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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 February 1964"
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updated: "2026-09-19T17:06:55.790832+00:00"
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# Shane Hurlbut

Cinematographer. Born 18 February 1964 in Ithaca, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 February 1964, Ithaca, New York, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Hurlbut, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7488106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403397/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57126

## Coming up

- *Way of the Warrior Kid* (2026-11-24), Director of Photography

## Biography

Shane Hurlbut is an American cinematographer. Born in Ithaca, New York, he studied film and television at Emerson College after attending Herkimer County Community College and Southern Cayuga High School. He began his career in the late 1980s working on music videos and commercials before moving into features.

His feature debut, the 1998 television film *The Rat Pack*, earned him an American Society of Cinematographers nomination, making him the youngest nominee at the time. Hurlbut has since worked on numerous films, including *Terminator Salvation* (2009), *Need for Speed* (2014), *Act of Valor* (2012), *The Babysitter* (2017) and *Holidate* (2020). He frequently collaborates with directors such as McG and Scott Waugh, and is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. He founded the Hurlbut Academy, an online platform for filmmakers.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Fi1m 49, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Way of the Warrior Kid* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Perfect Couple* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Música* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Tall Girl 2* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Love Hard* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Resident Alien* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Safety* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Holidate* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Rim of the World* (2019), Director of Photography
- *There's No Place Like Home* (2018), Second Unit Director, Director of Photography
- *The Babysitter* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Adventurers* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Into the Badlands* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Fathers and Daughters* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Need for Speed* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Deadfall* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Act of Valor* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Last 3 Minutes* (2010), Director of Photography, Producer
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *Swing Vote* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Semi-Pro* (2008), Director of Photography
- *We Are Marshall* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Waist Deep* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Something New* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Into the Blue* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Greatest Game Ever Played* (2005), Director of Photography
- *11:14* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Mr. 3000* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Drumline* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Crazy/Beautiful* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Skulls* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Robber* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Rat Pack* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Phantasm II* (1988), Grip

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