Dominic "Dom" Fera, (born: March 31, 1992 [age 32])[1] better known online as DominicFear, is an American writer, director, music artist, and animator.
History
Dom started on Newgrounds.com in 2005 as a young stop motion and Flash animator. He soon after began posting on YouTube, first making comedic fan-edits of movies like Back to the Future and the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy. In early 2007 he found viral success with "The Lazer Collection" — a Robot Chicken-style experimental animated comedy series based on the "Imma Firin' My Lazer" meme, which he did not create, and the likeness of the meme was inspired by that of Cell from the Dragon Ball franchise. Other than characters and everyday objects firing laser blasts and energy bolts at each other, the series was also known for its narratives with no direct and/or literal interpretation, not to mention the "Doctor Octagonapus" character based on Spider-Man's "Doctor Octopus". His other famous works include short animated reels such as "The Genie With a Dirty Mind".
He soon after began writing and directing comedic sketches with lifelong best friends and collaborators Tim Kish and Seth King (Achilios). By 2008 he had begun making longer, narrative short films in addition to the frequent comedy sketches and animations. By 2011, his channel had reached its peak as a small corner for high-effort narrative content. He attended film school at NYU from 2010-2014, and to this day continues to post short films, animations, and occasional comedy sketch while working as a Freelancer in Los Angeles.
In 2016, Tim Kish asked Dom to co-host the movie review/pop culture podcast "Reasonable Beef," and the two have continued to produce episodes ever since. In 2018, he began releasing indie pop/alternative music to his channel and streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, as well as music videos.
Trivia
- He has worked with Jack & Dean, TomSka, Zach King, dodie, Elle Mills, Shannon Barry, Jamie Costa, Joey Richter, Lauren Lopez, Chris & Jack, Gus & Eddy.
- He uses Adobe Premiere to edit, Adobe Animate to animate, and Garageband for music.
- He has a patreon account where he posts unreleased songs, early videos, & Making Of Podcasts.
- He used to have a online store on CafePress, which included official merchandise of The Lazer Collection, Die Now Or Live Forever, Genie With A Dirty Mind, & Kenny Bassender. [2] Sometime after 2022, the page no longer exists. [3]