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Shane Hurlbut

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Shane Hurlbut
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Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator, and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art.

Most recently, Hurlbut worked on the Netflix film Love Hard starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. The story follows an unlucky LA writer who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished.

In addition, Hurlbut lensed the Disney+ original film Safety, along with Holidate for Netflix, starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, and the pilot episode for SyFy's Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk.

Hurlbut frequent joins forces: with director Scott Waugh (on Need for Speed and Act of Valor); with McG (on Rim of the World, Netflix's The Babysitter, Terminator: Salvation and We Are Marshall); and with Gabriele Muccino (on There Is No Place Like Home and Fathers and Daughters).

His additional film credits include: Semi-Pro; The Greatest Game Ever Played; Into the Blue (2005); Mr 3000; Drumline; 11:14, which earned Hurlbut a DVDX nomination; and The Skulls. Notably, his television credits include the first season of AMC's Into the Badlands (2015).

Earlier in his career, Hurlbut photographed iconic music videos including Guns N' Roses' November Rain and collaborated with artists Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, The Rolling Stones, and Nirvana. His debut feature film, The Rat Pack, received critical acclaim and earned him a nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers, making him the youngest nominee to date.

Hurlbut is based in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife Lydia, who runs Filmmakers Academy, a platform dedicated to educating the next wave of great filmmakers. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild/Local 600, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He is represented by Worldwide Production Agency (WPA).
BornFebruary 18, 1964
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    • 2 nominations

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Shane on the set of A Casa Tutti Bene
Shane with director Gabriele Muccino on the set of A Casa Tutti Bene
Shane on the set of Holidate with director John Whitesall
BTS of Shane on the set of Safety
Shane on the set of A Casa Tutti Bene
Shane with director Reginald Hudlin on the set of Safety
Shane on the set of A Casa Tutti Bene
Shane with director Gabriele Muccino on the set of A Casa Tutti Bene
Shane on the set of Holidate with director John Whitesall
BTS of Shane on the set of Safety
On set of "The Adventurers"
On set of "The Adventurers"

Known for

Terminator Salvation (2009)
Terminator Salvation
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 2009
Nick Cannon and Zoe Saldana in Drumline (2002)
Drumline
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 2002
Jason Cottle, Nick Gomez, Gonzalo Menendez, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Alex Veadov, Ailsa Marshall, Ajay James, Sonny, Callaghan, Weimy, Dave, Derrick Van Orden, Duncan Smith, Mikey, Jesse Cotton, Ray Mendoza, Rorke Denver, Billy, and Katelyn in Act of Valor (2012)
Act of Valor
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 2012
Safety (2020)
Safety
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 2020

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Música
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Escape to Atlantis
    • Cinematographer
    • In Production
  • Steve Zahn, Clara Wilsey, Angela Kinsey, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Anjelika Washington, Ava Michelle, Rico Paris, Luke Eisner, and Jan Luis Castellanos in Tall Girl 2 (2022)
    Tall Girl 2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, and Darren Barnet in Love Hard (2021)
    Love Hard
    • director of photography
    • 2021
  • Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Safety (2020)
    Safety
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
  • Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in Holidate (2020)
    Holidate
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
  • Benjamin Flores Jr., Jack Gore, Miya Cech, and Alessio Scalzotto in Rim of the World (2019)
    Rim of the World
    • director of photography
    • 2019
  • There's No Place Like Home (2018)
    There's No Place Like Home
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Samara Weaving and Judah Lewis in The Babysitter (2017)
    The Babysitter
    • director of photography
    • 2017
  • Jean Reno, Andy Lau, Shu Qi, Tony Yo-ning Yang, and Jingchu Zhang in The Adventurers (2017)
    The Adventurers
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Daniel Wu in Into the Badlands (2015)
    Into the Badlands
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried in Fathers & Daughters (2015)
    Fathers & Daughters
    • director of photography
    • 2015
  • Aaron Paul in Need for Speed (2014)
    Need for Speed
    • director of photography
    • 2014
  • Eric Bana, Charlie Hunnam, and Olivia Wilde in Deadfall (2012)
    Deadfall
    • director of photography
    • 2012
  • Shane Hurlbut, Po Chan, Weston Nathanson, Sean Smith, Mark Hapka, and Hilary Anderson in The Ticket (2012)
    The Ticket
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die - Inside the HBO Series (2012)
    Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die - Inside the HBO Series
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 2012

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Michael Madsen and Helen Slater in A House in the Hills (1993)
    A House in the Hills
    • gaffer: second unit
    • 1993
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga for Flexibility (1992)
    Yoga Journal's Yoga for Flexibility
    • lighting director
    • 1992
  • A Girl to Kill For (1990)
    A Girl to Kill For
    • electrical department
    • grip department
    • 1990
  • Street Asylum (1990)
    Street Asylum
    • key grip (as L. Shane Hurlbut)
    • 1990
  • Spaced Invaders (1990)
    Spaced Invaders
    • dolly grip (as L. Shane Hurlbut)
    • 1990
  • Caged in Paradiso (1989)
    Caged in Paradiso
    • key grip
    • 1989
  • Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, and Zelda Rubinstein in Teen Witch (1989)
    Teen Witch
    • key grip: second unit
    • 1989
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    • key grip
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Yoga Journal's Yoga for Beginners (1988)
    Yoga Journal's Yoga for Beginners
    • gaffer (as Shane Harlbutt)
    • Video
    • 1988
  • James Le Gros, Paula Irvine, and Angus Scrimm in Phantasm II (1988)
    Phantasm II
    • grip (as L. Shane Hurlbut)
    • 1988
  • Kevin Bacon in Lemon Sky (1988)
    Lemon Sky
    • additional grip (as L. Shane Hurlbut)
    • 1988

Director

  • Terminator Salvation: TechCom
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2009

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Shane Harlbutt
  • Born
    • February 18, 1964
    • Ithaca, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lydia Hurlbut? - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Director of photography for Donna Summer and Bruce Roberts music video "Whenever There Is Love".

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    In 2007, Shane Hurlburt made headlines when, while filming Terminator: Salvation he inadvertently crossed into the eye-line of the film's star, Christian Bale.
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    Take something ordinary and make it extraordinary, be obsessed with the subtleties, then finish with an unstoppable work ethic.
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