PCR 2012 A2: Music Video Director

Scott Hansen

In 2000 Scott suffered a Highschool career ending football injury. His american football dreams withered away as Scott was looking to attend ECU in the Fall of 2000. On his back for 7 months with his leg in a machine Scott turned to what he knew best. Art. For years Scott had been drawing comics and paintings. After a year of drawing non stop, he applied to Savannah College of Art & Design, receiving a half scholarship for his skill in drawing and painting.
Scott then later pursued interests to become either a comic book artist for Marvel one day or to work at KNBFX in La making monsters. Three years later on Scott's senior year he was looking to graduate with a degree in Motion Graphics when 5 months before graduation he decided to change his major at the last minute. Working with his roomate Rob Vose, Scott got a huge life turning interest, film. He helped Rob make a short film and was so enthralled by the process that he quickly changed his major to Broadcast Design.
After his graduation, Scott returned back to his native Virginia Beach and quickly experimented in many short film techniques and joined New Dominion Pictures as a creature fx artist for the Discovery Channel Show "A Haunting". Working full time at Home Depot and at nights on the TV show Scott trained and watched other professionals and took notes on how to do everything he could.
New Dominion then closed down due to the show being cancelled. Taking the money he earned there he was able to buy his first camera and shoot his first music video. Being in a band in college he knew music was his calling. Not playing it but filming it. He then decided to pursue being a music video director.

4 years later Scott has had over 65 music videos on MTV, BET and CMT.
In 2008 Scott's video for Carnifex was the runner up for Metal video of the year losing to Slipknot and Disturbed.
In 2009 Scott's video for A Day To Remember set a record for the longest run time on MTV2 and VH1 for 8 months on the countdown.
Also in 2009 Scott got hired to direct the infamous Willie Nelson.
In 2010 Scott's short for BOYZ was honored with best comedy by the Las Vegas film festival.
In 2011 Scott and his wife Elisa Meri (www.elismeri.com) moved to Sherman Oaks to play with the big boys.
in 2012 Scott is set to make the jump to feature films with two films already set. Follow as we climb to new heights in 2012.

Here are a few of the videos that Scott has directed.

A Day To Remember - "The Downfall Of Us All"