Scott Ballard Films

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Scott Ballard Cinematography / Directing Reel

Updated Reel will be available early 2013

For more samples of my work, please check out the sample videos for each project on my homepage

CONTENTS:

2012 - Super 16mm - 35mm - HD

How The Fire Fell: Cinematography (Feature; Super 16mm)

Two Pints Lighter: Cinematography/Co-Producer (Feature; HD)

Enter the Beard: Cinematography/Co-Director (Short Documentary; HD)

Sad Story: Cinematography (Music Video: Tu Fawning; Super 16mm, HD)

Last Night, Long Ago: Cinematography, Writer/Director, Producer (Short Narrative; Super 16mm)

Between Night: Writer/Director, Producer (Short Narrative; Super 16mm)

Stillness: Cinematography, Writer/Director, Producer (Short Documentary; 16mm)

MUSIC BY: The Plants

Seattle Times: "Cinematographer Scott Ballard's gorgeous, silvery images, the compressed  energy of Davee's framing and a remarkable cast make this a unique  experience."

IndieWire: "But it’s Davee and DP Scott Ballard who are the stars  of “How the Fire Fell,” and the reason it’s worth seeking if and when it  receives some sort of proper distribution."

Written & Directed

by Scott Ballard

Feature Film - RAW HD

CURRENTLY IN POST - PRODUCTION -

Starring: Rachael Perrell Fosket

with

Joe von Appen, Erin McGarry, Katy Beckemeyer, Daniel Purrell, Sara Robbin, Brighid Thomas, Michael Draper, Tanya Smith, Dicky Dahl, and Rebecca Sanborn

Written & Directed by Scott Ballard

Produced by Meghan Lybrand, Scott Ballard & Jordan Eusebio

Onward Three Films and Scott Ballard Films

Assistant Director - Jordan Eusebio

2nd Assistant - Meghan Lybrand

Director of Photography - Kevin Forrest

Camera Assistant - Daniella Gleeson

2nd Camera Assistant - Adrian Caputo

Key Gaffer / Grip - Josh Smith

Gaffer / Grip - Erik Fauske  

Gaffer / Grip - Adam Lobaugh

Art Director & Props - Christina Owen

Sound - Edward Pack Davee

Hair & Makeup - Sarah Prevo

Wardobe - Tanya Smith, Jayme Hanson, Amy Rosko

Editor - Kelly McGillicuddy

PA - Ryan Lloyd

Artwork by Christina Owen

Shot on location in Portland, OR and Bellingham, WA

Directed by Scott Ballard

http://www.bloodrelationsthemovie.com

Short Film - HD RAW

CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION -

Projected release date is early Spring 2014

Starring: Quigley Provost-Landrum and Geno Romo

Written and Produced by Lori Morgan

Assistant Director - Meghan Lybrand

Director of Photography - Kevin Forrest

Camera Assistant - Jeff Vigil

Sound - Jordan Eusebio

Gaffer - Josh Smith

Art Director & Props - Christina Owen

Editor - Jeff Vigil

Shot on location in Portland, OR

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Written, Directed, Produced & Shot

by Scott Ballard

AStandingStill.com

Feature Film - S16mm, 35mm, HD

RELEASED (2014) - Currently in Festivals

2014 Madrid International Film Festival madridinternationalfilmfestival.com

Nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Lead Actress (Sara Robbin), Best Supporting Actor (Dave Morales)

2014 Arizona International Film Festival                  filmfestivalarizona.com

Starring: Sara Robbin

with

Katie O'Grady, Ted Rooney, Tanya Smith, Jana Lee Hamblin, Joe Haege, Dave Morales, Morgan Hobart, Eric McGarry, Megan Carver & Rachael Perrel.

