Jake Scott (director)
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Jason "Jake" Scott (born August 1965) is a British film director who works primarily in the field of
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s. His father is film director Sir Ridley Scott.


Career

Most of Scott's works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films. He has made videos for
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. In January 2014, Scott oversaw the production, with 21 editors & 15 cinematographers, of the '1.24.14' film, aired on Apple.com. He was featured in the 'Behind the Scenes' video. Jake Scott is also the director of The HBO Voyeur Project, a theatrical multimedia experience and marketing campaign launched in the summer of 2007. The project used the concept of voyeurism to show the interconnected stories of fictional characters in a New York apartment building. Voyeur was met with critical and commercial success, attracting millions of viewers and numerous awards including a Cannes Grand Prix for Outdoor Advertising. He has also made three feature films: '' Plunkett & Macleane'' (1999), '' Welcome to the Rileys'' (2010) and '' American Woman'' (2018).


Personal life

He is the son of director Sir Ridley Scott, and nephew of
Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with ''The Hunger (1983 film), The Hunger'' (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and t ...
and brother of directors Jordan Scott and Luke Scott.


Videography


Filmography

* '' Plunkett & Macleane'' (1999) * '' Tooth Fairy'' (2004) (Short film) * '' Welcome to the Rileys'' (2010) * '' American Woman'' (2018) * '' Kipchoge: The Last Milestone'' (2021) (Documentary film)


References


External links

*
Jake Scott at the Music Video Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Jake 1965 births Living people English music video directors English film directors Place of birth missing (living people) English-language film directors
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