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Scott Shaw

Scott Shaw is an American author, martial artist, musician, and filmmaker.

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

Career

Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist.234

He has written a number of articles and books on the martial arts and on Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophy.56789

Shaw is an active actor and filmmaker.1011121314 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.15 He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking."161718

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.19 released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers."20
  • 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

References

  1. "Scott Shaw Biography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "Scott Shaw". Black Belt Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  3. "Scott Shaw Biography". Martial Info.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "Scott Shaw Biography". IT eBooks. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". Publishers Weekly.
  7. "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. "Scott Shaw". Scribd. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  10. Riggs, Thomas (1999). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, ... Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 23). Gale Research. pp. 375–376. ISBN 9780787631598.
  11. Riggs, Thomas (2011). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, ... Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 104). Gale Research. pp. 290–295. ISBN 9781414446165.
  12. "Scott Shaw". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Scott Shaw". Filmow. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434.
  15. "Legacy of a B-movie Artist". Itawamba County Times. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". Kansai Time Out Magazine. January 2008.
  17. "Scott Shaw: Reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made". BZ Film. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  18. 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.
  19. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  20. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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