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22 Facts About Shane Hurlbut

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Shane Hurlbut, was born on February 18,1964 and is an American cinematographer.

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Shane Hurlbut met director Rob Cohen while working on a music video for the 1996 disaster film Daylight, and again worked with Cohen as cinematographer for the television pilot of The Guardian.

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Shane Hurlbut's mother taught sixth grade, and his father worked as a professor's assistant at Cornell University.

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Shane Hurlbut grew up on a 250-acre farm in Aurora, New York near Cayuga Lake, and graduated from Southern Cayuga High School in 1982.

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Shane Hurlbut married Lydia Kunkler, a fellow graduate of Southern Cayuga.

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Shane Hurlbut attended Herkimer County Community College, graduating with a degree in radio and television broadcasting in 1984, and he was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Honor by the Herkimer County Community College Alumni Association on April 4,2008.

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Shane Hurlbut received a bachelor's degree from Emerson College, where he majored in film and television.

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Shane Hurlbut moved to Los Angeles in 1987, where he began work in film as a driver, key grip, and gaffer, before becoming a cinematographer.

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Shane Hurlbut was a grip truck driver for the 1988 film Phantasm II.

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Shane Hurlbut again worked with Cohen as cinematographer for the 1997 NBC television pilot The Guardian.

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In 1997 Shane Hurlbut's career focused on light as applied to photography and film, and he owned a lighting business in Pasadena, California.

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Shane Hurlbut assisted friends from Southern Cayuga in their film careers, including Dan Wade and Tim Carr.

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Shane Hurlbut received a nomination for an award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his cinematography work on the movie, becoming the youngest cinematographer ever to have been nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers award for a debut film.

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Shane Hurlbut worked again with Cohen on the 2000 film The Skulls, which was his first theatrical feature film.

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Shane Hurlbut received positive comments for his work on the 2002 film Drumline, directed by Charles Stone III.

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In 2004, Shane Hurlbut teamed up with director Charles Stone III again to work on the film Mr 3000.

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In 2005, Shane Hurlbut became the first cinematographer to utilize the InDI process developed by LaserPacific, while working on the film Something New.

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In 2006, Shane Hurlbut became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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Shane Hurlbut worked on the 2006 film Waist Deep with director Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times described their work on shots prior to a kidnapping scene in the film as "close to breathtaking".

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In 2008, Shane Hurlbut again worked with director McG, as director of photography on the film Terminator Salvation.

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Shane Hurlbut responded calmly and apologized several times to Bale, and continued shooting for seven hours after the incident.

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On February 6,2009, Bale told KROQ-FM radio that he and Shane Hurlbut talked after the incident and "resolved this completely".