Scott Shaw

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Birthday:

23 September 1958, Hollywood, California, USA

Height:

188 cm

Born in the filmmaking capital of the world, Hollywood, California, Scott Shaw spent the early part of his youth growing up in South Los Angeles. He then returned to Hollywood for his teen years.Though living at the center of the film industry, Shaw was not drawn to acting or directing in his early years. He instead placed his focus on his two lifelong passions: the martial arts and eastern mysticism. From this zeal he has emerged as a respected teacher and prolific author on both of these subjects.After spending his twenties continually retuning to Asia, he finally entered the film industry in his early thirties. Quickly moving from actor onto producer and director, Shaw has created numerous feature films, music videos, and documentaries based upon what he calls Zen Filmmaking. This is a free-form style of filmmaking that does not use a formalized script and is designed to cause the filmmaker to employ spontaneous inspiration.To label Shaw as artistically diverse would be an understatement. Aside from the film industry he is a novelist, poet, artist, photographer, and musician. His musical compositions often find their way into the soundtracks of his films. Show less «

I think you need to go into a zen movie like you are going into an art museum. You have to see it for what it is. As I always say, you might...Show more »

I think you need to go into a zen movie like you are going into an art museum. You have to see it for what it is. As I always say, you might hate the art of Picasso but you can't say it isn't art. Zen Filmmaking is art. You may love it, you may hate it, but it's made purely from the sense of art. Show less «

My entire life, I've been an artist of one type or another. When filmmaking opportunities came my way, it was only natural for me to follow ...Show more »

My entire life, I've been an artist of one type or another. When filmmaking opportunities came my way, it was only natural for me to follow a path less traveled and not attempt to make, seen-it-all-before, feature films. Show less «

Roller Blade Seven has been called the worst movie ever made, but to me that's a compliment. We did not set out to make Gone With The Wind. ...Show more »

Roller Blade Seven has been called the worst movie ever made, but to me that's a compliment. We did not set out to make Gone With The Wind. What we did was very conscious. I think that's what most people misunderstand. What we're doing is what we're doing. For lack of a better term, it's in-your-face art and you may love it, you may hate it. Either way's fine. If you call it the worst movie ever made, thank you, it's a compliment. Show less «