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Captain S. Martin Shelton retired from active and reserve naval service with the rank of captain. He served in the Korean and Vietnamese Wars, and elsewhere as a combat motion-picture cameraman, photographic officer, and intelligence specialist. He has an extensive background in Far Eastern studies.
Shelton earned his Master of Arts Degree (Cinema) at the University of Southern California. He concentrated his studies on communications analysis, information theory, and the grammar and syntax of film scripting and production.
He has produced a host of information and documentary motion-media shows, winning over forty awards in national and international film competitions and festivals. His peers elected him a Fellow of both the Information Film Producers of America and the Society for Technical Communication. He served as the President of the Information Film Producers of America.
On retiring, he began a writing career and has published award-winning novels, professional books, and monographs. Most of his novels are roman à clefs.
Experience and Honors
Experience
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Captain, USNR (Ret.)
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Communication analyst and information theorist
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Over 30 years experience in all phases of information motion-media:
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Production
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Management
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Contracting
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Professionalism
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Publishes extensively on motion-media topics
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Frequent lecturer, workshop leader, and speaker
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Former National President of Information Film Producers of America
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Manager, Blue-Ribbon jurist, and juror in major motion-media competitions (AVC, CINE, IFPA, ITVA, STC)
Awards for Writing
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Khartoum, Finalist in the Historical Novel category, Writer’s League of Texas, 2013 Publications Competition.
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Communicating Ideas with Film, Video, and Multimedia, Best of Show, Society for Technical Communication’s “Spotlight Awards” publication competition.
Professional Honors
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Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication
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Fellow of the Information Film Producers of America
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Award winner in over 50 motion-media competitions and festivals
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Eugene C. Keefer Memorial Award, Information Film Producers of America
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Photographic Department of the Year, Professional Photographers of America