Probot Productions
General Info
Role:
FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 1, _FilmMakerRole = Director) / FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 6, _FilmMakerRole = Cinematographer) / FilmmakerRoles(_FilmMakerRoleID = 5, _FilmMakerRole = Animator)Website
probotproductions.com/Influences
Jim Henson, George Lucas, Joss Whedon, James Cameron, Gene Warren Jr., Joe Viscocil, Frank Oz, Ray Haryhausen, Fritz Lang, Hannah-Barbara, Syd&Marty Kroft, Chiodo Bros.Directors
Steven Soderberg, George Lucas, Mario Bava, Jim Henson, Ridley Scott, Spike Jonze, Coen Bros. , Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Michel Gondry, Tim Burton, Milos FormanAwards

Star Wars - A New Hope (in 3 minutes)Featured MySpace video! NOV 16, 2006 WHAT AN HONOR!!! Thanks Tom!
ALIEN 5² - BEST FAN-FILM (over 10min)RADCON 5 (2008)
Festivals

The Inaugural Comic Arts Laugh Festival, Belfast, ME. April 2008
featured a 10 year retrospective of Probot Toy Cinema.
READ ABOUT IT HERE...Professional Affiliations
Director, Producer, Cinematographer of Hasbro's Official Star Wars Action Figure Theater for the Hasbro website 1999-2004Latest Blog Entries
- May 24, 2009 4:36 PM pr0b0t is now tweeting
- Jan 16, 2009 12:59 AM THE SIMIAN movie preview online now!
- Jan 1, 2009 1:05 AM 2008... Did that really happen?
- Dec 19, 2008 8:15 PM SANTA CANCELS CHRISTMAS - BAILOUT BID FAILS IN CONGRESS
- Nov 3, 2008 12:21 PM New Probot Palin Prank Parody
Top Friends (36)
- Remy
- Paris
- Sebastian OBrien
- Milhouse
- kellfire
- Shuchthryn
- Sean Drinkwater
- liz e.
- Junktape
- Eric Coburn
- walt
- Michael Leavitt
- Jacob Schachter
- Commodore Vic
- Lorena
- Das Brick
- Man-Thing
- JeremyScareMe
- Warren Demontague
- Greg the Bunny
- Frederick "Count" Blah
- UnificationNow
- MiniEwan
- AlienMaker
- Barack Obama
- Rasputina
- Jarvis Cocker
- lifestyle
- freezepop
- Jack Parsons
- Mr. Butch
- Blue
- Vintage Toy of the Day
- GELLIS
- Lego Nightmare on Elm S…
- Philip Davetas
Music
Blurbs
About me:

Happy Holidays from ProbotProductions.com!
I'm ..
DAMON
WELLNER
..,
a filmmaker and effects designer trying to make it in Hollywood. My small production
company, Probot Productions, specializes in miniature movies and effects. I've
made several parodies and shorts starring action-figures and dolls for cable access
TV and the internet. For lots more movies and info, check out my website: www.probotproductions.com
ALIEN 5² is the movie i'm most proud of.
My fanfilms led to a commissioned job making Star Wars action-figure movies for Hasbro, Inc. A dream of mine came true when I got to make the Official toy version of STAR WARS: A New Hope!
My movies are somewhat controversial due to their unauthorized use of copyrighted characters, etc.
Though most people agree that my movies are legal because they are parodies, the subject is currently being debated in our higher education system. My movies are an example of what's being called a new artform, Media Convergence. My movies and website have been included on the syllabus of several schools including M.I.T., and the University of Wisconsin which shows ALIEN 5² in class and includes it in the final exam. Though my passion is in miniatures, I have a lot of experience on full sized sets as well. Check out my credits on IMDb. I have worked on Telly award winning commercials and learned visual effects from Academy Award winning effects masters. I have also produced, shot, and directed a full size TV spot for a local business.
Probot Productions is currently in pre-production on an all original animated feature that will take the company beyond the realm of fanfilms and into uncharted territory, blending old-school and digital effects in our own unique style to create a comic-like animated universe.Who I'd like to meet:
People who love toys and aren't ashamed to admit it. People who quantify the value of their toys by how much they HAVE played with it, not HAVEN'T played with it. FREE YOUR MIB TOYS NOW!Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Bolton, MA
- Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Atheist
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Children: Someday
- Education: Some college
- Occupation: Filmmaker/Videographer
Interests
General
Playing with toys. Making movies... or both!Music
Movies
Here's my latest video:
MY MOVIES: Produced by PROBOT PRODUCTIONS -
Raiders of the Toy Box...
Some of my favorites: STAR WARS (yes all 6! What?), ALIEN (series), The Limey, Dark Crystal, Muppet Movies, 2001, The Player, Planet of the Vampires, Raising Arizona, This Is Spinal Tap, Team America, A Breif History of Time, The God Who Wasn't There.Television
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, G the B, Robot Chicken, Simpsons, Wonder-Showzen, Spaced, Batman (1960's), Absolutely Fabulous, Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure (love those Herculoids!), The Muppet Show, CloneWars, Flintstones, Land of the Lost, Strangers With Candy, Home Movies, Lost, The Office (BOTH VERSIONS), Extras.Books
A People's History of the U.S. by Howard Zinn; Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by John Carter; Evolution of Consciousness: Of Darwin, Freud, and Cranial Fire : The Origins of the Way We Think by Robert E. Ornstein; Disinformation: You are Being Lied to; Rethinking Media Change: The Aesthetics of Transition; Convergence Culture by Henry JenkinsHeroes
Schools
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Emerson College
- Boston,Massachusetts
- Graduated: N/A
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Film
1990 to 1993





































