Scott Shaw
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Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Partial bibliography
[edit]- About Peace (ISBN 1-59003-003-6)
- Advanced Taekwondo (ISBN 0-8048-3640-X)
- Alles op Zen tijd (ISBN 978-90-6271-924-2)
- Arc Left from Istanbul: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-57-1)
- Bangkok and the Nights of Drunken Stupor (ISBN 1-877792-06-3)
- Bangkok: Beyond the Buddha (ISBN 978-1-877792-64-9)
- Bus Rides (ISBN 1-877792-23-3)
- Cairo Before the Aftermath: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-74-8)
- Cambodian Refugees in Long Beach, California: The Definitive Study (ISBN 1-877792-02-0)
- Čchi-kung pro začátečníky (ISBN 80-7306-176-7)
- Chi Kung for Beginners: Master the Flow of Chi for Good Health, Stress Reductions & Increased Energy (ISBN 0-7387-0419-9)
- E.Q. (ISBN 1-877792-07-1)
- El Ki o la energia dinamica (ISBN 978-970-643-330-5)
- El pequeño libro de la respiración: El Pranayama, de manera fácil (ISBN 978-84-96111-12-7)
- Gods in Polyester: A Survivors' Account Of 70's Cinema Obscura (Contributor)
- Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense (ISBN 978-1-877792-65-6)
- Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense: Volume Two (ISBN 978-1-877792-72-4)
- Hapkido: Essays on Self-Defense (ISBN 1-877792-42-X)
- Hapkido: Korean Art of Self-Defense (ISBN 0-8048-2074-0)
- Hong Kong Out of Focus (ISBN 978-1-877792-58-8)
- Il Feluire Del Ki (ISBN 978-88-8093-172-0)
- In the Foreboding Shadows of Holiness (ISBN 1-877792-17-9
- Independent Filmmaking: Secrets of the Craft (ISBN 1-877792-49-7)
- Israel in the Oblique (ISBN 978-1-877792-61-8)
- Junk: The Back Streets of Bangkok (ISBN 1-877792-05-5)
- Ki: Technici Eneggentice Coreene (ISBN 973-20-0206-9)
- L. A. Tales from the Suburban Side of Hell (ISBN 1-877792-18-7)
- La Vita Secondo Lo Zen (ISBN 978-88-344-2920-4)
- Last Will & Testament According to the Divine Rites of the Drug Cocaine (ISBN 1-877792-00-4)
- Lo zen e la vita (ISBN 978-88-344-1201-5)
- Los Angeles Koreatown: An Urban Geographical View of the Factors That Lead to Its Inception & Its Current Urbanization (ISBN 1-877792-09-8)
- Love Lived Too Long (ISBN 1-877792-21-7)
- Marguerite Duras And Charles Bukowski: The Yin And Yang Of Modern Erotic Literature (ISBN 1-877792-45-4)
- Mastering Health: The A to Z of Chi Kung (ISBN 81-7822-272-8)
- Nirvána dióhéjban - 157 zen-meditáció (ISBN 978-963-9219-59-5)
- Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations (ISBN 1-59003-017-6)
- No Kisses for the Sinner (ISBN 1-877792-12-8)
- On the Hard Edge of Hollywood (ISBN 1-877792-38-1)
- One Word Meditations (ISBN 978-1-877792-82-3)
- Pagan, Burma: Shadows of the Stupa (ISBN 1-877792-63-2)
- Pránajáma dióhéjban (ISBN 978-963-9219-79-3)
- Pranayama: A Respiracao Para Revitalizacao Energetica (ISBN 978-85-7701-167-4)
- Rangoon and Mandalay: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-89-2)
- Sake in a Glass, Sushi with Your Fingers: Fifteen Minutes in Tokyo (ISBN 1-877792-22-5)
- Samurai Zen (ISBN 1-57863-104-1)
- Sanskrit, the Language: Inception and Modern Day Ramifications (ISBN 1-877792-10-1)
- Scream of the Buddha (ISBN 1-877792-55-1)
- Scream: Southeast Asia & the Dream (ISBN 1-877792-01-2)
- Scribbles on the Restroom Wall (ISBN 1-877792-53-5)
- Sedona Realm of the Vortex (ISBN 978-1-877792-66-3)
