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.