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Steve Wang (Chinese: 王孫杰; pinyin: Wáng Sūnjié^[1]) is a Chinese-American make-up artist and filmmaker.^[2]

Biography

Born in Taiwan, he and his parents moved to the America when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the tokusatsu superhero TV shows Ultraman and Kamen Rider, as well as Hong Kong kung fu films including Master of the Flying Guillotine.

As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including Stan Winston, Rick Baker and Dick Smith.

Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, Drive, which starred Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. He also made independent films such as Kung Fu Rascals, based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, were hired in 2008 to work on Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (an adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki), a second attempt at reviving the Kamen Rider Series in the United States, after Saban's Masked Rider of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers".

In 1999, he designed the visual effects for an aborted Film Roman creation Skins for the Deep, for the proposed Max Degree TV block, but it was cancelled due to lack of international backers.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting Sarah Kerrigan (The Queen of Blades), a character from the Starcraft Universe in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in Versailles, France the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from League of Legends, for Riot Games that same year. During the promotion for the beta release of Firefall, Wang was commissioned to create sculptures of game characters to be displayed at conventions.^[6]

Filmography

Director

Rollerblade II: Taken By Force (1989) - 2nd unit director
Kung Fu Rascals (1992)
Guyver (1991) - co-director
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
Drive (1997)
Sirens of The Deep (1999 - TV show/pilot)
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999)
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) - 2nd unit director
Wolvy: Twisted at Birth (2003) - short film
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2009)

Producer

Guyver: Dark Hero
Kung Fu Rascals
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Beast Wishes

References

^ TWworldofwarcraft (2016-08-07), 阿薩斯雕像幕後推手 Steve Wang 王孫杰－專訪特輯, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-08-07
^ BBC Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Schlosser, Joe (July 19, 1999). "Film Roman on syndie march" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 48. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ Pursell, Chris (1999-07-19). "Film Roman to ride teen wave". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^ "No Max deal" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. December 13, 1999. p. 118. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ "The unfairness of female body armor illustrated". NBC News. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

External links

[1] TWworldofwarcraft (2016-08-07), 阿薩斯雕像幕後推手 Steve Wang 王孫杰－專訪特輯, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-08-07

[2] BBC Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Schlosser, Joe (July 19, 1999). "Film Roman on syndie march" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 48. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[4] Pursell, Chris (1999-07-19). "Film Roman to ride teen wave". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

[:1-5] "No Max deal" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. December 13, 1999. p. 118. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[6] "The unfairness of female body armor illustrated". NBC News. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

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-'''Steve Wang''' ({{zh|t=王獻箎}}) is a [[make-up artist]] and filmmaker.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/10/the_guyverdvd_review.shtml BBC]</ref>
+'''Steve Wang''' ({{zh|t=王孫杰|p=Wáng Sūnjié}}<ref>{{Citation|last=TWworldofwarcraft|title=阿薩斯雕像幕後推手 Steve Wang 王孫杰 － 專訪特輯|date=2016-08-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2NQd6J8LI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Zy2NQd6J8LI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-08-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>) is a Chinese-American [[make-up artist]] and filmmaker.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/10/the_guyverdvd_review.shtml BBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614105618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/10/the_guyverdvd_review.shtml |date=2009-06-14 }}</ref>
 ==Biography==
-Born in [[Taiwan]], he and his parents moved to the [[United States|US]] when he was 9.  His greatest inspirations were the [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] TV shows ''[[Ultraman]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', as well as [[Hong Kong kung fu film]]s including ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]''.
+Born in [[Taiwan]], he and his parents moved to the [[America]] when he was nine.  His greatest inspirations were the [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] TV shows ''[[Ultraman]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', as well as [[Hong Kong kung fu film]]s including ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]''.
 As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including [[Stan Winston]], [[Rick Baker (makeup artist)|Rick Baker]] and [[Dick Smith (make-up artist)|Dick Smith]].
-He has received great praise for his film adaptation of the [[manga]] superhero [[Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Guyver]] in 1994 called ''[[Guyver: Dark Hero]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}} Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, [[Drive (1997 film)|Drive]], which starred [[Mark Dacascos]] & [[Kadeem Hardison]]. He also made independent films such as ''[[Kung Fu Rascals]]'', based on a series of 8&nbsp;mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, have recently  been hired to work on ''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]'' (an adaptation of ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''), a second attempt at reviving the [[Kamen Rider Series]] in the United States, after ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Saban's Masked Rider]]'' of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as the "The Wang Brothers."
+Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, ''[[Drive (1997 film)|Drive]]'', which starred [[Mark Dacascos]] and [[Kadeem Hardison]]. He also made independent films such as ''[[Kung Fu Rascals]]'', based on a series of 8&nbsp;mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, were hired in 2008 to work on ''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]'' (an adaptation of ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''), a second attempt at reviving the [[Kamen Rider Series]] in the United States, after ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Saban's Masked Rider]]'' of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers".
+In 1999, he designed the visual effects for an aborted [[Film Roman]] creation ''Skins for the Deep'', for the proposed Max Degree TV block, but it was cancelled due to lack of international backers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlosser |first=Joe |date=July 19, 1999 |title=Film Roman on syndie march |pages=48 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/99-OCR/BC-1999-07-19-OCR-Page-0048.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pursell |first=Chris |date=1999-07-19 |title=Film Roman to ride teen wave |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/film-roman-to-ride-teen-wave-1117743070/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=December 13, 1999 |title=No Max deal |pages=118 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/99-OCR/BC-1999-12-13-OCR-Page-0118.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
-Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting [[Sarah Kerrigan]] (The Queen of Blades), a character from the [[StarCraft (series)|Starcraft Universe]] in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]], [[France]] the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from [[League of Legends]], for [[Riot Games]] that same year.
+Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting [[Sarah Kerrigan]] (The Queen of Blades), a character from the [[StarCraft (series)|''Starcraft'' Universe]] in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]], [[France]] the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from ''[[League of Legends]]'', for [[Riot Games]] that same year. During the promotion for the beta release of ''[[Firefall (video game)|Firefall]]'', Wang was commissioned to create sculptures of game characters to be displayed at conventions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-29 |title=The unfairness of female body armor illustrated |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/unfairness-female-body-armor-illustrated-flna121327 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
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 *''Kung Fu Rascals''
 *''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]''
+*''[[Beast Wishes]]''
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb name|nm0911036}}
-*{{Hkmdb name|35297}}
 *[http://www.myspace.com/stevewangfx Steve Wang] on [[MySpace]]
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYl6E-liNE Director's Reel] on [[YouTube]]
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 [[Category:American film directors of Taiwanese descent]]
 [[Category:American people of Chinese descent]]
-[[Category:American people of Taiwanese descent]]
 [[Category:American make-up artists]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Special effects people]]
 [[Category:Taiwanese emigrants to the United States]]
-[[Category:American film directors of Asian descent]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]