- Shama Baba (ISBN 1-877792-15-2)
- Shanghai Whispers Shanghai Screams (ISBN 1-877792-26-8)
- Shattered Thoughts (ISBN 1-877792-44-6)
- Siam Tracy (ISBN 1-877792-25-X)
- Simple Bliss: Nirvana Made Easy (ISBN 1-86204-850-9)
- Singapore Off Center (ISBN 978-1-877792-60-1)
- Skid Row 1983: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-62-5)
- South Korea in a Blur (ISBN 978-1-877792-59-5)
- Suicide Slowly (ISBN 1-877792-14-4)
- Szamurai Zen (ISBN 978-1-57863-104-9)
- Taekwondo - Căn bản
- Taekwondo Basics (ISBN 0-8048-3484-9)
- The Abstract Arsenal of Zen and the Psychology of Being: Further Zen Ramblings from the Internet (ISBN 978-1-877792-91-5)
- The Chronicles: Zen Ramblings from the Internet (ISBN 978-1-877792-73-1)
- The History of the Hmong
- The Ki Process: Korean Secrets for Cultivating Dynamic Energy (ISBN 0-87728-879-8)
- The Little Book of Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy (ISBN 1-57863-301-X)
- The Little Book of Yoga Meditation (ISBN 978-1-877792-67-0)
- The Most Beautiful Woman in Shanghai (ISBN 1-877792-24-1)
- The Passionate Kiss of Illusion (ISBN 1-877792-04-7)
- The Roller Blade Seven: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-87-8)
- The Screenplays (ISBN 1-877792-48-9)
- The Tao of Self-Defense (ISBN 1-57863-190-4)
- The Voodoo Buddha (ISBN 1-877792-56-X)
- The Warrior Is Silent: Martial Art and the Spiritual Path (ISBN 0-89281-668-6)
- The Zen of Everything (ISBN 1-877792-40-3)
- The Zen of Life, Lies, and Aberrant Reality (ISBN 978-1-877792-80-9)
- There Is No Wind Through the Trees on a Treeless Beach (ISBN 1-877792-11-X)
- TKO: Lost Nights in Tokyo (ISBN 1-877792-08-X)
- Varanasi and Bodh Gaya: Shade of the Bodhi Tree: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-79-3)
- War (ISBN 1-877792-17-9)
- Wet Dreams and Placid Silence (ISBN 1-877792-19-5)
- Wo' Ton of the Blue Vision (ISBN 1-877792-16-0)
- Yoga the Inner Journey (ISBN 0-595-16549-4)
- Zen and Modern Consciousness (ISBN 1-877792-52-7)
- Zen Buddhism: The Pathway to Nirvana (ISBN 1-877792-36-5)
- Zen Filmmaking (ISBN 1-877792-47-0)
- Zen Filmmaking 2: Further Writings on the Cinematic Arts (ISBN 978-1-877792-88-5)
- Zen in the Blink of an Eye (ISBN 1-877792-41-1)
- Zen Mind Life Thoughts (ISBN 978-1-877792-81-6)
- Zen O'Clock: Time to Be (ISBN 1-57863-124-6)
- Zen-kapu a belső békességhez (ISBN 963-9219-55-X)
- Zen: Tales from the Journey (ISBN 1-877792-43-8)
- ZenÓra Mesterek és harci művészetek (ISBN 963-9219-07-X)
- Zero One (ISBN 1-877792-20-9)
Partial filmography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Scott Shaw Biography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Scott Shaw". Black Belt Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Scott Shaw Biography". Martial Info.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Scott Shaw Biography". IT eBooks. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Scott Shaw". Scribd. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Scott Shaw". AllMovie. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scott Shaw". Filmow. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434.
- ^ "Legacy of a B-movie Artist". Itawamba County Times. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". Kansai Time Out Magazine. January 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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