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SHAWN MAURER |
Born: ?, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Education: Loyola Marymount University [LMU], Los Angeles.
Career: 'Shawn Maurer never planned to work in film. Though he had grown up appreciating motion pictures, he never believed he'd be making them one day. It wasn't until enrolling in a film class in community college that he realized the place he belonged was behind the camera. Maurer enrolled in the film program at Loyola Marymount University and focused on cinematography while earning his degree in general film production. It was there that he made the contacts that proved invaluable during school and after. After graduating, he began working with ZM Productions.' Shawn Maurer: 'While working at ZM Productions, I met a handful of directors, including Peyton Reed, Jack Perez and John Schultz. John hired me for a low-budget film shot in North Carolina called 'Bandwagon'. Having completed it on a $400,000 budget, he sold the film to Lakeshore Entertainment and received limited distribution. ZM Productions was later hired to produce 'behind-the-scenes' films for Amblin Entertainment. This led to me landing a job shooting the 'behind the scenes' footage for 'Back to the Future II'. This was an extensive 30-day shoot using 16mm film. By this point, I was gaining good experience, but John wasn't able to get me onto his next project, 'Drive Me Crazy'. By the time 'Like Mike' came along he was able to include me, due to my work on 'Bring It On'.' [From interview with Ryan Sanborn, 'MovieMaker Magazine', Volume 2, Issue #5.]
Awards: 16th Annual Student Film Awards 'Documentary Achievement' [1989] for 'Leila'.
Website: Shawn Maurer
Shawn Maurer: 'I prefer low-budget films because they are often more rewarding, creatively. With fewer people on a lower budget, you're frequently allowed more creative control. No studio is stepping in and everyone's creative process is going toward the same goal. Sometimes working with a studio can be like having too many cooks in the kitchen and can derail a creative thought.'
FILMS & INTERNET |
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1987 |
Legends of Doo-Wopp [Richard Mortillaro] c; doc/?m; prod LMU |
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1989 |
The Magical Ride [Richard Mortillaro] c; doc/31m; for National Carousel Association |
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1990 |
The Howie Rubin Story [Rod Cohen] c; short/28m; prod LMU |
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1994 |
The Making of Jurassic Park [John Schultz] c; doc/51m; addph: Kevin McKnight, Rick Pendleton, Nick Rivera, a.o. |
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1994 |
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump [Peyton Reed] c; doc/30m; cph: Rick Robertson & Mark Zavad; on the making of 'Forrest Gump' (1993) |
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1994 |
Bandwagon [John Schultz] c; 2uc: Nick Rivera |
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1995 |
Congo: Journey Into the Unknown [Kevin Gorman & Doug McCallie] c; doc/24m; cph: Mark Zavad; on the making of 'Congo' (1994) |
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1995 |
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' [Ted Garvey] c/V; doc/23m; cph: Rick Pendleton & Byron Wardlaw; released in 2000 |
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1996 |
The Making of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial/E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back [Laurent Bouzereau] c/V; doc/91m; cph: Maury Dahlen, Ron McCaine, Jeff Daly & Les Rogers; ph E.T. doc footage: John Toll; as Shawn Mauer |
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1996 |
Show & Tell [Dean Pollack] c |
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1997 |
Full Tilt Boogie [Sarah Kelly] c; doc/97m; 'Fangoria' videographer; ph: Christopher Gallo; on the making of 'From Dusk Till Dawn' (1995) |
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1997 |
The Big Empty [Jack Perez] c |
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1997 |
La Cucaracha [Jack Perez] c |
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1998 |
The General's Daughter: Behind the Secrets [Kevin Gorman] c/V; doc/20m; cph: Robert Jaye (Los Angeles), Rick Robertson (L.A.), Mark Zavad (L.A.), Eric Albright (Savannah) & Allen Rosen (Savannah) |
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1998 |
One Hell of a Guy [James David Pasternak] c; 2uc; ph: Lloyd Freidus |
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1999 |
Big Wheel [Jeff Taupier] c; short/12m |
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1999 |
Lost Cause [Glenn Gaylord] c; short/7m |
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1999 |
Bring It On/Girls United [Peyton Reed] c |
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1999 |
The Making of 'Double Jeopardy' [Kevin Gorman] c/V; doc/13m; ph New Orleans; Vancouver ph: Roger Williams & Mike Bradley |
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2000 |
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond [John Cork] c; doc/44m; cph: Mark Rivers, Steven Wacks & John Whatton |
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2000 |
Run Ronnie Run! [Troy Miller] c; + small part |
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2001 |
Spotlight on Location: The Mummy Returns [Brian DiMuccio] c/V; doc/20m; addph; ph: Alec Ceschi & Eric Marquis |
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2001 |
