Jake Scott

Jason "Jake" Scott (born August 1965) is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos and commercials. He is the son of film director Ridley Scott.

Career

The majority of Scott's works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner and RSA's music video subdivision, Black Dog Films. In 2018, he founded the Ridley Scott Creative Group.

Scott directs music videos, primarily for rock bands, including Radiohead, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, and U2. He also directs commercials, such as Super Bowl commercials for Anheuser-Busch. He has directed films, including Welcome to the Rileys (2010) and American Woman (2018). For his work, he has been awarded an Emmy; he was also nominated for a Grammy, for the music video of "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M., which earned him prominence in the industry.

In January 2014, Scott oversaw the production, with 21 editors and fifteen cinematographers, of 1.24.14, a video created by Apple Inc. to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary.

Scott is represented by the talent agencies Entertainment 360, Range Media Partners, and WME; he signed to Range in 2021.

Personal life Scott was born in August 1965, in London. He is the son of director Ridley Scott, nephew of director Tony Scott, and brother of directors Jordan Scott and Luke Scott. a photographer who has collaborated with singer Lady Gaga.

Videography Year Artist Title

Glenn Frey "Part of Me, Part of You" Odds "Love Is the Subject"

"Stoned Is the Way of the Walk" "Real Estate" k.d. lang "The Mind of Love"

R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" Circus of Power "Mama Tequila"

Love Spit Love "Am I Wrong" The Smashing Pumpkins "Disarm" k.d. lang "Hush Sweet Lover" Tori Amos "Past the Mission" The Rolling Stones "Out of Tears" Soundgarden "Fell on Black Days" Live "Lightning Crashes"

Ned's Atomic Dustbin "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" Radiohead "Fake Plastic Trees" Bush "Comedown" Luscious Jackson "Here" The Verve "On Your Own" Blind Melon "Galaxie" Dana Dane "Chester" Natalie Merchant "Wonder" Tina Turner "GoldenEye" Oasis "Morning Glory" Don Henley "The Garden of Allah"

Spacehog "In the Meantime" Tracy Bonham "Mother Mother" Soundgarden "Burden in My Hand" Kipchoge: The Last Milestone (2021) (documentary film)