Written, Directed & Shot by Scott Ballard

Produced by Meghan Lybrand, Scott Ballard & Jordan Eusebio

Line Producer - Meghan Lybrand

Camera Assistant - Daniella Gleeson

Sound - Jordan Eusebio

Editor - Kelly McGillicuddy

With Special Assistance by Matt Sipes, Darin Joye & Edward Davee

Shot on location in Portland, OR; Cannon Beach, OR; Willamette National Forest; Bellingham, WA

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Written, Directed, Produced & Edited

by Scott Ballard

Feature Film - 2012 - 68 Minutes

WelcomingDeparture.com / Welcoming Departure on Facebook

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2012 Arizona International Film Festival; 2012 Indie Spirit Film Festival; 2012 Big Island Film Festival; 2012 Prescott Film Festival

Starring: Tom Campbell, Eve Pryce and Rachael Perrell

with

Dave Morales, Sara Robbin, Maren McGuire and Solomon Olmstead

Featuring the music of The Blue Cranes (www.bluecranesmusic.com)

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA & Portland, OR

"Portland filmmaker Scott Ballard is a noted cinematographer (HOW THE FIRE FELL) and director of award-winning short films. For his first feature, Ballard wrote this quiet story of Hank, the night custodian at a public library whose evenings are sequestered in a methodical work routine. When a mysterious inheritance appears, the patterns of his life begin to unravel. WELCOMING DEPARTURE is a jazz-inspired portrait exploring the challenges of change." - Portland Art Museum NW Film Center

Directed by Scott Ballard

Written by Andy Golub & Jennifer Scott

Produced by Jennifer Scott

Short Film - In Pre-Production

www.eyesuponwaking.com

"Life doesn't always end...Just because you want it to"

Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written & Directed by Brian Padian

Produced by Brian Padian & Scott Ballard

Feature Film - S16mm - In Pre-Production

Starring: Erin McGarry, Corrina Repp, Cora Benesh, Joe von Appen, Bill Sebastian & Matt Sipes

www.theblackseamovie.com / On Facebook

"5 friends at a beach house on the Oregon Coast; one disappears"

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Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by Edward P. Davee

Feature Film - S16mm - 2013 - In Pre-Production

Starring: Daniel Purcell, Joe Haege, Joe von Appen & Rachael Perrell.

Lost Division of Facebook

"Lost Division is a dark, atmospheric, unconventional narrative that takes us through a landscape of trauma, in a haze of mystery and wonder."

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Shot on super 16mm, Lost Division is a dense psychological study of the atmosphere of war time trauma. The setting, look, and feel of the film can be described as a heavily textured, dense physical and mental terrain. As with 'How the Fire Fell', 'Lost Division' employs a highly visual, low dialog style of filmmaking. Again, much thought has been put into the overall look of the film as well as the sound design to create the appropriate tone for both the period it's set in and the overall tone of the film.
The look of the film, as with 'How the Fire Fell', is being crafted in-camera, combined with photo-chemical processing techniques.

In addition to this formula for the film's 'normal' look, there will be interspersed moments of black and white footage shot with an actual 1940's era combat style 16mm camera with 1930's lenses. This lends the film an extra dimension of grit and authenticity. As one of the characters in the film is a shell shocked camera man who looks to images of beauty and escapism to deal with his trauma, there will be an element of a sort of film-within-a-film as he documents the natural world around him."

Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by Dicky Dahl

curiothemovie.com / On Facebook

Feature Film - HD

CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION -

Projected release date in 2013

Starring: Dicky Dahl

with

The Dahl Family Players, Aiyana Elliott, Joe Von Appen, Jason Rouse, Crystal Zingsheim, Alicia McDaid, Jon Ashley Hall, Jerry Carlton, Linda Mraz, Emily Galash

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Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by Edward P. Davee

Feature Film - 2011 - 91 Minutes

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 Nashville Film Festival; 2011 Northwest Filmmaker's Festival