Academy Boyz/Prep [Dennis Cooper] c |
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2001 |
Boat Trip [Mort Nathan] b&w-c |
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2002 |
The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor [Rich Mortillero] c; doc/23m; cph: Ron Siegel, Sovonto Green & Steve Clark; on the making of 'Windtalkers' (2002) |
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2002 |
Like Mike/Magic Baskets [John Schultz] c |
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2002 |
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town [John Schultz] c |
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2003 |
Johnson Family Vacation [Christopher Erskin] c |
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2003 |
Scarface: Creating [Laurent Bouzereau] c; doc/30m; cph: Ron Siegel, Maurey Dahlen, a.o.; on the making of 'Scarface' (1982-83) |
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2003 |
Daisy Winters [Beth LaMure] c |
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2003 |
Clandestine [Norwood Cheek] c/V; mus short/8m |
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2003 |
Superchunk: Crowding Up Your Visual Field [Jesse Peretz, Peyton Reed, Norwood Cheek & Phil Morrison] c/V; mus doc & comp music videos/?m; cph: Norwood Cheek |
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2004 |
Our Time Is Up [Rob Pearlstein] scope/c; short/12m; addph; ph: Jeremy Launais |
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2004 |
The Honeymooners [John Schultz] s35/c; 2uc New York: David M. Dunlap |
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2004 |
Shadow Man [David Benullo] scope/c; short/12m |
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2005 |
Caffeine [John Cosgrove] c |
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2005 |
Date Movie [Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer] c; 2uc: Michael A. Benson |
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2006 |
Black Rain ['Making the Film - Part 1' (28m), 'Making the Film - Part 2' (9m), 'The Script, the Cast' (20m) & 'Post-Production' (12m) dir by Laurent Bouzereau] c/V; cph: Maurey Dahlen, Michael Osment, a.o.; doc on the making of 'Black Rain' (1988) |
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2006 |
Epic Movie [Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer] c; New Jersey ph: David M. Dunlap; Paris ph: Lubomir Bakchev; 2uc: Paul Sanchez |
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2007 |
Meet the Spartans [Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer] c |
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2008 |
The Skooks [Norwood Cheek] HD/c; short/6m |
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2008 |
Disaster Movie/Meet the Spartans 2 [Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer] c |
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2008 |
Black Dynamite [Scott Sanders] s16-35bu/c; addph: Frank Sun |
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2008 |
73 Degrees [Rick Hays] looking for investors; status unknown |
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2009 |
Sympathy for Delicious [Mark Ruffalo] ts (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph; ph: Chris Norr |
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2009 |
Van Wilder - Freshman Year [Harv Glazer] RED/c/V; addph 2u: Alfeo Dixon |
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2009 |
Vampires Suck [Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer] 35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; aph: Michael Kelem |
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2010 |
Some Guy Who Kills People [Jack Perez] c; 2uc: Ron McPherson |
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2010 |
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer [John Schultz] 35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Scott Winig |
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2010 |
Matumbo Goldberg [ep #1 'Tribesmates' (7m46s), #2 'Bar Mitzvah' (4m44s), #3 'Sex Ed' (3m24s) & #4 'Matumba' (4m31s) dir by Rob Pearlstein] pilot + 4-part web series; other ph: Eric Haase (pilot, 2009) |
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2011 |
Thunderstruck/Switch/Cross-Over [John Whitesell] scope/c |
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TELEVISION |
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1990 |
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy [Peyton Reed] doc/21m |
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1990 |
Voices That Care [David S. Jackson, (music video) Jim Yukich, (doc footage) James Chressanthis & Ashley Wells Lewis] mus special/30m/s16; cph: James Chressanthis, Ted Baker, a.o.; as Shawn Mauer; for FOX-tv |
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1991 |
Hammer from the Heart [Marina Sargenti] mus special/60m (1992); addph; ph: Robert Brinkmann & Anghel Decca; for CBS-tv |
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1993 |
Spring Break '93 [Catherine Meyers] doc special/60m; cph: Bryan Duggan, a.o.; for Fox-tv |
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1993 |
Cheers: Last Call!/Last Call!: A Cheers' Celebration [Michael Davis] special/22m; co-addph; ph: Bryan Duggan |
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1994 |
A Day in the Lives of Melrose Place [?] doc special/60m; cph: Maurey Dahlen, Nick Rivera, a.o.; for Fox-tv |
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1995 |
