Shane Mahan

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Shane Mahan
Born
Shane Patrick Mahan

1964 (age 5960)
Greenville, Michigan
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Creature design, prosthetic make up & special effects supervisor currently Movie Producer

Shane Patrick Mahan (born September 22, 1964) is an American special effects creator, creature designer, puppeteer and producer known for his work at Stan Winston Studio and its successor, Legacy Effects. His film credits include The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day ; Aliens ; Predator and Predator 2 ; The Lost World: Jurassic Park ; Iron Man , Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 ; Pacific Rim and The Shape of Water . [1] [2]

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Personal.

Background

Mahan was born and raised in Greenville, Michigan. After graduating from Greenville High School in 1981 he left for Hollywood. His first job was with Stan Winston Studios as a crew member working on The Terminator in 1983. [3] There he worked as a creature effects supervisor. After Stan winston's passing he formed Legacy effects with three partners who were also his former colleagues at Stan Winston studios and this has now become the Leading VFX company in Hollywood [4]

Mahan and his design team made the special suits worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the film Iron Man . They also designed the suit for Iron Man which was ten feet tall, weighed 800lbs and required 5 operators to puppeteer. Besides several other nominations, Mahan and his team were nominated for the 2008 Oscar for 'Best Achievement in Visual Effects' for Iron Man . [3] The team was hired as concept artists by James Cameron for his film Avatar . This was special for Mahan as his first special effects credits were for the film The Terminator . [5]

Mahan worked for Stan Winston Studios until the death of Stan Winston in 2008 when he and three other veterans of the company, Lindsay MacGowan, J. Alan Scott and John Rosengrant, incorporated Legacy Effects, a character design, make-up and animatronic studio, so named in honor of the late Winston's legacy and lifelong achievements. [5] [6] He lives in Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

Movie special effects

YearMovie
1984 The Terminator
1986 The Vindicator
1986 Aliens
1987 Predator
1987 The Monster Squad
1988 Alien Nation
1989 Leviathan
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1993 Jurassic Park
1994 Interview with the Vampire
1995 Congo
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1998Creature (TV)
1999 Instinct
1999 Inspector Gadget
1999 Galaxy Quest
2000 What Lies Beneath
2001 Pearl Harbor
2001 Artificial Intelligence: AI
2001 Earth vs. the Spider (TV)
2001 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (TV)
2002 Teenage Caveman
2003 Big Fish
2005 Constantine
2005 War of the Worlds
2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure
2006 Eight Below
2006 Skinwalkers
2007 The Deaths of Ian Stone
2008Nosebleed
2008 Iron Man
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Passion Play

Other special effects

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1997 The Island of Dr. Moreau Saturn Award for Best Make-Up Nominated
2002 The Day the World Ended Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects Nominated
2002 How to Make a Monster Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects Nominated
2002 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects Won
2008 Iron Man Satellite Award Best Visual Effect [7] Nominated
2008 Iron Man Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects [8] Nominated
2009 Iron Man BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects [9] Nominated
2009 Iron Man Saturn Award for Best Special Effects [10] Nominated

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