WINNER BEST FEATURE: 2011 Local Sightings Film Festival

Starring: Joe Haege, David Poland & Maren McGuire

with

Brighid Thomas, Rachael Perell, Jason Haines, Jon Ashley Hall, Sara Robbin, Alana Crow, Daniel Purcell, Jeffree Newman & Erin McGarry

http://www.facebook.com/how.the.fire.fell

"How the Fire Fell is a dark, tragic, semi-silent study of the activities and atmosphere of a religious cult and it's effects upon the families involved. Inspired by true events that took place in Corvallis Oregon between 1903-1906, the film Chronicles the rise and fall of the Brides of Christ sect headed by Charismatic Preacher Edmund Creffield (Joe Haege). The film utilizes a quiet 'fly on the wall' approach, maintaining a sense of mystery and wonder throughout."

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Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Produced by Matt Lawrence, Scott Ballard & Ryan Conrath

Written, Directed, Edited by Matt Lawrence

Feature Film - HD -

On Facebook

Starring: Ryan Conrath & Hannah Rebecca Telle

with

Charlie Anderson, Mike Lawrence

OFFICIAL SELECTION

New Filmmakers, New York - 2013

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Wade has issues.

He drinks too much, he bites women and he has an insatiable taste for blood.  He is a loner, bound by a successful routine that has kept his vices thriving.  But after a night of promiscuous feeding lands him in trouble with the locals, Wade flees to a small coastal town, vowing to change his ways and bring an end to his nomadic lifestyle.  Will a punk rock girl, a job at a bowling alley and a self-help group ultimately be enough to change his nature?"

Produced by Scott Ballard, Matt Lawrence, Dave Rosenblum, Meghan Lybrand & Charles Parker Newton

From the same team that brought you Enter the Beard - Now take the journey into the world of Hollerin' and the 2012 National Hollerin' Competition! Stay tuned for more -

Short Documentary - HD

In Post-Production

INTERTWINE

Directed & Shot & Edited by Scott Ballard

Created by Dylan Lawrence

TV PILOT - HD - 2013

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SAD STORY (Tu Fawning)

Shot by Scott Ballard

Produced by Scott Ballard & Edward Davee

Directed by Edward Davee

Music Video - 2011 - S16mm

Sad Story by Tu Fawning

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BUS STOP BETTY (Her Ghost)

Shot by Scott Ballard

Directed by Carl Jameson

Produced by Craftmaster Productions

Music Video - HD - 2012

Bus Stop Betty by Her Ghost

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MOVEMENT IS KEY

Written, Shot & Edited by Scott Ballard

Poetry by Scott Ballard

Short - Super 8mm/HD - 2012

A short art video/poem for SHARE PDX.

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RE/MAX

Shot by Scott Ballard

Directed by Dicky Dahl

Produced by Wild Rooster Movies & 1000WATT

Commercial - HD - 2012

Starring Sara Robbin

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Written & Directed by Scott Ballard & Matt Lawrence

Produced by Scott Ballard, Matt Lawrence, Dave Rosenblum & Charles Parker Newton

Short Documentary - 2011 - 16 Minutes

WINNER:  Audience Choice & Filmmaker's Choice Awards at the 2010 DC Shorts Film Festival; Best Short Documentary & Best of Fest Awards at the 2010 NW Projections Film Festival; Best Documentary 2011 Poppy Jasper Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival;  New Jersey International Film Festival; Myrtle Beach International Film Festival; Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival (London); Indie Spirit International Film Festival; Favorites Film Festival (Berlin); Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival; the 2010 New Hampshire International Film Festival; the 2011 Coney Island Film Festival

Shot on location in Anchorage, Alaska

Follow Charles Parker Newton as he dives into the world of beards at the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Competition in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - S16mm - 2010 - 6 Minutes

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2010 Big Island Film Festival, 2010 Woods Hole Film Festival, 2010 NW Projections Film Festival, 2010 Ellensburg Film Festival and the 2010 Indie Spirit Film Festival.

