Mr. Shannon W. Rawls, is a movie-maker who loves to keep the audience
in his grip. His artistic signature is an elaborate visual style,
developed through years of entertainment experience. His motion
pictures take us on fantastic voyages, and when we leave the screen,
the unforgettable characters, thrilled by the great stories and
fascinated by the new experiences...deepen us. In today's Hollywood, he
performs as a great team member by initiating, producing, and sometimes
directing highly commercial projects. What Shannon Rawls' projects have
in common is what his concepts have always shared, great characters
playing out great stories. When the picture reaches the screen, it
exemplifies what his shows have always given us, stories told with
visual style and enthusiasm, cinematic journeys that absorb and hold us
from fade in to fade out.
Shannon W. Rawls is the youngest of his four half brothers and one half
sister. Born the only produced child of his parents, Shannon has always
been considered a 'special' boy because of the advanced intelligence
for his age.
Born June 9th, 1972 in the city of Hollywood California, Shannon's
parents moved from South Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley when he
was 3 years old. His father was an educator for the Los Angeles Unified
School District for 42 years while his mother was employed with the
County of Los Angeles for 24 years. Graduating from high school at the
young age of 16, Shannon immediately attended CSU Cal Poly Pomona
planning to be a computer analyst. He lived in the Cal Poly dormitories
for one year and decided to check out with hopes of attending a
University closer to home. While in the midst of a one year transition,
his plans of transferring to CSU, Northridge in 1991 was canceled when
his best friend decided to follow his fathers footsteps by joining the
Army. Shannon, as spontaneous as he is, quickly made the decision to
join the Armed Forces too, and pledged his allegiance to the US Service
on December 14th 1991 where he and his battle buddy served a 3 year
active term and 4 years of active reserve.
Gaining extensive computer and management skills during the early 90s
from living in various countries and states all over the globe
(including Africa for 9 months) Shannon harnessed the knowledge of
business and entertainment and gained the ability to be-friend almost
anybody by becoming a professional in public speaking and relations.
After his honorable discharge from active military duty in 1994,
Shannon auditioned for a television show on a dare that would launch
his love for performing arts while utilizing the latest technologies in
film. After being accepted on the show this began what would become his
professional training. Between 1994 and 1996 Shannon continued his
higher education by attending LAVC. In 1996, his best friend began his
film training at the prestigious USC Film School to become a Film
Director. Casting Shannon in small film roles and, subsequently,
Shannon has since then worked in nearly every venue of the
entertainment business. During the same semester, Shannon transferred
to CSU Long Beach to complete his undergraduate studies in Management
Information Systems, where he met his extended family of brothers, the
honorable men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Pledging into the
fraternity, Shannon befriended many wonderful individuals who has since
made his career rewarding and exciting.
Whether in regional television shows or national media, Shannon had
always attempted to balance his love of communication with an audience
with the demands of managing his newly found business ventures in
Technology and Entertainment.
Launching his own business in 1999, "Rawls Enterprises", a spin off of
what his parents had already created in the late 70s, Rawls
Enterprises had become the umbrella company for a few divisions
covering various genre's of work. From computer sales and Internet
technology to talent management agency and motion pictures, Shannon has
incorporated his love of the camera with his ability to manage both
talent and technology through contact and acquisition.
His motion picture production company, "BeOut! Media Group", later
changed to "Cinema Hill", debuted in 2000 by co-producing "Stompercise"
for Operation Victory. Since then Cinema Hill has come to create over
30+ motion picture projects ranging from feature films, music videos,
commercials and now episodic television series.
Shannon is a huge advocate of digital acquisition and is considered by
many a semi-authority on electronic filmmaking formats such as High
Definition, 2K and 4K digital intermediate. This is prevalent in his
founding of the "International Digital Video & High Definition Film
Festival" in April 2003.
Shannon's greatest role is to God and his parents. He is now focusing
on his entertainment career and balancing life and liberty.
