DEVAN SCOTT | CV
BFA IN FILM PRODUCTION | SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 2009-2013
Trained in film production, theory, and history; made elaborate independent films for four consecutive years.
Received the SFU Service Award twice, and Dean’s Honour Roll distinctions.
Vice President of the Computing Science Student Union, 2008-2009.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 2021 - Present
Design and instruct two 9-week courses on Cinematography - basic, and advanced.
NON-REGULAR FACULTY | EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN 2021 - Present
Design and instruct a 7-week course on colour grading.
Design and instruct a 14-week course on film editing.
Design and instruct at 14-week foundations course.
CINEMATOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR | LANGARA CONTINUING STUDIES 2020 - 2023
CINEMATOGRAPHY/COLOR INSTRUCTOR | INFOCUS FILM SCHOOL 2018 - 2022
Design and instruct semester-long curricula about cinematography (both theoretical and practical), film aesthetics, and colour correction.
CINEMATOGRAPHY/COLOR INSTRUCTOR | VIVO MEDIA ARTS 2018 - 2021
Design and instructed workshops on cinematography and colour correction from both an artistic and technical standpoint for this local non-profit.
Also engage in videography and cinematography projects on a contract basis.
PODCAST | FILM FORMALLY [60 Episodes] (www.filmformally.com) 2020 - 2022
Interviewed filmmakers and academics such as Whit Stillman, Alison Duke, Christopher Blauvelt, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, Peter Labuza, Nisha Platzer, Gil Goletski, Sophy Romvari and Dan Sallitt.
PODCAST | HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT [70 Episodes] (www.ernstcast.com) 2022 - 2024
Interviewed authors and academics such as Kristin Thompson, Dave Kehr, Matt Severson, Dara Jaffe, Fran Hoepfner, Luci Marzola, David Cairns, Paul Cuff, Stefan Drossler, Patrick Keating, Jennifer Fleeger, Will Sloan, Lea Jacobs, Scott Eyman, Imogen Sarah Smith, Griffin Newman, William Paul, and Noah Isenberg.
Produced each episode, and managed a team of editors.
VIFF Centre | The Pantheon: Jacques Tati’s PLAYTIME | 2024
Pacific Cinematheque | Ernst Lubitsch Screening Series | 2024
VIFF Centre | Creating Color: Screening & Lecture Series | 2024
VIFF Centre | Ninotchka: A Discussion with Donald Brackett | 2024
VIFF Centre | Interview with Academy Award-Winning Cinematographer Dean Cundey | 2023
VIFF Centre | Interview with Oscar-Winning Sound Engineer Mark Mangini | 2023
VIFF Centre | Industry Panel Interview with Kaayla Whachell, Derek Howard, & Liam Mitchell | 2023
VIFF Centre | Film Studies: Lighting the Way: A Talk on Why 80s Blockbusters Look the Way They Do | 2023
VIFF Centre | Film Studies: Robby Muller’s America | 2023
VIFF Centre | The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: A Restoration | 2019
VIFF Centre | Screenings Hosted: Ninotchka (2024), The Merry Widow (2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark (2023), Blade Runner (2023), Gimme Shelter (2022), MASH (2022), American Graffiti (2022), The Heartbreak Kid (2022), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (2022)
DID YOU SEE (AND HEAR) THAT? WHY HOME VIEWING CAN BE DARK AND INAUDIBLE (Filmmaker Magazine, 2024)
THE FILM LOOK AND HOW THE HOLDOVERS ACHIEVED IT (Filmmaker Magazine, 2024)
WHY STREET FIGHTER IS AN ACCIDENTAL MASTERPIECE (Polygon, 2024) [Pete Volk]
WHY MOVIES AND SHOWS ARE SO DARK (A.V. Club, 2023) [Cindy White]
HOW TWO FILMMAKERS ARE FIXING THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (National Post, 2019)
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/COLORIST | SAD HILL MEDIA/MOVING IMAGE AGENCY 2011 - Present
Founded and run SAD HILL MEDIA, an independent film production studio in Vancouver, BC.
Develop and produce independent films on a regular basis.
Direct, shoot, and provide post-production services for numerous local productions including color grading, post-production supervision, media encoding, DCP creation, and rental services.
