Nationality American Name Shane Mahan | Role Special Effects Artist | |
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Full Name Shane Patrick Mahan Occupation Make-up & special effects artist Similar People Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, John Nelson, Hal Hickel, Jon Favreau | ||
Shane mahan monster maker interview with academy award nominated co founder of legacy effects
Shane Patrick Mahan (born September 22, 1964) is an American special effects creator and creature designer and puppeteer and producer known for his work in special effects, creature concept design and for creating the bodysuits and effects for the characters in Avengers, Iron Man in the 2008 film of the same name. and several other award winning and Oscar nominated movies including Pacific Rim and recently the live action version of Disney's Jungle Book.
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- Shane mahan monster maker interview with academy award nominated co founder of legacy effects
- The terminator was my film school behind the scenes w fx wiz shane mahan
- Background
- Awards nominations
- Special effects
- Puppeteer
- Make up
- References
The terminator was my film school behind the scenes w fx wiz shane mahan
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. 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
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 Academy Award for 'Best Achievement in Visual Effects' for Iron Man. 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.
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.