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Scott McCullough is an award-‐winning commercial director with a visual foundation in design and action. McCullough has garnered many prestigious national and international awards during his career with Fortune 500 clientele on hundreds of commercial spots and branded content pieces. Usually serving as his own DP, McCullough brings a style and efficiencies crucial to today’s advertising needs.
Over 250 commercials and almost 100 music videos to his directing credit, McCullough’s experience grows. Target stores contracted McCullough early in his career to direct several commercials resulting in several One Show awards. McCullough continues to work with top tier clients including Pepsi, Ford, NASCAR, GM, Polaris, Jeep, Kumho Tires, Coors and Budweiser. He has been honored at the AICP, Addy’s, Effie’s, Vision, Auroras, Cannes, Telly's, and 2-‐time Adweek’s Best Commercial of the Year – among many others.
McCullough was then enlisted to write, direct, shoot and edit the first-‐ever 70 mm NASCAR’s Thunder Dome 100% for RJ Reynolds, which was considered the world’s largest mobile theater. He has worked with most of the world’s top NASCAR drivers, including the legendary Paul Newman, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Jeff Gordon among others.
McCullough was discovered by rock icon, Prince, who valued McCullough’s unique shooting style, sense of humor and true excitement for the craft. McCullough worked with Prince for three years on projects, including the Sexy MF, Get Off, and Diamonds and Pearls music videos, where he was honored for collaborations on 8 RIAA Gold certifications and worked with George Clinton, Carmen Electra, Colby O’Donnis, Mizz Nina and many other notable artists during his time collaborating with the music legend.
McCullough’s feature film war biopic, “Captain For Dark Mornings,” has Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The Departed) and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) attached.
AWARDS 2015 ADDY Awards, print photography EEH, 2014 ADDY AWARDS for Pepsi, 2014 TELLY AWARDS Pepsi, Lisa Donnely, The Exorcism Diaries CANNES Film Festival Finalist commercial - The New York Festivals Gold World Medal, Bronze World Medal - 22 TELLY Advertising Awards – Golden Cine Award – EFFIE Award – 2001, 2014 Summit Award/Gold – 2000 Vision Award – 12 RIAA Gold rated music videos - Sonoma Valley Film Festival - Method Fest Film Festival Orinda Film Festival - Indie producer Film Festival, finalist for “Audition” - 2004 International Cinema and Technology Tour “God’s Helper” - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE BIARRITZ 2003 Jury Award “GODS HELPER”, La Réalisation Integral Best Director “INNOCENT” and Best Actress in “GODS HELPER” - Circe de Ciurto (Italy) Best Short - IFilm.com Drama Pick - 3 AURORA-Platinum & Best of Show 1999 - The New York Festivals: 2 Silver Medals, Bronze Medal - 3 CINDI gold awards - Intercom Awards-Silver Plaque - National ITVA: Bronze,/Gold/Silver - US International Film Festival: 2 Certificates of Creative Excellence - ADWEEK Top Spots 1998 and 1994, 3 ADDY awards - AXIEM top award, Best of Show - 3 ITVA awards - 16 Minnesota Music Video Awards “Director of the year” 3 years - CMT #1 Music Video 5 weeks, many film festival “official selections” among other community and social awards of merit.