SENIOR TECHNICIAN | SFU WOODWARD’S CULTURAL UNIT 2013 - 2022
Operate and maintain complex audiovisual equipment for 350-seat cinema, including projection.
Host workshops in which students are taught the technical details of film exhibition, DCP creation, cinematography, lighting, and camera operation.
Interact with other members of technical teams both within the department and outside of it, as well as university faculty, students, and clients such as VIFF.
Setup and troubleshoot projectors, sound system, microphones, DCP system, and other venue features.
VIDEOGRAPHER | SFU CREATIVE SERVICES 2015- 2017
Provide technical support, camera operation, webcasting, and editing services for SFU’s internal videography team.
PREFACE TO A HISTORY (Feature) (2023) Co-Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Camera Operator, Colorist
WE THREE HEATHENS (Documentary Feature) [GH4, 60D, Handicam] (2015) Co-Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Co-Editor
PREFACE TO A HISTORY (Digital Short) (2019) Co-Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Camera Operator, Colorist
THE MARTYR (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2017) Co-Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Camera Operator, Colorist
UNTITLED (Experimental Short) (2016) Director, Editor, Colorist
LIFEGUARD (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2015) Co-Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Camera Operator
MOONLAND (Documentary Short) [60D] (2015) Director, Camera Operator
PARADISO (Digital Short [RED Epic] (2013) Co-Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Colorist
BUTTERFLY (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Director, Producer, Screenwriter
THE BREAK – WINKIPOP (Digital Music Video) [DSLR] Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Editor
THE FALL OF MAN: PART II (16mm Short) (2010) Writer, Director, Editor
THE FALL OF MAN (16mm Short) (2009) Writer, Director, Editor
A SAFE DISTANCE (Feature)(2024) {Post-Production} Dir. Gloria Mercer
HEART OF GOLD (Feature) (2022) Dir. Patricia Gruben
SMOKE EATER (Short)(2022) Dir. Gloria Mercer
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY (Short)(2022) Dir. Mike Archibald
GENTLE HUM (Short)(2022) Dir. Simon Garez
A SAFE DISTANCE (Short)(2021) Dir. Gloria Mercer
HEKADEMIA (Digital Short) [Arri Alexa] (2020) Dir. Gloria Mercer
THE WEIGHT (Digital Short) [Arri Alexa] (2020) {Post-Production} Dir. Andrew Gillingham
BLUE BOY (Digital Short) [Gh5] (2018) {Post-Production} Dir. Peter Faint
LA CARTOGRAPHE (Digital Mid-Length) (RED Scarlet) (2018) Dir. Nathan Douglas
WELL-WISHER AWAY (Digital Short) [RED Epic] (2019) {Post-Production} Dir. Sepideh Yadegar
CAUGHT DEAD HANDED (Digital Short) [BMCC] (2018) Dir. Peter Faint
THE BERG (Webseries Pilot) (RED Epic) (2018) Dir. Brit Kewin
MA (Digital Short) (RED Scarlet) (2017) Dir. Gabe Colome
THAT'S MONEY IN MY POCKET (Digital Short) (RED Scarlet) (2017) Dir. James Penco
CRAIGSLIST CHRISTMAS (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2017) Dir. Lease Bertram
HIGH ENERGY (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2017) Dir. Peter Faint
IT'S HIM (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2016) Dir. Sophy Romvari
CAVE OF SIGHS (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2016) Dir. Nathan Douglas
NINE BEHIND (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2016) Dir. Sophy Romvari
SAECULA SAECULORUM (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2015) Dir. Nathan Douglas
NETWORKING WITH JAMES (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2015) Dir. James Penco
SON IN THE BARBERSHOP (Digital Short) [RED One] (2015) Dir. Nathan Douglas
BACK UP (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2013) Dir. Vladimir Fedulov
