Lee Shapiro (writer)
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Lee Shapiro is an American screenwriter and computer animator born in Dallas, Texas
.
, he specialized in animation, which paved the way for him to be an animation intern on the Steven Spielberg
series, seaQuest DSV
, and the art director
at Star Mountain, a computer animation
company.
He wrote an episode of The Tick
, and wrote/directed his thesis film, "Parental Advisory", which won a Crystal Reel Award. He has lent his talents to a number of motion pictures, from the independent thriller Jack-O
(1995) to Born on the Fourth of July
(1989) to RoboCop
(1987). His other work includes production design on A Twist in the Tale
, assistant direction on the Walt Disney World Resort for Epcot
.
He has also earned acclaim from studios with a screenplay adaptation of H. G. Wells
' The War of the Worlds
, as well as his original screenplays From the Ashes (2004), "Sinkhole", and "Batman: Darknight", all written in cooperation with Stephen Wise. Both "Sinkhole" and From the Ashes (2004) have won several screenwriting competitions, including the BlueCat National Screenwriting Competition and the Writer's Digest National Writing Competition, and they are currently in the running at three others. His other writing credits include some Orlando Predators commercials; the pilot episode of an animated children's series entitled "Remnant"; and a couple of episodes of the syndicated series "SciFi Wasabi". Presently, he is in the process of writing two new features - "Bookwurm" and "The Hollow" - as well as the pilot for a new, reality TV series.
He is a middle child, having both an older and younger brother. He is also a professor at Full Sail University.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
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Biography
Lee hails from Dallas, Texas. His love for graphic arts and motion pictures give him a great visual sense in the medium of film. As a film student at the University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, he specialized in animation, which paved the way for him to be an animation intern on the Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
series, seaQuest DSV
SeaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction...
, and the art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
at Star Mountain, a computer animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
company.
He wrote an episode of The Tick
The Tick (live action TV series)
The Tick is an American sitcom based on the character Tick from the comic book of the same name . It aired on FOX in late 2001 and was produced by Columbia TriStar Television. With a pilot airing on November 8, the series only lasted nine episodes on broadcast television...
, and wrote/directed his thesis film, "Parental Advisory", which won a Crystal Reel Award. He has lent his talents to a number of motion pictures, from the independent thriller Jack-O
Jack-O
Jack-O is the third in a trio of movies directed by Steve Latshaw in the early-to-mid 1990s . The film was straight-to-TV and video, and was later rereleased in 2005 as a special-edition DVD....
(1995) to Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July is the best selling autobiography of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan's patriotic 1904 song, "The Yankee Doodle Boy"...
(1989) to RoboCop
RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
(1987). His other work includes production design on A Twist in the Tale
A Twist in the Tale (TV series)
A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner.Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990's. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story...
, assistant direction on the Walt Disney World Resort for Epcot
Epcot
Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
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He has also earned acclaim from studios with a screenplay adaptation of H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
' The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...
, as well as his original screenplays From the Ashes (2004), "Sinkhole", and "Batman: Darknight", all written in cooperation with Stephen Wise. Both "Sinkhole" and From the Ashes (2004) have won several screenwriting competitions, including the BlueCat National Screenwriting Competition and the Writer's Digest National Writing Competition, and they are currently in the running at three others. His other writing credits include some Orlando Predators commercials; the pilot episode of an animated children's series entitled "Remnant"; and a couple of episodes of the syndicated series "SciFi Wasabi". Presently, he is in the process of writing two new features - "Bookwurm" and "The Hollow" - as well as the pilot for a new, reality TV series.
He is a middle child, having both an older and younger brother. He is also a professor at Full Sail University.
External links
- Lee Shapiro at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- For the documentary filmmaker killed in Afghanistan in 1987 see: Lee ShapiroLee ShapiroLee Shapiro was an American documentary filmmaker. His one feature-length film, Nicaragua Was Our Home, was released in 1986. It was filmed in Nicaragua among the Miskito Indians who were then fighting against Nicaraguan government forces...
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