Shawn Fedorchuk (feh-DOR-chuck; born April 11, 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian editor, visual effects artist, director, and musician. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work in television, including twice in the Outstanding Title Design category. [1]
In the mid to late 2000s, Fedorchuk was part of the creative teams behind the opening title sequences for The Grid [2] and True Blood [3] [4] as a title designer and editor, respectively. [5] As a filmmaker, he is best known for his work in the extreme cinema subgenre under the pseudonym Lucifer Valentine, [6] [7] [8] including the surrealist exploitation horror film Slaughtered Vomit Dolls [9] [10] [11] and its sequels. [12] [13]
As a musician, Fedorchuk was the guitarist, vocalist, and co-founder of the Winnipeg-based noise rock band Kittens. [14] [15] The band was originally active from 1992 [16] to 1998 and performed two reunion shows in 2006. [17]