Background
Mahan was born and raised in Greenville, Michigan. After graduating from Greenville High School (Greenville, Michigan), Greenville High School in 1981 he left for Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. His first job was with Stan Winston Studios as a crew member working on ''The Terminator'' in 1983. There he worked as a creature effects supervisor. After Stan winston's passing he formed Legacy effects with three partners who were also his former colleagues at Stan Winston studios and this has now become the Leading VFX company in Hollywood Mahan and his design team made the special suits worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the film ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man''. They also designed the suit for Iron Man which was ten feet tall, weighed 800lbs and required 5 operators to puppeteer. Besides several other nominations, Mahan and his team were nominated for the 2008 Academy Awards, Oscar for 'Best Achievement in Visual Effects' for ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man''. The team was hired as concept artists by James Cameron for his film ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar''. This was special for Mahan as his first special effects credits were for the film ''The Terminator''. Mahan worked for Stan Winston Studios until the death of Stan Winston in 2008 when he and three other veterans of the company, Lindsay MacGowan, J. Alan Scott and John Rosengrant, incorporated Legacy Effects, a character design, make-up and animatronic studio, so named in honor of the late Winston's legacy and lifelong achievements. He lives in Los Angeles.Partial filmography
Movie special effects
Other special effects
;Puppeteer *''A Gnome Named Gnorm'' (1990) *''Predator 2'' (1990) *''Jurassic Park (film), Jurassic Park'' (1993) *''T2 3-D: Battle Across Time'' (1996) *''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997) *''Inspector Gadget (film), Inspector Gadget'' (1999) *''What Lies Beneath'' (2000) *''Because of Winn-Dixie'' (2005) *''Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005) *''Eight Below'' (2006) ;Make-up *''Chiller (TV series), Chiller'' (1985) (TV) *''Batman Returns'' (1992) *''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1996) *''Wrong Turn (2003 film), Wrong Turn'' (2003) *''Constantine (film), Constantine'' (2005) *''Smile (UK TV series), Smile'' (2005) *''Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005) * ''Fur (film), Fur'' (2006)Awards and nominations
, - , 1997 , ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' , Saturn Award, Saturn Award for Best Make-Up , , - , 2002 , ''The Day the World Ended'' , Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects , , - , 2002 , ''How to Make a Monster (2001 film), How to Make a Monster'' , Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects , , - , 2002 , ''She Creature, Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature'' , Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects , , - , 2008 , ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' , Satellite Award, Satellite Award Best Visual Effect , , - , 2008 , ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' , Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Visual Effects , , - , 2009 , ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' , BAFTA Award, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects , , - , 2009 , ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' , Saturn Award, Saturn Award for Best Special Effects , , - , 2024 , ''Alien: Romulus'' , Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Visual Effects ,References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahan, Shane 1964 births American costume designers American make-up artists Living people People from Greenville, Michigan American special effects people