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Scott Shaw

Scott Shaw

American author (born 1958)

Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.[1]

For the cartoonist and animator, see Scott Shaw (artist).

Career

Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist.[2][3][4]

He has written a number of articles and books on the martial arts and on Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophy. [5][6][7][8][9]

Shaw is an active actor and filmmaker.[10][11][12] In collaboration with American filmmaker Donald G. Jackson he created a style of filmmaking where no screenplay and scripts are used in the creation of a movie. [13] He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking."[14][15][16]

Works

Partial bibliography

Partial filmography

  • 9mm Sunrise (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • Guns of El Chupacabra (1997) (also Producer)
  • Hitman City (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • Interview: The Documentary (2005) (Producer/Director)
  • Killer: Dead or Alive (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • Max Hell Frog Warrior (1996) (also Producer/Director) (a.k.a. Hell Comes to Frogtown III, Toad Warrior and Max Hell Comes to Frogtown)
  • One Shot Sam (2006) (Director)
  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993) (also Producer)
  • Samurai Johnny Frankenstein (1993) (also Producer/Director)
  • Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell (1992) (also Producer/Director); martial art based vampire film directed by and starring Shaw.[17] released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers."[18]
  • Super Hero Central (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Final Kiss (2005) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) (also Producer)
  • The Rock n' Roll Cops (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Roller Blade Seven (1991) (also Producer)
  • Undercover X (2001) (also Producer/Director)
  • Vampire Blvd. (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • Vampire Noir (2007) (also Producer/Director)

References

  1. [1]
    "Scott Shaw Biography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Scott Shaw". Black Belt Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Scott Shaw Biography". Martial Info.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Scott Shaw Biography". IT eBooks. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". Publishers Weekly.
  7. [7]
    "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Scott Shaw". Scribd. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  10. [10]
    "Scott Shaw". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Scott Shaw". Filmow. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. [12]
    Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434.
  13. [13]
    "Legacy of a B-movie Artist". Itawamba County Times. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". Kansai Time Out Magazine. January 2008.
  15. [15]
    "Scott Shaw: The reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made". BZ Film.com. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. [16]
    Adams, Michael (2010). Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made. HarperCollins. pp. 301–302. ISBN 9780061806292.
  17. [17]
    "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  18. [18]
    "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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