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Shane Hurlbut grew up on Goose Lane Road on a 250-acre farm in Aurora, New York. Before moving to Boston to pursue a degree in film from Emerson College, he spent many hours tapping maple trees and produced mouth-watering Grade A maple syrup. Hurlbut began work in the film industry as a gaffer on commercials and music videos, collaborating with cinematographers Daniel Pearl and Joseph Yacoe. He began shooting in 1995 with music videos for the Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins. Commercials were the next step, followed by feature work in 1998. HBO's award-winning biopic "The Rat Pack," directed by Rob Cohen and starring Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna and Don Cheadle was Hurlbut's first feature. It was nominated by the A.S.C. for Best Cinematography in the category of Motion Picture, Miniseries or Pilot Television. In 1999 Cohen and Hurlbut reunited on the thriller "Skulls", starring Paul Walker and Joshua Jackson about the legendary Skull and Bones secret society at Yale University. In 2000, director John Stockwell and Hurlbut teamed up for the critically acclaimed romantic drama "Crazy/Beautiful" starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez. The duo reunited in 2004 on "Into The Blue", a treasure hunting film which takes place 80% on or underwater. It is a tale about a group of friends played by Jessica Alba, Paul Walker, Scott Caan and Ashley Scott vacationing in the Bahamas where they stumble onto an ancient shipwreck filled with buried treasure. In 2001, Hurlbut met director Charles Stone III and they made the hit film "Drumline", a story that showcased show style marching band competition in the South. Two years later they collaborated again to lens "Mr. 3000" starring Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett. The film follows a retired baseball player who plays again after a 10 year hiatus to maintain his status of 3000 hits. During that time period, Hurlbut also shot a dramatic thriller "11:14" for New Line with director Greg Marcks, starring Hillary Swank, Barbara Hershey and Patrick Swayze. In 2004, actor/director Bill Paxton selected Hurlbut to bring an action-oriented vision to the mundane sport of golf. "The Greatest Game Ever Played" is based on the best selling book by author Mark Frost. The film is a true story that follows the life of a caddie (played by Shia LaBeouf) who qualifies for the 1913 U.S. Open and beats the two greatest golfers of the time. In 2005, acclaimed music video director Sanaa Hamri and Hurlbut collaborated on "Something New" a funny, romantic comedy for Focus Features. In the summer of 2005, Hurlbut and writer/director Vondie Curtis Hall teamed up with Focus Features to capture a current day Bonnie & Clyde bank-robbing action thriller "Waist Deep" starring Tyrese Gibson. Hurlbut just wrapped "We Are Marshall" with director McG. The film showcases Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn and Ian McShane. It is a true story about a plane crash at Marshall University that claimed the lives of football team members and a number of prominent fans. The team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

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Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2006.

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