Paul Salamoff

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Born
August 4, 1971

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…

Biography

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.

Director

EncounterEncounter(2018)
The Last Breath...(2015)
Unbakeable(2001)

Actor

Tales from the CrapperTales from the Crapper(2004)as Office Chair Victim
The DarklingThe Darkling(2000)as Puppeteer #2
The St. Francisville ExperimentThe St. Francisville Experiment(2000)as Producer
Free EnterpriseFree Enterprise(1998)as Additional Voices
Campfire TalesCampfire Tales(1997)as Crow Man #1 (segment: The Honeymoon)

Costume Designer

Unbakeable(2001)

Makeup Department

BonesBones(2001)
Freddy Got FingeredFreddy Got Fingered(2001)
Me, Myself & IreneMe, Myself & Irene(2000)
Campfire TalesCampfire Tales(1997)
KnightsKnights(1993)

Visual Effects

Starship Troopers 3: MarauderStarship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008)

Editorial Department

BobbyBobby(2006)
Mini's First TimeMini's First Time(2006)
Come Early MorningCome Early Morning(2006)
SlingshotSlingshot(2005)

Self

Film ThreatFilm Threat(2006)as Self
Syfy SistasSyfy Sistas(2020)as Self
The 50th Annual Saturn Awards(2022)as Self
Fright FightsFright Fights(2022)
Doctor Who Am IDoctor Who Am I(2022)as Self

Known for

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Ted Haines and Paul Salamoff in VideoZone (1989)