Christopher J. Scott | Blogspot: March 2017

Friday, March 24, 2017

Director’s Guild of America Supports New York Diversity Bill

Film writer, producer, and director Christopher J. Scott serves as a managing member of Domicile Films, an independent film and television production company in New York with more than five decades of filmmaking experience among its owners. Christopher J. Scott also belongs to the Director’s Guild of America (DGA), which works closely with the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA), East to support diversity legislation in New York.

Most recently, the DGA and the WGA, East lent their support for the introduction of a bill designed to facilitate diverse hiring and address the industry’s broken pipeline. The diversity bill affects the $420 million Empire State Film Production Tax Credit, which rewarded companies for producing film projects in New York and contributed toward sustaining jobs in the film industry. The first of its kind, the bipartisan bill modifies the Film Production Tax Credit to include the distribution of $5 million for television productions that hire women and people of color as writers and directors. Distributed amounts are capped at $50,000 per hire.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The New York Giants 2017 Opponents

Christopher J. Scott is a film enthusiast who co-founded the production company Domicile Films in 2013, and has since produced four feature films. When he's not immersed in his craft, Christopher J. Scott enjoys watching his favorite National Football League (NFL) team, the New York Giants.

The Giants have won two Super Bowls in the past decade and will look to win another in 2017. New York won 11 games in 2016 but lost to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. If the team hopes to get back to the playoffs in 2017 it will have to beat some quality teams, including improving divisional opponents like the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles.

While the dates have yet to be confirmed, the Giants' 2017 opponents are set in stone. The team will welcome each of its three divisional rivals to MetLife Stadium, as well as Los Angeles (Rams), Seattle, Kansas City, Los Angeles (Chargers), and Detroit. On the road, the Giants will face formidable opponents such as the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. The Raiders finished the 2016 season with a 12-4 record and are 7-5 all-time against the Giants, winning the last meeting in 2013 by a score of 24-20.

About Christopher J. Scott

Television, film, and theater producer Christopher J. Scott is the managing member of Domicile Films, LLC, where he also serves as a director, producer, and writer. Additionally, he is president of Great Scott! Films. Over his 20-plus-year career producing and directing narrative films, documentaries, and television shows Christopher J. Scott has worked with major broadcast networks and channels such as HBO, PBS, the History Channel, and National Geographic.

Christopher J. Scott’s first feature film, Snowblind, played in more than 52 US markets and received positive critical reception in national outlets including the LA Times and the New York Times. In 2008, his short film You and I debuted and received positive critical reception at the Cannes Fortnight. As a producer, writer, director and executive, he has worked at all levels of the industry and has successfully built both of his firms into multimillion-dollar businesses.

Aside from his professional success, Mr. Scott is an avid traveler, who spends much of his time traversing the country and the world. He seeks out historic and scenic attractions. He also plays guitar, bass and keyboard and collects vinyl.