Casey McKinnon
Encyclopedia
Casey McKinnon is an actress, writer
, video editor
and producer from Montreal
, Canada
. She is known for her work on web series
Galacticast
, A Comicbook Orange and Kitkast.
, McKinnon attended St. Thomas High School
with partner Rudy Jahchan
and studied East Asian studies
at McGill University
alongside royal friend Autumn Phillips
. Before pursuing a full time career in new media
, she worked for the United Nations
.
and British television show Sin Cities
, the show gained mainstream attention from Rolling Stone
and The Guardian. However, due to a desire to make a science fiction
show, she decided to move onto other projects and launched Galacticast with her boyfriend Rudy Jahchan on May 8, 2006. The show's popularity garnered five Vloggie awards and three Parsec
nominations, and the production duo were later named the third sexiest geek
s of 2006 by blog
ger Violet Blue
. Under the corporation name 8Bit Brownies Inc., the two went on to co-produce a short miniseries
for Next New Networks filmed at South by Southwest
called Pulp Secret Confessions and later launched the comic book and graphic novel review show A Comicbook Orange on June 6, 2006, where McKinnon worked as host. In July 2007, McKinnon was hired to host Pulp Secret Live At Comic-Con, where she made a daily update show live from the San Diego Comic-Con, interviewing famous comic book creators, such as Brian Wood.
following her experiences working in web video. The articles connect new media to their Hollywood predecessors and reflect a desire for Internet television
to be taken seriously by the old media
community.
at NewTeeVee Live featuring other Internet celebrities such as Veronica Belmont
, Cali Lewis, Kevin Rose
, Justin Kan
, Robert Scoble
, and others.
She has made numerous guest appearances on web shows, including:
Notable television guest appearances include:
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, video editor
Video editor
A video editor is a technically inclined individual that is involved with making creative video editing decision in the post-production of film making and video production...
and producer from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is known for her work on web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
Galacticast
Galacticast
Galacticast is an award winning web series created by Rudy Jahchan and Casey McKinnon. The first episode aired on May 8, 2006.The program is a sketch comedy video blog that parodies the latest science fiction or internet meme and responds to feedback from their loyal fanbase...
, A Comicbook Orange and Kitkast.
Background
Born and raised in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, McKinnon attended St. Thomas High School
St. Thomas High School (Quebec)
St. Thomas High School is a high school in the municipality of Pointe-Claire, situated in Quebec, Canada. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization's certified Middle Years Programme. It is the second largest high school operated by the Lester B. Pearson School Board in...
with partner Rudy Jahchan
Rudy Jahchan
Rudy Jahchan is the co-producer and star of popular internet shows Galacticast, A Comicbook Orange, and Kitkast. The primary writer and director of the shows, he also manages the technical aspects such as devising the special effects and developing their websites, and acts alongside his partner and...
and studied East Asian studies
East Asian studies
East Asian Studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present...
at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
alongside royal friend Autumn Phillips
Autumn Phillips
Autumn Patricia Phillips is the wife of Peter Phillips, who is the son of Anne, Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and the oldest grandchild of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
. Before pursuing a full time career in new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
, she worked for the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
.
Web series
McKinnon first became known under the pseudonym Ms. Kitka, the host of sex news and entertainment show Kitkast, launched on October 15, 2005. Inspired by podcastingPodcasting
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
and British television show Sin Cities
Sin Cities
Sin Cities was a British sexually-oriented travel television series. It originally broadcast on Bravo from 2000 to 2007. It has also been broadcast on Showcase in Canada. Series 1 and 2 were produced by Visual Voodoo while Series 3 and 4 were produced by Class Films.The first season was hosted by...
, the show gained mainstream attention from Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and The Guardian. However, due to a desire to make a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
show, she decided to move onto other projects and launched Galacticast with her boyfriend Rudy Jahchan on May 8, 2006. The show's popularity garnered five Vloggie awards and three Parsec
Parsec Awards
The Parsec Awards are a set of annual awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. The awards were created by Mur Lafferty, Tracy Hickman and Michael R. Mennenga and awarded by FarPoint Media...
nominations, and the production duo were later named the third sexiest geek
Geek
The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to...
s of 2006 by blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger Violet Blue
Violet Blue (author)
Violet Blue is an American writer and sex educator.Blue wrote a weekly sex column for the San Francisco Chronicle. In her podcast, Open Source Sex, she reads erotica and discusses topics such as fetishes and oral sex. She also has a video blog. Blue wrote a feature about porn for women which was...
. Under the corporation name 8Bit Brownies Inc., the two went on to co-produce a short miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
for Next New Networks filmed at South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
called Pulp Secret Confessions and later launched the comic book and graphic novel review show A Comicbook Orange on June 6, 2006, where McKinnon worked as host. In July 2007, McKinnon was hired to host Pulp Secret Live At Comic-Con, where she made a daily update show live from the San Diego Comic-Con, interviewing famous comic book creators, such as Brian Wood.
Journalism
From July to October 2007, she wrote a monthly column for The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
following her experiences working in web video. The articles connect new media to their Hollywood predecessors and reflect a desire for Internet television
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
to be taken seriously by the old media
Old media
The Old Media or Legacy Media are traditional means of communication and expression that have existed since before the advent of the new medium of the Internet...
community.
Guest appearances
On November 14, 2007, she was a contestant on a game showGame show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
at NewTeeVee Live featuring other Internet celebrities such as Veronica Belmont
Veronica Belmont
Veronica Ann Belmont is the co-host of the Revision3 show Tekzilla alongside Patrick Norton, and the former host of the monthly PlayStation 3-based video on demand program Qore. Formerly she was the host for the Mahalo Daily podcast and a producer and associate editor for CNET Networks, Inc...
, Cali Lewis, Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
, Justin Kan
Justin Kan
Justin Kan is an Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platforms Justin.tv and TwitchTV, as well as the mobile social video application, Socialcam. He also serves as a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator...
, Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technology evangelist at Microsoft. He is married to Maryam Ghaemmaghami Scoble. He has three children; one from a previous...
, and others.
She has made numerous guest appearances on web shows, including:
- BSG Cast - Season 3 Parody Review: A Special ‘Clip Episode’ of BSGcast
- Goodnight Burbank - GNB 20 - No Pets Left Behind. Sprouts kill cancer. Walnuts fights transfats.
- Lo-Fi Saint Louis - Episode #87 Tomorrow’s Caveman Rerun
- Pro at CookingPro at CookingPro at Cooking is an Internet-distributed educational series about cooking made by Dave and Davin Productions. The series is a comedic cooking show hosted by Dave Lee, also known by his Chinese name Dawei. Each episode features a female assistant, who tends to be a victim of chauvinism...
- Episode 2 - Nontourage - Galactourage
- RocketboomRocketboomRocketboom is a daily vlog produced by Andrew Baron that was most recently hosted by Meme Molly until August 25, 2011. Joanne Colan hosted from July 12, 2006 until April 17, 2009. In the intervening time between Colan and Molly, Caitlin Hill hosted a few episodes in April 2009...
- Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Notable television guest appearances include:
- This Morning Live (Global Quebec) - February 15, 2007
- TorrentTorrent (TV Series)Torrent is a TV show on G4 Canada, that premiered April 6, 2006, at 8pm ET/6pm PT.Torrent was originally hosted by Amber MacArthur, and later hosted by Matt Harris. The show is currently hosted by Eliza Bayne and Eric Morin...
(G4techTV CanadaG4techTV CanadaG4 Canada is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Rogers Media. The name is licensed from NBCUniversal, who formerly owned a stake in the channel...
) - Episode 28 - November 4, 2006