One morning in the spring of 2019, I arrived pre-dawn to a sports track in South Central Los Angeles. I was the first team member on site and except for a few early morning runners getting in some pre-dawn laps, the area was vacant. I found a strategic place to park my vehicle, checked and […]
Author: Scott Tipton
The Voice of the Ghetto
I started working with Timur a few years ago on a short film he directed called “Hermanos”. Fast forward I get a call from Timur about a new project he is directing. A documentary centered around a rap group out of South Central Los Angeles….V.O.T.G. (Voice of the Ghetto). To paraphrase, most of the group […]
The Old Guitarist
We first worked together maybe 5 or 6 years ago. Christian was helping a friend produce a documentary type show about a guy paddling his way across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii…we shot the pilot, but I don’t think the guy ever actually paddled across the ocean….the important thing however is that I was introduced […]
Tobin Heath – E60
I got a message from Logan Cascia about a shoot for ESPN, to be shot in Portland, Oregon. The shoot was covering womens soccer sensation Tobin Heath. This was the first time I worked with Logan Cascia. I have worked with ESPN on numerous projects over the last handful of years, but never with Logan. […]
Obsidian Dolls, a feature film by Michael Carnick
A feature film written and directed by Michael Carnick
ESPN – Raptors vs. Warriors #NarratedbyYetideBadaki
Voiceover for the 2019 NBA finals. ESPN on ABC. Narration by Yetide Badaki
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 […]