MR. VIDEO (Digital Short) [RED Epic/Scarlet] (2013) Dir. Daniel Jeffery
SLEEP (Digital Short) [RED Epic] (2013) Dir. James Penco
POLARIS (Digital Webseries Pilot) [RED Scarlet] (2013)
WHY WE WAIT (Digital Short) [RED Epic] (2012) Dir. Will Ross
SAVING BILLY (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. Vladimir Fedulov
SIMON’S FIRST (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. Daniel Jeffery
SUBURBAN FRONT (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. Natasha Wehn
CHILL PPL (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2011) Dir. Vladimir Fedulov
PIE IN THE SKY (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2011) Dir. James Penco
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Documentary Short) (2011) Dir. Nataliya Fedulova
ROSE’S ROPES (Digital Short) (2011) Dir. Andrew Gillingham
FREUD (Digital Short) (2011) Dir. David Manuel
HIT ME! (16mm Short) (2011) Dir. Daniel Jeffery and Vladimir Fedulov
ANDREW CASSARA - SHOCK (Music Video)(2020) Dir. Hannah Dougherty | Prod. Film Boldly
ANDREW CASSARA - FINGERTIPS (Music Video)(2020) Dir. Hannah Dougherty | Prod. Film Boldly
FAKE SHARK - L-ECTRIC TOUCH (Music Video)(2020) Dir. Hannah Dougherty
WESTERN CENTURIES - SPACE FORCE (Music Video)(2020) Dir. Hannah Dougherty
GOL E BAGH (Music Video) (RED Epic) (2018) Dir. Bobby Asgari
ONE LIFE ANIMAL - CAN'T UNLEARN (Digital Music Video) [DSLR] (2013) Dir. Chris Lennox-Aasen
UNTITLED SUPER SMASH BROTHERS DOCUMENTARY (Short)(2024) {Production} Dir. Willa Ross
THE COLLECTIVE AGENCY (Short)(2023) {Post-Production} Dir. Harry Killas
CBC EXHIBITIONISTS - DAVID LESTER (Documentary Short)(2020) Dir. Rami Katz
STILL PROCESSING (Digital Mid-Length) [Blackmagic Pocket 4k] (2020) Dir. Sophy Romvari
IN DOG YEARS (Television Short) [Blackmagic Pocket 4k] (2019) Dir. Sophy Romvari
NORMAN NORMAN (Digital Short) [GH4] (2018) Dir. Sophy Romvari
PUMPKIN MOVIE (Digital Short) [A7S] (2018) Dir. Sophy Romvari
LOCATION LOCATION (Experimental Documentary) [DSLR] (2014) Dir. Lauren Marsden
B.F.A. (Documentary Short) [DSLR] (2014) Dir. James Penco
SET APART (Documentary Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. James Penco
HAMLET: THE FALL OF TROY & THE MOUSETRAP (Visual Accompaniment to Theatrical Production) [RED Scarlet] (2014) Dir. Nathan Douglas, Prod. Sam and Kailey Spear
QUIET THE SIRENS (2024) Dir. Mike Bernard
SHE TALKS TO STRANGERS (2023) Dir. Bruce Sweeney
THE END OF HISTORY (2023) Dir. Jacob Gregor
DON'T LOOK AWAY (2023) Dir. Micheal Bafaro
MANDY'S MOUNTAIN (2022) Dir. Francis Cronin & Edward Drake
THE LEAST WE CAN DO (2020) Dir. Moira Simpson
BOTERO THE LEGACY (Documentary Feature) (2018) Dir. Don Millar | DOP Johan Legraie
UNMASKED (Feature Film) (2018) Dir. Mostafa Keshvari | DOP Leonardo Harim
WILDFIRE (2024) Dir. Kevin Eastwood | Knowledge Network
NOVELETTE IS TRYING (2024) Dir. Giselle Miller
KATIBA BANAT: SISTERS IN ARMS (2023) Dir. Adhel Arop
CITY OF VANCOUVER: WOOD BURNING PSA (2024) (TV Ad) Dir. Mike Bernard
LUSH DOCUMENTARY: GREENWOOD IS STILL BURNING (2024) (Branded Content) Dir. Gavin Hartigan
TELUS: INTERNET SUPERIORITY YOU DESERVE (2023) Dir. Kevin Cho
WATER IS LIFE (2023) Prod. Sieze the Means Video Co-Op
UBC SPOT (2023) Dir. Kevin Cho
LUSH DOCUMENTARY: WATER HAS A MEMORY (2023) (Branded Content) Dir. Gavin Hartigan
FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY (2023) (Campaign) Prod. Traction Creative
WONDERSHARE TECHNOLOGY: HOLIDAYS (Branded Content) (2022) Prod. Tricities Film Studio
THINKIFIC LABS - SPOT (2022) Dir. Kevin Cho
EUNIC ORTIZ CAMPAIGN AD 2022) Prod. CATECOMM, Kevin Cate
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AD (2022) Dir. Jayme Crowley, Prod. JCMC
FILMORA - MORE THAN YOU (2022) Prod. Studio 104 Entertainment.
