Gotham Talk Podcast #27 - Special Guest Director TJ Scott - #DeathValley

Published: Oct. 21, 2015, 3:30 a.m.

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TJ Scott is a Film and Television Director/Writer/Photographer based in Los Angeles. His recent TV work includes directing the hit series \\u2018Gotham\\u2019 for Fox, \\u2018Constantine\\u2019 for NBC, \\u2018Spartacus\\u2019 & \\u2018Black Sails\\u2019 for Starz, the critically acclaimed BBC America series \\u2018Copper\\u2019 & \\u2018Orphan Black\\u2019 (CSA Nomination for Best Director) the Netflix series \\u2018Hemlock Grove\\u2019 & \\u2018Longmire\\u2019, \\u2018The Transporter\\u2019 for HBO/Cinemax, \\u2018Motive\\u2019 for ABC, \\u2018The Strain\\u2019 for FX, \\u2018Bitten\\u2019 & \\u201912 Monkeys\\u2019 and the \\u2018Dark Matter\\u2019 pilot for for Syfy.

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TJ\\u2019s indie Feature Film \\u2018Death Valley\\u2019 which he wrote, directed, and produced has reently been released. His previous movie \\u2018Deadliest Sea\\u2019 was nominated for five Gemini Awards in Canada, including Best Movie and Director. TJ has also directed award winning episodes of \\u2018Xena\\u2019, \\u2018Hercules\\u2019, \\u2018Nikita\\u2019, and his episode of \\u2018Playmakers\\u2019 was listed by the American Film Institute as one of the Top 10 episodes of television of the year.

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As a writer, TJ\\u2019s \\u2018Tracers\\u2019, starring Taylor Lautner, has just completed filming and his bio pic \\u2018Vivaldi\\u2019 is being produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. In addition, Chris Columbus has signed on to direct his script \\u2018The Secret Lives of Road Crews\\u2019 at Paramount. TJ has also directed his own scripts \\u2018Mayday\\u2019, adapted from the Nelson DeMille novel for CBS, \\u2018Blacktop\\u2019 for HBO, and \\u2018Legacy\\u2019, which opened the Las Vegas Film Festival.

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TJ has a life-long passion for photography. This was best realized with the highly successful 2014 release of his coffee-table book \\u201cIn the Tub\\u201d - Portraits of Actors, Recording Artists, Models, all using a Bathtub as a common setting. This book is jam-packed with a veritable who\\u2019s who of celebrities from the film, television and music industries. Sales of this book resulted in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer awareness and TJ donates 100% of profits to this cause. His amazing eye and experience as one of industries leading directors has given him the ability to capture breathtaking images which attract tens of millions of views on the web. TJ has been published in and on the cover of dozens of magazines, captured over 250 pages of Editorial and Fashion spreads, as well as Book Covers and CD Covers for numerous Bands. \\n
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