Steve Shibuya

Steve Shibuya is an American screenwriter.  His first major film was "Sucker Punch."

Born in Los Angeles, California, he was nurtured with a steady diet of comics and monster movies.  His early years were spent learning how to draw, paint, and express himself visually.  He studied art at California State University, Long Beach and, after graduating, worked at the special effects studio Fantasy II.  While there, he learned makeup effects, building miniatures and stop-motion animation, and worked on such films as "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"and "The Abyss." Shibuya then studied film at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he met Zack Snyder, who became a good friend and frequent collaborator.

After film school, he wrote screenplays and, to support his passion, worked in the film industry in jobs spanning from shooting Karaoke videos to production assisting to camera operating on big budget commercials, all the while sharpening his eye in the camera and pushing for his dreams.

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