Director Scott McCullough, whose work includes spots for Ford, EA Sports, Budweiser and NAPA Auto Parts, has joined Story, bicoastal and Chicago, for exclusive national representation in commercials.
McCullough, who often works as his own DP, comes over from BeachHouse Films, Santa Monica, where he was on staff since 2001. His credits include much automotive-related ad fare, including Ford for J. Walter Thompson, Detroit, NAPA Auto Parts via Fahlgren Advertising, Columbus, Ohio, EA Games’ “NASCAR Thunder” for Odiorne Wilde Narraway & Partners, San Francisco, and a PacifiCare spot featuring actor Paul Newman and his Haas Racing Team for Doner, Detroit.
McCullough’s initial success came in music videos. He spent nearly two years working with rock star Prince on assorted music video and film projects. McCullough then broke into commercials via James Productions in his native Minneapolis, where he helmed Rollerblade’s “Cats” for Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, a spot that was short-listed at Cannes. The director then moved to the West Coast in ’01, first hooking up with The Directors Network, Studio City, and shortly thereafter shifting over to the then newly formed BeachHouse.
Besides spots, McCullough has experience in longer form fare such as NASCAR Winston Cup 100%, an 11-minute 65mm film produced for R.J. Reynolds that covered action from seven races in the NASCAR Winston Cup series. McCullough also has three short dramatic films to his credit, including Innocent, which garnered a best director award at the ’03 Festival Internactional de Biarritz, and God’s Helper, a winner of jury and best actress awards at the same fest.
McCullough said he was drawn to Story’s national presence, reputation and sales support. The company is headed by executive producer Mark Androw.
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