Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.[1]
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]
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)
Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434.
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.