Scott Shaw Films Be Positive

Scott Shaw
Scott Shaw Films
Zen Filmmaking!

Freedom of Mind is the Pathway to Cinematic Enlightenment.

SCOTT SHAW AND ZEN FILMMAKING:
Scott Shaw is an American filmmaker, author, and martial artist who is best known for his work in Zen Filmmaking. He is understood to be the pioneer of this unique style of filmmaking.


Scott Shaw was first introduced to Zen and martial arts as a child, and went on to study both disciplines in depth. He began his career in the film industry as an actor, but quickly became disillusioned with the traditional Hollywood filmmaking process.

In the early 1990s, Scott Shaw began to develop the philosophy of Zen Filmmaking. He felt that the traditional Hollywood approach to filmmaking was too rigid and formulaic, and that it stifled creativity and spontaneity. He believed that the key to successful filmmaking was to embrace the present moment, and to allow the creative process to unfold naturally.

Zen Filmmaking emphasizes a minimalist approach to filmmaking, with a focus on simplicity, intuition, and spontaneity. Scott Shaw's approach involves working with a small crew and minimal equipment, and relying on the actors' instincts and intuition to guide the creative process. He also emphasizes the importance of being fully present in the moment, and allowing the creative process to unfold naturally without interference from the ego.

Scott Shaw's films often incorporate elements of martial arts and Eastern philosophy, and are known for their unique, improvisational style. He has directed and produced dozens of films in the Zen Filmmaking style, including "The Roller Blade Seven" and "Samurai Vampire Bikers from Hell."

Overall, Scott Shaw's contributions to the world of filmmaking have been significant, and his approach to Zen Filmmaking has inspired many other filmmakers to experiment with new approaches to the creative process.

ZEN FILMS:

Here is a list of some of the Zen Films created by Scott Shaw, in addition to some of the films created by
Donald G. Jackson. Many of the films listed below link to pages where you will find Production Information and Production Stills, others go to our Zen Film DVD Shop or Amazon Prime Video where there is more information about each film and where copies may be purchased or viewed, some go directly to the Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking Channel on YouTube or Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking on Dailymotion where the entire Zen Film may be viewed.

FILM LINKS:
Here are a few places where you can find Scott Shaw DVDs and Streaming Movies:
DVD Zen Film DVD Shop
Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking on YouTube
dailymotion Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking on Dailymotion
Prime-Video Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking on Amazon Prime Video

Shaw Pictures
Zen Filmmaking ®

Light Source Films Light Source Films

SCOTT SHAW ZEN FILMS AND ZEN DOCUMENTARIES:

Art Flash Paris
Art Flash Paris

A_Space_in-the_Time
A Space in the Time

A Space in the Time 2
A Space in the Time 2

The Adventure of Ace X
The Adventures of Ace X and Kid Velvet

Armageddon Blvd
Armageddon Blvd.

Alexander Hell
Alexander Hell Vampire Hunter

Angel Blade
Angel Blade

A Szamuráj útja
A Szamuráj útja

The Back of Beyond
The Back of Beyond

Backwards
Backwards

Bangkok Backwards
Bangkok Backwards in Black & White

Big Sister 2000
Big Sister 2000

Blood on the Guitar
Blood on the Guitar

Bluegrass Christmas Party
Bluegrass Christmas Party

Blur
Blur

Buddha in the Rain
Buddha in the Rain

The Cancelled Movie
The Cancelled Movie

Canlı Fotoğraf İstanbul
Canlı Fotoraf stanbul

Capsizal Regression
Capsizal Regression

Christmas in Chinatown
Christmas in Chinatown

Cinematografia Obsesion
Cinematografia Obsesion

Conrad Talks Hollywood
Conrad Brooks Talks Hollywood

The Conversation
The Conversation

Count Vlogula
Count Vlogula

Crimes of the Chupacabra
Crimes of the Chupacabra

Cykelkultur
Cykelkultur

Dead Carnival
Dead Carnival

Desert Highway
Desert Highway

DGJ Q&A
DGJ Q&A

Dinner and Drinks
Dinner & Drinks

Disciple Detention
Disciple Detention

Confessions
Donald G. Jackson Confessions

Diary of a Michigan Migrant Film Worker
Donald G. Jackson Diary of a Michigan Migrant Film Worker

A Drive into Yesterday
A Drive into Yesterday

The Drive
The Drive

The Drive 2
The Drive II: 395 Miles From L.A.

