This article is about a type of filmmaking Zen Filmmaking.

Zen Filmmaking is a specific style and process of filmmaking developed and titled by Scott Shaw in association with Donald G. Jackson. Zen Filmmaking is influenced by the foundations laid by American Cinéma vérité. Scott Shaw details, "In Zen Filmmaking no scripts are used. There are no rules and no definitions. The spontaneous creative energy of the filmmaker is the only defining factor. This allows for a spiritually pure source of immediate inspiration to be the only guide in the filmmaking process." Shaw continues, " It is essential to note that Zen Filmmaking is about philosophy. Neither the subject matter of the film or the medium used in filming defines a Zen Film. A Zen Film is defined solely by the creative process which is used in its creation."

Scott Shaw has created a number of films in this style; including:

Super Hero Central (2004)

Vampire Blvd. (2004)

Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins (2003)

Hitman City (2003)

Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)

Rock n' Roll Cops (2002)

Undercover X (2001)

Slip Into Oblivion (2001)

No Boundaries (2001)

Quest of the Invisible Ninja (2000)

Ghost Taxi (1999)

Ride with the Devil (1999)

Armageddon Boulevard (1998)

Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)

Shotgun Boulevard (1996)

Toad Warrior (1996)

Hell Comes to Frogtown III (1995)

Samurai Ballet (1994)

Atomic Samurai (1993)

Samurai Johnny Frankenstein (1993)

Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)

The Legend of the Rollerblade 7 (1992)

Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell (1992)

The Roller Blade Seven (1991)

External links

• Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking
• The Making of The Roller Blade Seven
• The Saga of Guns of El Chupacabra and the Art of Zen Filmmaking