Scott Shaw Explained
Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.[1]
Career
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
Partial bibliography
- About Peace
- Advanced Taekwondo
- Alles op Zen tijd
- Arc Left from Istanbul: A Photographic Exploration
- Bangkok and the Nights of Drunken Stupor
- Bangkok: Beyond the Buddha
- Bus Rides
- Cairo Before the Aftermath: A Photographic Exploration
- Cambodian Refugees in Long Beach, California: The Definitive Study
- Čchi-kung pro začátečníky
- Chi Kung for Beginners: Master the Flow of Chi for Good Health, Stress Reductions & Increased Energy
- E.Q.
- El Ki o la energia dinamica
- El pequeño libro de la respiración: El Pranayama, de manera fácil
- Gods in Polyester: A Survivors' Account Of 70's Cinema Obscura (Contributor)
- Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense
- Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense: Volume Two
- Hapkido: Essays on Self-Defense
- Hapkido: Korean Art of Self-Defense
- Hong Kong Out of Focus
- Il Feluire Del Ki
- In the Foreboding Shadows of Holiness (
- Independent Filmmaking: Secrets of the Craft
- Israel in the Oblique
- Junk: The Back Streets of Bangkok
- Ki: Technici Eneggentice Coreene
- L. A. Tales from the Suburban Side of Hell
- La Vita Secondo Lo Zen
- Last Will & Testament According to the Divine Rites of the Drug Cocaine
- Lo zen e la vita
- Los Angeles Koreatown: An Urban Geographical View of the Factors That Lead to Its Inception & Its Current Urbanization
- Love Lived Too Long
- Marguerite Duras And Charles Bukowski: The Yin And Yang Of Modern Erotic Literature
- Mastering Health: The A to Z of Chi Kung
- Nirvána dióhéjban - 157 zen-meditáció
- Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations
- No Kisses for the Sinner
- On the Hard Edge of Hollywood
- One Word Meditations
- Pagan, Burma: Shadows of the Stupa
- Pránajáma dióhéjban
- Pranayama: A Respiracao Para Revitalizacao Energetica
- Rangoon and Mandalay: A Photographic Exploration
- Sake in a Glass, Sushi with Your Fingers: Fifteen Minutes in Tokyo
- Samurai Zen
- Sanskrit, the Language: Inception and Modern Day Ramifications
- Scream of the Buddha
- Scream: Southeast Asia & the Dream
- Scribbles on the Restroom Wall
- Sedona Realm of the Vortex
- Shama Baba
- Shanghai Whispers Shanghai Screams
- Shattered Thoughts
- Siam Tracy
- Simple Bliss: Nirvana Made Easy
- Singapore Off Center
- Skid Row 1983: A Photographic Exploration
- South Korea in a Blur
- Suicide Slowly
- Szamurai Zen
- Taekwondo - Căn bản
- Taekwondo Basics
- The Abstract Arsenal of Zen and the Psychology of Being: Further Zen Ramblings from the Internet
- The Chronicles: Zen Ramblings from the Internet
- The History of the Hmong
- The Ki Process: Korean Secrets for Cultivating Dynamic Energy
- The Little Book of Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy
- The Little Book of Yoga Meditation
- The Most Beautiful Woman in Shanghai
- The Passionate Kiss of Illusion
- The Roller Blade Seven: A Photographic Exploration
- The Screenplays
- The Tao of Self-Defense
- The Voodoo Buddha
- The Warrior Is Silent: Martial Art and the Spiritual Path
- The Zen of Everything
- The Zen of Life, Lies, and Aberrant Reality
- There Is No Wind Through the Trees on a Treeless Beach
- TKO: Lost Nights in Tokyo
- Varanasi and Bodh Gaya: Shade of the Bodhi Tree: A Photographic Exploration
- War
- Wet Dreams and Placid Silence
- Wo' Ton of the Blue Vision
- Yoga the Inner Journey
- Zen and Modern Consciousness
- Zen Buddhism: The Pathway to Nirvana
- Zen Filmmaking
- Zen Filmmaking 2: Further Writings on the Cinematic Arts
- Zen in the Blink of an Eye
- Zen Mind Life Thoughts
- Zen O'Clock: Time to Be
- Zen-kapu a belső békességhez
- Zen: Tales from the Journey
- ZenÓra Mesterek és harci művészetek
- Zero One
Partial filmography
- 9mm Sunrise (2006) (also Producer/Director)
- Guns of El Chupacabra (1997) (also Producer)
- Hitman City (2003) (also Producer/Director)
- (2005) (Producer/Director)
- (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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Scott Shaw Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413002832/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2babe43b79 . dead . 13 April 2019 . . 12 April 2019.
- Web site: Scott Shaw . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102202152/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/scott_shaw/archives/777 . . 2 January 2010.
- Web site: Scott Shaw Biography. Martial Info.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083738/http://www.martialinfo.com/martial-art-instructors/profile.asp?martial-arts-id=4354. 2023-04-03. 4 March 2016.
- Web site: Scott Shaw Biography. IT eBooks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807040020/https://it-ebooks24.com/author/scott-shaw. 2023-04-03. 7 August 2016.
- Web site: Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster . . 26 July 2016.
- Web site: Scott Shaw No Butts About It . Publishers Weekly.
- Web site: Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw . . 12 April 2019.
- Web site: Scott Shaw . . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Scott Shaw Biography . It eBooks . 26 July 2016.
- Web site: Scott Shaw . . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Scott Shaw . Filmow . 16 August 2019.
- Book: Singer, Michael . Film Directors: A Complete Guide . Lone Eagle Publishing Company . 2002 . 9781580650434 . 345.
- Web site: Legacy of a B-movie Artist. Itawamba County Times. 2023-04-03.
- Web site: Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking . Kansai Time Out Magazine. January 2008 .
- Web site: Scott Shaw: The reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made . BZ Film.com . 20 September 2009 . 16 August 2019.
- Book: Adams, Michael . Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made . . 2010 . 9780061806292 . 301–302.
- Web site: Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413002843/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b52d58b . dead . 13 April 2019 . British Film Institute . 27 July 2019.
- Web site: Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell . Movie Meter . 27 July 2019.
