Michael Shawver Explained

Michael P. Shawver
Birth Place:Rhode Island, United States
Occupation:Film editor
Years Active:2013–present
Known For:Black Panther (2018)

Michael P. Shawver (born) is an American film editor who is known for his collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. Shawver and fellow editor Debbie Berman collaborated on Coogler's 2018 film Black Panther.[1] Before Black Panther, Shawver and Claudia Castello collaborated in editing Coogler's films Fruitvale Station (2013) and Creed (2015).[2]

Early life and education

Shawver was born around and grew up in North Providence, Rhode Island.[3] He went to Greystone Elementary School then Ponaganset High School. He went to the University of Rhode Island,[4] where he majored in communications studies. He graduated from URI in 2007, and he then went to the Los Angeles–based USC School of Cinematic Arts to enroll in the Master of Fine Arts program. He met Ryan Coogler in 2009 in a directing class, learned about Coogler's short films in the making, and asked to help edit them.[5] Shawver edited Coogler's student films, including "Fig", which aired on HBO.[6] Shawver completed the MFA program in 2012.[7]

Career

Shawver's first feature-film credit as editor came when Coogler began work on his first feature film Fruitvale Station with Claudia Castello involved as editor. Coogler recruited Shawver, and Castello and Shawver worked as a team.[8] The two collaborated as editors again for Coogler's follow-up Creed. For Coogler's third feature film Black Panther, Shawver teamed with Debbie Berman, and the two worked on editing over 500 hours' worth of footage. Since Berman was one of the editors for the 2017 film , Shawver learned from her how to work with visual effects in editing.

Filmography

Shawver's editing credits
YearTitleNotes
2013Fruitvale StationEdited with Claudia Castello[9]
2014Tell[10]
Warren
20154th Man Out[11]
CreedEdited with Claudia Castello
2017All Summers End
Dirty Dancing[12]
2018Black PantherEdited with Debbie Berman
2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersCredited as additional editor[13]
2020Commercial release in 2021
Honest Thief
2022Blacklight
Edited with Kelley Dixon and Jennifer Lame[14]
2024Abigail[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bui . Hoai-Tran . 'Black Panther' Editor Michael Shawver on Working With Ryan Coogler and Being 'Popular' at the Oscars [Interview] ]. . December 27, 2018 . April 8, 2020 .
  2. Caranicas . Peter . Editing Duo Worked Together to Raise 'Black Panther' to Blockbuster Status . . January 9, 2019 . April 8, 2020 .
  3. News: Smith . Andy . Rhode Islander Michael Shawver talks about editing 'Black Panther' . . March 3, 2018 . April 8, 2020 .
  4. News: Shorey . Ethan . NP native praised for editing work on 'Creed' . Valley Breeze . December 15, 2015 . April 8, 2020 .
  5. News: Leland . Amy . Black Panther editors Debbie Berman and Michael Shawver . postPerspective . February 19, 2019 . May 8, 2021 .
  6. News: Staff . Michael Shawver '07 . harrington.uri.edu . . April 11, 2018 . April 8, 2020 .
  7. News: Ruiz . Renato . Creed creative team comes home to USC School of Cinematic Arts . USC News . . December 10, 2015 . April 13, 2020 .
  8. News: Staff . The Art of Editing with Douglas Crise, Claudia Castello & Michael P. Shawver . NYFA Podcasts . . July 23, 2018 . April 8, 2020 .
  9. Web site: Michael P. Shawver . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703182258/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/529921f2dbd05 . dead . July 3, 2018 . bfi.org.uk . . April 8, 2020 .
  10. Web site: Michael P. Shawver . . April 8, 2022 .
  11. Web site: 4th Man Out . cinema.usc.edu . . March 10, 2016 . April 8, 2022 .
  12. Web site: April 8, 2022. Turner Classic Movies. Michael P. Shawver. tcm.com.
  13. Web site: Michael P. Shawver . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810144623/https://admin.wp-a.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SHAWVER-Michael-ED.pdf . August 10, 2022 . August 10, 2022 . Worldwide Production Agency.
  14. News: Weiss . Josh . 'Black Panther' editor and VFX crew unpack 'Wakanda Forever' secrets, including fabled 4-hour cut . . December 1, 2022 . December 2, 2022 .
  15. Gleiberman . Owen . 'Abigail' Review: A Remake of 'Dracula's Daughter' Turns Into a Brutally Monotonous Genre Mashup . . April 17, 2024 . June 18, 2024 .