The World of James Bond [Paul Hall] doc special/60m; for Fox-tv |
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1995 |
The Future of Crime Fighting [Robert Asher] doc special/60m; cph: Tom Hurwitz & Richard Pendleton; for NBC-tv |
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1996 |
Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda [Shannon McIntosh] doc/29m/v; cph: Jeb Bergh, Jim Feeney, Steven Wacks, a.o. |
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1997 |
Foto-Novelas [ep 'Seeing Through Walls', 'In the Mirror' & 'The Fix' dir by Carlos Avila & ep 'Mangas' dir by A.P. Gonzales] 4-part series prod by ITVS for PBS-tv |
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1997 |
Lost in Space: A Behind the Scenes Journey [Chris Pulis] doc/?m |
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1998 |
Famous Families [ep #1 'The Jacksons: First Family of Pop'; exec prod: Kevin Burns] 5-part doc series, 1998-99; cph: Steven Bernstein, Jeb Bergh, Alex Poppas, a.o. |
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1998 |
LIFE Remembers [David Haugland] special/60m; for CBS-tv |
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1998 |
The Making of 'You've Got Mail': A Conversation with Nora Ephron [prod: Mark Cowen & Mark Herzog] doc/?m; ep series 'HBO First Look' |
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1998 |
In Search of History: Leopold & Loeb: Born Killers [Christopher Meindl] doc/60m; cph: Ned Miller & Josh Morton |
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1999 |
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' [Mark Herzog] doc/14m; ep series 'HBO First Look' |
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1999 |
Suicide Missions [ep #3 'Ball Turret Gunners' dir by Robert Lihani] 17-part doc series; cph: Norman Johnston, Richard Numeroff & Bryan Neumeister; for The History Channel |
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1999 |
Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery [Edward Lucas] dram doc special/60m |
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1999 |
History's Mysteries [ep #15 'The Mysterious Howard Hughes' dir by ?, #21 'Born Killers: Leopold and Loeb' dir by ?] 139-part doc series, 1999-2001; 1st season, 1999-2000; cph: Josh Morton (#15 & 21), Ned Miller (#21), a.o.; for The History Channel |
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1999 |
Behind the Music [ep 'Donny & Marie' & 'Donna Summer'] mus doc series, 1997-2003; season 1999-2000; cph: David Rudd, Doug Snowden, a.o.; for VH1 |
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1999 |
Influences: From Yesterday to Today [Stacy Peralta] doc special/b&w-c; host ph; interview ph: Rick Pendleton |
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2000 |
Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days [Jack Perez] tvm/60m |
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2000 |
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped [Ted Haimes] dram doc/60m; for Fox-tv |
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2000 |
The Making of 'Rugrats in Paris' [Kevin Gorman] doc special/30m; cph: Sovonto Green, Steve Yaconelli & Mark Zavad; for Nickelodeon |
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2001 |
Journey to the Screen: The Making of 'Pearl Harbor' [Doug McCallie] doc/47m; co-addph; ph: Jack Kney |
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2001 |
Bad Haircut [Peyton Reed] pilot |
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2001 |
Criminal Mastermind [Troy Miller] unsold pilot/30m |
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2002 |
Modern Marvels [ep 'Ball Turret Gunners' dir by Rob Lihani] doc series, 1993-present; 10th season, 2003; cph: Richard Numeroff; + archive (b&w-c); for History Channel (2003) |
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2003 |
North Shore/Oahu/The Big Island [Peyton Reed] pilot; followed by 21-part (1 unaired) series, 2004-05; series ph: Christopher Faloona & Robert LaBonge |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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1986 |
Terminal Entry [John Kincade] asst stage manager; ph: James L. Carter |
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1987 |
The Hidden [Jack Sholder] co-swing gang; ph: Jacques Haitkin |
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1988 |
Party Line [William Webb] best boy; ph: John Huneck |
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1988 |
Leila [dir; doc/15m] ph: ?; prod LMU |
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1989 |
The Banker [William Webb] best boy; ph: John Huneck |
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1998 |
Beyond Titanic [Edith Becker; doc tv-special] co-c.op; ph: Josh Morton |
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2001 |
Contact: Talking to the Dead [Pete DeLasho; tv-doc] co-lighting des; ph: Christopher Seivard, Ed Elliott, a.o. |
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2007 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour [Bruce Hendricks; concert film] co-c.op; ph: Mitchell Amundsen, Rodney Taylor & Reed Smoot |
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2008 |
Yes Man [prod: Aaron Kotland; tv-doc] co-add c.op; ph: Norwood Cheek & Michael Osment; ep series 'HBO First Look' |
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2009 |
Circle of Eight [Stephen Cragg] c.op; ph: Michael Lohmann |
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2009 |
Deadly Honeymoon [Paul Shapiro; tvm] c.op; ph: Michael Lohmann |