Starring: Scarlett Ballard

with

Dave Morales & Amy Olson

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA

"On the day before moving from the house where she raised her family, Eleanor decides to keep some hallowed memories in the past."

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Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written, Directed, Produced by Brian Padian

Short Film - S16mm - 2011 - 21 Minutes

Starring: Matt Sipes

with

Todd Tschida, Lanie Hoyo, Christine Calfas, Joey Bloom, Mike Barber. Narrated by Andrew Feinberg

On Facebook

Shot on location in Portland, OR

"a man wakes bloody and muddy in the woods, amnesiac, and navigates his way into a small town, intersecting with a variety of shady people along the way"

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Written, Directed & Produced by Scott Ballard

Short Film - S16mm - 2009 - 15 Minutes

WINNER: Best Student Film - 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival; Best Narrative Short - 2009 NW Projections Film Festival; Best of Fest - 2009 NW Projections Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2010 Big Island Film Festival; 2010 Tregor International Film Festival; 2010 Harftford Film Festival; 2010 Santa Fe International Film Festival; 2010 Tacoma Film Festival; 2010 NW Film Forum Local Sightings Film Festival

Starring: Tom Campbell

with

Dave Morales, J Maki, Laura Hunter

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA

"A single night....A street sweeper....A chance to break from routine."

Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Written, Directed & Produced by Matt Lawrence

Short Film - S16mm - 2009 - 15 Minutes

WINNER: Best Short Student Film 2009 New Jersey International Film Festival; Best Short Film 2009 Oceanside Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2009 Long Island Film & Video Expo; 2009 Philadelphia International Film Festival; 2009 Strasbourg International Film Festival; 2009 Indie Memphis Film Festival; 2009 Cape May Film Festival; 2009 Garden State Film Festival; 2010 Redstone Film Festival; 2009 Griffon International Film Festival; 2009 Hoboken International Film Festival;

Starring: Matt Lawrence & Ryan Conrath

with

Rob Ribera

Shot on location in New Jersey

"A heart-broken 20-something, Matt, is taken on a life-altering journey through landmarks of the Jersey Shore after he stumbles upon a magical Polaroid camera at a garage sale. Along with his best friend and a sardonic clown, Matt sets out to uncover an explanation behind the mysterious workings of the camera and the redhead who haunts him through its pictures."

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Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - 16mm - 2007 - 5 Minutes

Starring: Kevin Clark

Shot on location in Barre, Massachusetts

"A short exploration into stillness and the art of meditation"

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - 16mm - 2005 - 5 Minutes

Starring: Tyler Hooff

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA

Written, Directed, Produced by Scott Ballard & Adam Upchurch

Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Short Film - S16mm - 2007 - 6 Minutes

OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2007 New Hampshire International Film Festival

Starring: Todd Poudrier

with

Jason Nielson

Shot on location in Boston, MA

"A writer finds unlikely inspiration in the misplaced phone calls from an inmate. The inmate, soon to be released mistakenly believes the messages he leaves are to his girlfriend. The writer soon finds himself inspired and slightly obsessed by the inmates story."

Written, Directed, Produced by Scott Ballard & Adam Upchurch

Cinematography by Scott Ballard

Short Film - 16mm - 2006 - 5 Minutes

Starring: Jason Nielson

Shot on location in Boston, MA

"Country in the city"

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - 16mm - 2004 - 5 Minutes

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - HD- 2002 - 5 Minutes

Starring: Josh Powers

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA & Seattle, WA

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - 16mm, Super 8mm - 2004 - 5 Minutes

Starring: Tyler Hooff

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA & Seattle Washington

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - HD - 2003 - 5 Minutes

Shot on location in Seattle, WA & Bellingham, WA

Written, Directed, Produced & Shot by Scott Ballard

Short Film - HD - 2006 - 10 Minutes

Starring: Solomon Olmstead, Tyler Hooff & Dave Morales

Shot on location in Bellingham, WA

Color and Black & White Photography