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SHANE STANLEY is a lifer. His career began in front of the camera at 9 months old before becoming the youngest Emmy Award winner, (at 16) for his work on Desperate Passage. He won another Emmy Award at the age of 19 and has been nominated a total of four times. In 2000, Shane launched Visual Arts Entertainment, an independent film company best known for producing the #1 Box Office hit, "Gridiron Gang" for SONY Pictures starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Stanley’s resume as a filmmaker spans over three decades and includes feature films, hundreds of commercials and successful music videos (two went #1 on VH1's Top 20 Countdown). Additionally, Shane's recent film, "Night Train", was #1 on HULU for an astonishing five straight weeks (July/Aug 2023) and his action/comedy, "Double Threat" was #1 on Netflix in 16 out 17 countries (Aug 2024) and was the sole indie feature amongst Hollywood blockbusters listed in Amazon Prime's “Top 10 in the US” category lasting on the charts for eight weeks and peaking at #4 (July/Aug 2022). The paperback edition of Shane's book, "What You Don't Learn in Film School" was named "One of the best Filmmaking books of all time" by BookAuthority and the Kindle version was crowned as the "Best-Selling Movie Production Audiobook of All Time." Shane offers a wealth of knowledge from several aspects of the industry focusing on educating future storytellers and helping them bridge the gap between what’s taught in the classroom and what they’ll experience in the real world.
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