Michael P. Shawver

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Michael P. Shawver
Born1984/1985 (age 36–37)[1]
Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2013-present
Known forBlack Panther (2018)

Michael P. Shawver (born 1984/1985) is an American film editor who is known for his collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. Shawver and fellow editor Debbie Berman collaborated on Coogler's 2018 film Black Panther.[2] Before Black Panther, Shawver and Claudia Castello collaborated in editing Coogler's films Fruitvale Station (2013) and Creed (2015).[3]

Background[]

Shawver was born around 1984/1985 and grew up in North Providence, Rhode Island.[1] He went to Greystone Elementary School then Ponaganset High School. He went to the University of Rhode Island,[4] where he majored in communications studies.[1] He graduated from URI in 2007,[5] and he then went to the Los Angeles-based USC School of Cinematic Arts to enroll in the Master of Fine Arts program.[1] He met Ryan Coogler in 2009 in a directing class, learned about Coogler's short films in the making, and asked to help edit them.[6] Shawver edited Coogler's student films, including "Fig", which aired on HBO.[5] Shawver completed the MFA program in 2012.[7]

Shawver's first feature-film credit as editor came when Coogler began work on his first feature film Fruitvale Station with Claudia Castello involved as editor. Coogler recruited Shawver, and Castello and Shawver worked as a team.[8] The two collaborated as editors again for Coogler's follow-up Creed. For Coogler's third feature film Black Panther, Shawver teamed with Debbie Berman, and the two worked on editing over 500 hours' worth of footage. Since Berman was one of the editors for the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming, Shawver learned from her how to work with visual effects in editing.[3]

Filmography[]

Shawver's editing credits
Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Fruitvale Station Edited with Claudia Castello [9]
2015 Creed Edited with Claudia Castello [9]
2018 Black Panther Edited with Debbie Berman [9]
2020 A Quiet Place Part II Commercial release in 2021 [9]
2020 Honest Thief [10]
2022 Blacklight

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, Andy (March 3, 2018). "Rhode Islander Michael Shawver talks about editing 'Black Panther'". The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (December 27, 2018). "'Black Panther' Editor Michael Shawver on Working With Ryan Coogler and Being 'Popular' at the Oscars [Interview]". Slashfilm. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Caranicas, Peter (January 9, 2019). "Editing Duo Worked Together to Raise 'Black Panther' to Blockbuster Status". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Shorey, Ethan (December 15, 2015). "NP native praised for editing work on 'Creed'". Valley Breeze. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Staff (April 11, 2018). "Michael Shawver '07". harrington.uri.edu. University of Rhode Island. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Leland, Amy (February 19, 2019). "Black Panther editors Debbie Berman and Michael Shawver". postPerspective. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Ruiz, Renato (December 10, 2015). "Creed creative team comes home to USC School of Cinematic Arts". USC News. University of Southern California. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Staff (July 23, 2018). "The Art of Editing with Douglas Crise, Claudia Castello & Michael P. Shawver". NYFA Podcasts. New York Film Academy. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d "Michael P. Shawver". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Plante, Corey (February 20, 2019). "'Black Panther 2': Editor Reveals When Coogler First Mentioned a Sequel". Inverse.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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