The Drive 3
The Drive III

A Drive with Linnea and Donald
A Drive with Linnea and Donald YouTube
A Drive with Linnea and Donald Amazon Prime Video

El Chupacabra Zen Speed Flick
El Chupacabra: A Zen Speed Flick

Elixir
Elixir: The Queen of Lost Island DVD

Fighting the Bad Guys
Scott Shaw Fighting the Bad Guys

The Final Kiss
The Final Kiss

Flowing Waves
Flowing Waves

Footage Found
Footage Found

480_seconds
480 Seconds of Kyoto

Frankenblade
Frankenblade

Frogtown News
Frogtown News

Ghost of El Chupacabra
Ghost of El Chupacabra

Ghost Taxi
Ghost Taxi

Guns of El Chupacabra
Guns of El Chupacabra

Guns of El Chupacabra 2
Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen

Guns of El Chupacabra 3
Guns of El Chupacabra 3: The Lost Interviews

Guns of El Chupacabra in Three Minutes and Thirty Seconds
Guns of El Chupacabra in Three Minuted and Thirty Seconds

Guongdong Province
Guongdong Province, China: Poverty and Promise

Hard Edge of Hollywood
The Hard Edge of Hollywood

Hawk
Hawk: Warrior of the Wheelzone

Henjiu Zuochan
Hěnjiǔ Zuòchán

Hitman City
Hitman City

Hollywood in the Rain
Hollywood in the Rain

Hollywood PD Undercover
Hollywood P.D. Undercover

Hong Kong Parallax
Hong Kong Parallax

Hypnosis Bangkok
Hypnosis Bangkok

Impassive Serenity
Impassive Serenity

Interview
Interview: The Roller Blade Seven Documentary

Inverse
Inverse

Inverse Israel
Inverse Israel

Inversion Principal
Inversion Principal

Jet Engine
Jet Engine

The Journey Has Begun
The Journey Has Begun

JR
JR: Japan Railway

Killer Dead or Alive
Killer: Dead or Alive

Rising from the Ashes
L.A. Riots: Rising from the Ashes

Legend of the Dead Boyz
Legend of the Dead Boyz

Legend of the Roller Blade Seven
Legend of the Roller Blade Seven

Life in the Aftermath
Life in the Aftermath

Lingerie Kickboxer
Lingerie Kickboxer

Lingerie Kickboxer Behind the Scenes
Lingerie Kickboxer: Behind the Scenes

A Little Bit Abour Whats Going On
A Little Bit About What Is Going On

Live Foto København
Live Foto København

Live Photo Bangkok
Live Photo Bangkok

Live Photo Hong Kong
Live Photo Hong Kong

Live Photo Oslo
Live Photo Oslo

Live Photo Paris
Live Photo Paris

Live Shot Tokyo
Live Shot Tokyo

Lockoff LAX
Lockoff LAX

Macau
Macau

Macau Catch the Moment
Macau: Catch the Moment

Max Hell Frog Warrior
Max Hell Frog Warrior

Max Hell 1st Cut Poster
Max Hell Frog Warrior The Zen First Cut

Max Hell The Frog Warrior
Max Hell The Frog Warrior A Zen Silent Flick

Mechanical Ballet
Mechanical Ballet

Mimes Silent but Deadly
Mimes: Silent But Deadly

Movement
Movement

Munich Across the Tarmac
Munich: Across the Tarmac

Naked Avenger
Naked Avenger

nihon_cloisonne
Nihon Cloisonné

Ninoy
Ninoy

9mm
9 mm Sunrise

Oblivion Tokyo
Oblivion Tokyo

One Shot Sam
One Shot Sam

Outside Through the Labyrinth
Outside Through the Labyrinth

Preachin the Gospel
Preaching' the Gospel YouTube
Preachin' the Gospel Amazon Prime Video

Psychotomimetic-Tokyo
Psychotomimetic Tokyo

Rennende Vann 9
Rennende Vann 9

Return of the Roller Blade Seven
Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Re-Return of the Roller Blade Seven
Re-Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Reversal Therapy
Reversal Therapy

Reverse
Reverse

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil

Ride With The Devil Opening
Ride with the Devil: The Opening

Rindende Vand 8
Rindende Vand 8

The Rock n Roll Cops
The Rock n' Roll Cops

The Rock n' Roll Cops Outtake
The Rock n' Roll Cops Outtake

The Roller Blade Seven
The Roller Blade Seven

RB7 The Unseen Scenes
Roller Blade Seven: The Unseen Scenes

Roller Blade 3
Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was DVD
Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was YouTube

