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Amsterdam, New York, United States
@SHAWNSCHAFFER
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION To work on film projects all over the world. ABOUT ME I grew up in Albany, New York. I lived here until I was 18, then moved to Boston to study Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Returned home to study business at University at Albany. Changed majors my Sophomore year to Philosophy. I am still 21 credits shy of my Bachelor's, but don't have the time to return now that I am working full-time as a Cinematographer, traveling often and for lengthy periods of time for projects. I also play pool for the American Poolplayers Association. I have made four trips to the National Championships in Las Vegas since joining the league in 2006. Twice for Singles, finishing 5th for 8-ball and 9th for 9-ball. Once for Teams, finishing 193rd in 9-ball, and most recently for Doubles, finishing 129th. I have always been a self-sufficient person. Since I was 14, I have worked and provided for myself on a full-time basis. At 23 I was able to buy my own house, a three bedroom two bath 1700 square foot home that my father and I tore down to the shell and built new with our own bare hands. I make my living as a Cinematographer, working on short films, feature films, commercials, corporate projects, and more. I have been working in the industry for seven years now. I have worked on more than three dozen short films, a dozen feature length films, and a number of other projects and pieces. I have been fortunate to be in a great relationship for the last eight years with my girlfriend Shawna (yes, my name with an "a" at the end, I know it's cute, I've heard it for 8 years now :) ) She lives with me here at the house, she is a Social Studies teacher is getting ready to take on her first full year full time teaching position in the fall. I love sports, particularly the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys. My TV is regularly on ESPN. I also love to laugh, so the other channel I am always on is Comedy Central. PHILOSOPHY "Imagination is everything, it is the preview of life's coming attractions."
Interested in Billiards
Interested in Design
Fluent in English
Learning French
Music, Movies, and Books
I love movies, all genres, all time periods. I love films from the Cinema du Look period. I like all kinds of music, so long as it's well written lyrically and has a good beat to it, I'm there. When I have time to read, I read either Philosophy texts or Cinematography texts.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I was self-employed working in a career I love and owned my own home by 23.
My Interests
Anything life presents me with. I am interested in living my life to the fullest and seeing as much of the world that I can in my time on the sunny side of the horizon.