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Paul Salamoff

  • Special Effects
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Paul J. Salamoff has worked for over 30 years in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels as a writer, producer, director, executive, and make-up f/x artist.

He is the author of On the Set: The Hidden Rules of Movie Making Etiquette, The Silent Planet, the graphic novels Hired Guns, Discord, and Logan's Run. His short stories and essays have appeared in anthologies, including Midian Unmade: Tales from Clive Barker's Nightbreed and The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe.

Paul currently teaches screenwriting at New York Film Academy. He is a two-time Bram Stoker Award nominee who made his feature-film directorial debut in 2019 with Encounter, a science fiction drama based on his original screenplay, which won Best Independent Film at the 46th annual Saturn Awards.
BornAugust 4, 1971
BornAugust 4, 1971
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    Known for

    George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
    Batman & Robin
    3.8
    • Special Effects
    • 1997
    Salma Hayek, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes in Dogma (1999)
    Dogma
    7.3
    • Special Effects(wings, Vincent Guastini Productions)
    • 1999
    Nicolas Cage in Adaptation. (2002)
    Adaptation.
    7.7
    • Special Effects(Artist's Asylum)
    • 2002
    The Last Breath...
    • Producer
    • 2015

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    Special Effects



    • Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear in Stuck on You (2003)
      Stuck on You
      5.8
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Haley Joel Osment in Secondhand Lions (2003)
      Secondhand Lions
      7.5
      • special effects makeup
      • 2003
    • Nicolas Cage in Adaptation. (2002)
      Adaptation.
      7.7
      • effects technician: Artist's Asylum
      • 2002
    • Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
      Star Trek: Enterprise
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Realistic Animal Replica Technician
      • 2002
    • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
      The Tick
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • 2001–2002
    • Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black in Shallow Hal (2001)
      Shallow Hal
      6.0
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Natasha Lyonne, Kathleen Robertson, Marlon Wayans, Chris Elliott, Anna Faris, Andy Richter, and Shawn Wayans in Scary Movie 2 (2001)
      Scary Movie 2
      5.4
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Heather Graham in Say It Isn't So (2001)
      Say It Isn't So
      5.0
      • special effects makeup project manager
      • 2001
    • Jim Carrey in Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
      Me, Myself & Irene
      6.6
      • animatronics: Alterian Studios, Inc.
      • 2000
    • Salma Hayek, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes in Dogma (1999)
      Dogma
      7.3
      • foam fabrication: wings, Vincent Guastini Productions
      • 1999
    • Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)
      There's Something About Mary
      7.1
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald, and Reni Santoni in Doctor Dolittle (1998)
      Doctor Dolittle
      5.4
      • animal fabricator (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
      Batman & Robin
      3.8
      • special effects makeup
      • 1997
    • Warriors of Virtue (1997)
      Warriors of Virtue
      4.8
      • flocking technician: Alterian Studios
      • 1997
    • Bone Chillers (1996)
      Bone Chillers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • 1996

    Producer



    • Jason Raphael in bUMS (2024)
      bUMS
      6.5
      • associate producer
      • 2024
    • Luke Hemsworth in Encounter (2018)
      Encounter
      4.1
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • The Last Breath...
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Mass Effect 2: Sci vs. Fi
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • story producer
      • 2010
    • Gears of War 2: Sci vs. Fi
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • story producer
      • 2008
    • Dead Space: Sci vs. Fi
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Cemetery Gates (2006)
      Cemetery Gates
      3.5
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
      'Buffy': Season 5 Overview
      6.6
      Video
      • field producer
      • 2003
    • Unbakeable
      6.5
      Video
      • producer
      • 2001
    • The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)
      The St. Francisville Experiment
      3.8
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Saturn Awards
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 1997

    Writer



    • Luke Hemsworth in Encounter (2018)
      Encounter
      4.1
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • The Last Breath...
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Carl Weathers, Brad Johnson, and Erin Ross in Alien Siege (2005)
      Alien Siege
      3.5
      TV Movie
      • written by (as Paul J. Salamoff)
      • 2005
    • Unbakeable
      6.5
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
      The Dead Hate the Living!
      4.3
      Video
      • story (as Paul J. Salamoff)
      • 2000

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      • Paul I. Salamoff
    • Born
      • August 4, 1971
      • Natick, Massachusetts, USA
    • Other works
      Movie Sets 101: The Definitive Survivor's Guide Written by Paul J. Salamoff Tavin Press ISBN 0-9772911-0-3 www.tavinpress.com

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