Running Water
Running Water

Running Water 2
Running Water 2

Running Water 3
Running Water 3

Running Water 4
Running Water 4

Running Water 5
Running Water 5

Running Water 6
Running Water 6

Running Water 7
Running Water 7

Rural Southern China
Rural Southern China

Salvation Mountain
Salvation Mountain

Samurai Ballet
Samurai Ballet

Samurai Johnny Frankenstein
Samurai Johnny Frankenstein

Samurai Johnny Frankenstein Outake
Samurai Johnny Frankenstein Outtake

Samurai Vampire Bikers from Hell
Samurai Vampire Bikers from Hell

Samurai Vampires
Samurai Vampires: A Zen Speed Flick

Sealed with a Bullet
Sealed with a Bullet

Seconds in Singapore
Seconds in Singapore

Shenzhen Eye Hospitable
Shenzhen Eye Hospitable

Shenzhen Flash
Shenzhen Flash

Shinjuku Phantasmagoria
Shinjuku Phantasmagoria

Shotgun Blvd
Shotgun Blvd.

Silence is Golden
Silence is Golden

Slow Moving Clouds
Slow Moving Clouds

Somewhere Between Now and Then
Somewhere Between Now and Then

Smithee Awards
Scott Shaw at the Smithee Awards

Somewhere Between Then and Now
Somewhere Between Then and Now

Speaking Chinese in Hollywood
Speaking Chinese in Hollywood

Stardate Jerusalem
Stardate Jerusalem

Strange-Universe
Guns of El Chupacabra on Strange Universe

Static
Static

Street Scene Macau
Street Scene Macau

Streets Los Angeles
Streets: Los Angeles

Super Hero Central
Super Hero Central

Tammy Faye Starlite
Tammy Faye Starlite

Thirty Seconds on the Tokyo Subway
Thirty Seconds on the Tokyo Subway

Time Stamp Reverse Istanbul
Time Stamp Reverse Istanbul

Toad Warrior
Toad Warrior

Toy Cars
Toy Cars

Train of the Day
Train of the Day

Transmundane Israel
Transmundane Israel

Trip the Light Fantastic
Trip the Light Fantastic

tsukiji_shijo
Tsukiji Shijo

Undercover X
Undercover X

Unmaking the Music Video
Unmaking the Music Video
AKA How Do Go-Go Dancers, a Mime Girl, and a Balloon Artist Dance to a Country Band


Vampire Abstracta
Vampire Abstracta

Vampire Black
Vampire Black: Trail of the Dead

Vampire Blvd.
Vampire Blvd.

Vampire Noir
Vampire Noir

Vampire Sunrise
Vampire Sunrise

Vending Begyndelse
Vending Begyndelse

walking-in-seoul
Walking in Seoul

The White Cat
The White Cat

Witchs Brew
Witch's Brew

Woman in the Reflective Glass
Woman in the Reflective Glass

Yin Yang Insane
Yin Yang Insane

Zen-Filmmaking-Trailer
Scott Shaw Zen Filmmaking Trailer

Zen-Filmmaking
Scott Shaw and Donald G. Jackson Zen Filmmaking

FROM THE FILM ARCHIVES OF DONALD G. JACKSON, DIRECTOR'S CUT FILMS:
Baby Ghost
Baby Ghost DVD
Baby Ghost Rifftrax
Baby Ghost YouTube
Baby Ghost Amazon Prime Video

Crimes of Tomorrow
Crimes of Tomorrow

Demon Lover
Demon Lover The Devil Master DVD
Demon Lover The Devil Master YouTube

Demon Lover Diary
Demon Lover Diary on YouTube

Return to Frogtown
Frogtown 2: Return to Frogtown DVD
Frogtown 2: Return to Frogtown YouTube

KIll Kill Overkill
Kill Kill Overkill DVD
Kill Kill Overkill YouTube

Little Lost Sea Serpent
Little Lost Sea Serpent DVD
Little Lost Sea Serpent YouTube
Little Lost Sea Serpent Amazon Prime

Raw Energy
Raw Energy

Roller Blade
Roller Blade DVD

Roller Blade Warriors
Roller Blade Warriors Taken By Force

Rollergator
Rollergator

Strip Club Nights
Strip Club Nights DVD

UFO Secret Video
UFO Secret Video on YouTube
UFO Secret Video on Amazon Prime

Zen Filmmaking ® is a Registered Trademark.