Leigh Scott

Leigh Scott

Leigh Scott (born February 18 1972 as Leigh Scott Andrew Slawner) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor and cinematographer. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he is the eldest of three children. He has two sisters, Erica and Amber, and is the son of Ben and Laura Slawner.

Biography

In 1990, Scott moved to Los Angeles, California to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Upon graduation in 1994, he went to work for Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures. While working for Corman he learned the basics of low and no budget film production. After leaving Concorde, he went on to produce, direct and star in two feature films "Beach House" and "Art House". Neither film garnered financial or critical success. After a brief hiatus, he returned to Los Angeles and went to work for independent production company The Asylum. While at the Asylum, he produced and/or directed over fifteen films in a span of two years. He has become known for responding directly to his critics on IMDb. Currently, Scott is the head of Blackthorn Industries L.L.C., a Los Angeles based film production and distribution company.

Films

Besides the two comedies "Beach House" and "Art House" his films have primarily been in the exploitation film genre, including horror films, sci-fi films and fantasy films. Some films of note include "Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse", "The Beast of Bray Road" and "Transmorphers.

Politics

Through his interviews and blogs on MySpace Scott has expressed his political views. He is a social liberal with strong conservative economic and national security views. His film The 9/11 Commission Report was screened at the conservative Liberty Film Festival. [ [http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=42 The Liberty Film Festival - LFF Announces 2006 Film Line-up ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/leighscott1 Leigh Scott's page] at MySpace
*imdb name|id=0805635|name=Leigh Scott


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