It must have been only a week prior to the first game of the 2019 NBA finals that ESPN reached out to me to do an undisclosed project with an undisclosed celebrity surrounding broadcasting of the NBA finals on ABC. The requirement for this project (besides master recording engineer) was flexibility. So after viewing a […]
Author: Scott Tipton
Another bloody feature in Hollywood…
This bloody film took awhile to get off the ground, but was one of the most fun full length features I’ve worked on. Maria messaged me about this film in February 2019. Principal photography was set for March. We finally began principal photography at the end of April. This film set was indy film, fast […]
Scotland…it was beautiful
As a travel photographer, I am always envious when I see photos of beautiful and interesting travel destinations on social media…Scotland is one of those picturesque locations. Mountains, valleys, beautiful remote landscapes, hairy coo’s… So, I decided to travel to Scotland on a photo adventure and see if I could capture some of that beauty. […]
Thales/SpaceX/Irridium documentary…
A friend (and Los Angeles based cinematographer) Gareth Taylor reached out to me a few months ago about a job covering the launch of a Space X rocket and the Iridium Satellites. The details were vague at that point but the job would for a company based in France and we would be filming a […]
We shot A Dark Thriller feature film in Maine…
I was in Vietnam when Cory Pyke reached out to me about a feature to be shot in Maine in October (2018). Cory told me that Ed, the Executive producer and DoP (Edwin Stevens) had told him that I was the guy he wanted to mix this movie. So after a few weeks of negotiating […]
Vietnam
Everyone has their personal reasons for traveling….and Vietnam was a special destination I felt I needed to visit. As far back as several decades, I can remember wanting to travel to Vietnam. From the first time I saw the 80’s Vietnam war movies, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket I have always been fascinated by this […]
Joshua Tree – A Mushroom Journey
I have done a few films with Sean and Cass. For me, the kind of films that they make are the kind of films that need to be made. Not because of money or fame or shock value. The films they make are social currency. They allow people to understand what is possible in this […]
On the road with Dave Chappelle…
So it’s June 2018…Delmar calls me up and says that Dave wants the crew to go back out on the road. “Dave was asking about you man. You ready to go back out on the road?” Of course my answer was YES. Although being on the road is a bit of an endurance test and […]
Placido Domingo and Ivete Sangalo / Rock in Rio – Live from the Amazon River in Manaus, Brazil 2016
I got a call about a job in Brazil. And it turns out that the assignment was to cover a Placido Domingo and Ivete Sangalo orchestral performance in Manaus, Brazil. This performance was for live TV in Brazil and my assignment was to do documentary coverage of the event for a live streaming service in […]
On location in Africa – NBC Olympics
I have done a fair amount of work with DP Thom McCallum and his production company 7th Movement. This assignment was special. 16 day shoot. 14 flights. South Africa. Mozambique. Kenya. Ethiopia. We were to film athletes competing in the upcoming Brazil Summer Olympics. Gold Medal Swimmer and the only swimmer to beat Michael Phelps […]