (October 2007). "Spit on a Stranger 30 October 2007". vacant.cc. Retrieved November 30, 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Quiet Company Fashionable Now Playing on Demand". MTV. 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Mallory Potosky (October 30, 2008). "Eight Great Fests". Movie Maker Magazine. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  5. ^ Main Street Arts Festival. "Film Descriptions and Directors' Biographies AWARD WINNERS". Main Street Arts Festival. Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  6. ^ Worldfest. "2008 Worldfest Winners List". Worldfest. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  7. ^ THE VADEN GROUP, PC, CPA'S. "MIDSOUTH EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED 11/21/08". National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2008.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Evil Dread. "New Valiant Goes Green With Dr. Gangrene". Evil Dread. Retrieved November 30, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Duane Dominy (January 6, 2009). "RESOLUTION NO. RS2009-600". Nashville.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  10. ^ David Colton (March 22, 2009). "Barbie (yes, Barbie!) beats Creature in Rondo Awards' top model showdown". Rondo Award. Classic Horror Film Board. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  11. ^ buried.com (March 29, 2009). "Special Rondo Awards Citation For Nashville Filmmakers". buried.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  12. ^ "CW58 WNAB Homepage". WNAB CW 58. February 2007. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  13. ^ David Colton (February 19, 2006). "KONG STOMPS COMPETITION IN 4th RONDO AWARDS". classic horror film board. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008. Best Website went to Nashville horror host Dr. Gangrene, whose Chiller Cinema site and TV show is a horror landmark in Tennessee. His show is now seen on Ch. 58 in the region.
  14. ^ numericsband.com (March 29, 2009). "Special Rondo Awards Citation For Nashville Filmmakers". numericsband.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  15. ^ "Cameron McCasland's The Lashman Nominated For Prestigious Rondo Award". Horror Society. March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "IndieVille TV Awards (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Terry Britt (July 13, 2008). "Local Man Found His Path As Video, Film Producer". Van Zandt News. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  18. ^ Biography for Cameron McCasland at IMDb. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

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