Welcome to Scott Ballard Films

Please visit my blog - ScottBallardFilms.Blogspot.com for updated information on current projects and festivals.

I am currently available as a Freelance Cinematographer and Camera Operator.I am trained and experienced in both film and HD. Please see my resume page for detailed experience or contact me for a more elaborate list of work. Check out my film portfolio page to see my reel and a few short films.
Feel free to contact me at ScottBallardFilms@gmail.com

CURRENT PROJECTS
- Welcoming Departure a feature film I am writing/directing/producing is slated to begin shooting in October 2010 - for more information on this project, please visit WelcomingDeparture.com.

-Two Pints Lighter a feature film I am co-producing and will be the Director of Photography for, will be shooting in July and August 2010 in Bellingham and New Jersey: http://twopintslighter.blogspot.com/

NOW PLAYING
- Last Night, Long Ago (Director & Cinematographer, Super 16mm), a short film completed in January 2010 is currently onto festivals.
- Official Selection at the 2010 NW Projections Film Festival
- Official Selection at the 2010 Big Island Film Festival
- Official Selection at the 2010 Indie Spirit Film Festival
- Official Selection at the 2010 Woods Hole Film Festival

- Enter The Beard (Co-Producer & Cinematographer, HD), a short documentary on the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Competition www.EnterTheBeard.Blogspot.com.
- Official Selection at the 2010 DC Shorts Film Festival


IN POST-PRODUCTION
- The Story of Hurt (Director of Photography, Super 16mm) - Directed by Edward Davee - Check out the Teaser at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZ-JwXFQx0

-The Woman in the Room directed by Chris Kimbell will be shooting in May 2010 - I am the Director of Photography

-Rivers directed by Chris Kimbell March 2010 - A short film, I was the Director of Photography

RECENTLY WRAPPED PROJECTS:
- I'm Your Man (Director of Photography) - Directed by Brian Padian is now in Post-Production
Between Night (my Super 16mm film from 2008) Film Fests:
- Best Student Film at the 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival (http://www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org/)
- Best Short Film and Best of Fest at the 2009 Northwest Projections Film Festival
(http://www.nwprojections.com/)
- Official Selection at the 2009 Big Island Film Festival
(http://www.bigislandfilmfestival.com/)
- Official Selection at the 2008 Hartford International Film Festival
- Official Selection at the 2009 Tregor Film Festival in France
(http://treguierfilmfest.com/)
- Official Selection at the 2009 Tacoma Film Festival
(http://www.grandcinema.com/page.php?id=43)
- Official Selection at the 2009 Northwest Film Forum's Local Sightings Film Fest
(http://www.nwfilmforum.org/go/localsightings/)
- Official Slection at the 2009 Santa Fe Film Festival
(http://www.santafefilmfestival.com/)

-Check out my blog (ScottBallardFilms.blogspot.com) for some samples of older works I've done in 16mm and SD.

- You can see a trailer for Shoebox Redhead here:
http://dynamattproductions.com/index.html
I was the Director of Photography for this film, Directed by Matt Lawrence, last year in New Jersey (Super 16mm).
Film Fests for Shoebox Redhead include:
- 1st Place Winnter - 2009 NJ Young Film and Videomakers Fest
- Best Student Short - 2009 New Jersey International Film Festival
- Best Short Film - 2009 Ocean County Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Hoboken Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Griffon International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Philadelphia International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Long Island Film and Video Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Indie Memphis Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Coney Island Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Strasbourg International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2009 Cape May Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2010 Garden State Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2010 Gallery Aferro Independent Film Series
- Official Selection - 2010 Redstone Film Festival

-The Laborers, a film I was the Director of Photography for was an Official Selection at the 2009 Eugene International Film Festival.(http://www.eugenefilmfest.org/)

- "All Pain, No Glory" (Documentary) - Co-Cinematographer

- "Possum Jones" (Music Documentary & Video) - Director/Cinematographer