MEET THE THINKERS (Ad) (2021) Dir. Kevin Cho | DOP. Trevor Komori
COMING HOME (Ad) (2021) Dir. Jessie Sohpaul | DOP. Trevor Komori
GERT SNEL (Ad Campaign) (2021) Dir. Bram Ruiter
CALL IT SPRING (Ad Campaign) (2021) Prod. Monday Creative
LULULEMON SP22 SEASONALS (Ad Campaign) (2021) Prod. Monday Creative
VANCOUVER CANUCKS | BC LIONS OPIOID CRISIS CAMPAIGN (Ad Campaign) (2020) Prod. Julie Coghlan-Smith
NDP 2020 - BOWINN MA (Ad Campaign) (2020) Prod. Nessa Aref, Dunya Media
FILMORA - CREATE YOUR FUTURE SELF (2020) Dir. Kevin Cho
FILMORA - "BIG HEAD" (Ad Campaign) (2019) Dir. Kevin Cho
TOPHILL WATCHES (Ad Campaign) (2019) Dir. Wei Feng Yang
GOOGLE x RAPTORS (Ad Campaign) (2019) Prod. We Are Victory
CLOVERDALE PAINT (TV Spot) (2019) Prod. Corus Entertainment
WONDERSHARE TECHNOLOGY (Branded Content) (2018) Dir. Anthony Poon | DOP Tim Hoggan
24WELL (2025) Dir. Bram Ruiter
NEPO BABY (2025) Dir. Khanh Nguyen
BLACK MAN'S DILEMMA (Short) (2024) Dir. Denzel Brooks
CYCLES (Short) (2023) Dir. Tony Oswald & Pisie Hochheim
SEEDS (Short) (2023) Dir. Tony Oswald & Pisie Hochheim
YOU ARE NOT HERE (Short) (2023) Dir. Robert Tornroos
THE HOT SHOT (Short) (2022) Dir. Robert Tornroos
PLAINS (Short) (2023) Dir. Ryan Boufrah
TERESA'S CHOICE (2023) Dir. Marlene Castaños
HOTEL BABEL (2023) Dir. Joshua Park
BAD INFLUENCE (2022) Dir. Bailey Wood
THE ASK (2022) Dir. Cameron Carpenter
TABANCA (2022) Dir. Lauren Marsden
DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL (2022 Dir. Kashif Pasta
EXILE (Short) (2021) Dir. Robert Tornroos | DOP. Ryan Flowers
GOOD GRIEF (Short) (2021) Dir. Stefany Mathias | DOP Diana Parry
NEWS FROM HOME (Short) (2021) Dir. Sara Wylie
MOON IN THE CLOUDS (Short) (2021) Dir. Liliya Roys | DOP Jamie Mitri
TORCH NARROWS (Short) (2021) Dir. Simon Garez | DOP Nathan Douglas
A NEW LEASH ON LIFE (Short) (2020) Dir. Daniel Jeffery
WHEN THE NIGHT HAS COME (Short Film) (2020) Dir. Janice Mingas
LABOR DAY (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Mily Mumford
PRAWN (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Andrew Gillingham | DOP Ian MacDougall
ALL HAPPENED BEFORE (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Gloria Mercer | DOP Suzanne Friesen
DOG BITE MOVIE (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Luvia Petersen | DOP Jessica Seymour/Laurel K. Brown
GEMINI (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Mily Mumford | DOP Wai Sun Cheng
RACE CAR (Short Film) (2018) Dir. Andres Joseph
DRIVER (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Shaine Jones
NFB: FLIPPED (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Jason Karman | DOP Stirling Bancroft
LET YOUR HEART BE LIGHT (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Sophy Romvari | DOP Nikolay Michaylov
THE ARGUMENT (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Daniel Cockburn | DOP Nikolay Michaylov
TRIGGER (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Jason Karman | DOP Cole Graham
AKASHI (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Mayumi Yoshida | DOP Adam Van Steinberg
BANANA (Digital Short) (2017) Dir. Andrew Gillingham | DOP Jed Derkaoui
I DARE YOU (Digital Short) {RED] (2016) Dir. Alex Hodgson| DOP Jeff Zwicker
DREAD AND BREAKFAST (Digital Short) {RED] (2016) Dir. Darshan Rickhi| DOP Ian Macdougall
HERE NOR THERE (Digital Short) [RED] (2015) Dir. Julia Hutchings | DOP Ryan Flowers & Jeremy Cox
SHADOWBOX (16mm Short) (2015) Dir. Ryder White
THE HIGH JUMPING WITCH (Digital Short) [RED] (2015) Dir. Andrew Gillingham | DOP Jon Thomas
FAREWELL HOTEL (Digital Short) [RED Scarlet] (2013) Dir. Mackenzie Warner
MY MOTHER WILL SAY (16mm Short) (2013) Dir. Andrew Gillingham
ETHAN & JENN (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. Nathan Meszaros | DOP Jon Thomas
THE WORST DAY EVER (Digital Short) [DSLR] (2012) Dir. Sophie Jarvis | DOP Ian Macdougall
BURCU'S ANGELS (2025) Dir. Özgün Gündüz
THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT (2025) Dir. Sarah Genge
KLAVERKIANG (2024) Dir. Nettie Wild
TSUNAGU (2024) Dir. Lucy Komori
YARN (2023) Dir. Nini Dongnier
THE SOCIETY PAGE (2023) Dir. Kevin Eastwood
CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS: VIDEO PORTRAIT OF SHANNON WALSH (2023) Dir. Rami Katz
O'ON (2022) Dir. Kasper Feyrer
SISTER MOTHER LOVER CHILD (2022) Dir. Nadia Shihab
JAK (2022) Dir. Sharon McGowan
IT'S WHAT EVERY PERSON NEEDS (2022) Dir. Sophy Romvari
CRACKIN' OUT: THE RONNIE TESSLER RODEO COLLECTION (Experimental Short) (2021) Dir. Sarah Genge
SMASH FORWARD (Documentary Short) (2019) Dir. Melissa Dex Guzman
WHO AM I/ADHEL (Documentary Short) (2019) Dir. Adhel Arop | DOP Peter Warkentin
THE BETRAYAL WAS TO THE BONE | THE HEART IS A REVERSIBLE ORGAN (Documentary Short) (2018) Dir. Edmond Kilpatrick | DOP Sophia Wolfe
HOW TO BE CONTENT (2025) Dir. Sarah Genge
WALLGRIN - AT REST (2024) Dir. Sarah Genge
WALLGRIN - EVERY FALL, I FALL IN LOVE (2023) Dir. Sarah Genge
CAMPESTRAL - MICHAEL SCOTT DAWSON (2022) Dir. Gavin Hartigan
JASON QIU - YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW (Music Video) (2019) | Dir. Kevin Cho | DOP Trevor Komori
WORMWITCH - DISCIPLE OF THE SERPENT STAR (Music Video) (2019) | Dir. Chris Lennox-Aasen | DOP Perry Miotto
ACTORS - We Don't Have to Dance (Music Video) (2018) Dir. Scott Matthews | DOP James Darby
RARE AMERICANS - Pay Me Back (Music Video) (2018) Dir. Edward Andrews | DOP Leonardo Harim
RARE AMERICANS - I vs I (Music Video) (2018) Dir. Edward Andrews | DOP Leonardo Harim
NECK OF THE WOODS - YOU'LL ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME TO ME (Music Video) (2017) | Dir. Chris Lennox-Aasen | DOP Jon Thomas
IT GETS BETTER - MADCHILD (Music Video) [RED] (2014) Dir. Jon Thomas | DOP Jeremy Cox