Homer Scott
| Homer Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Homer Almariam Scott October 1, 1880 New York City, New York |
| Died | December 23, 1956 (aged 76) Sacramento, California |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Title | ASC Founding Member (President 1925–1926) |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel L. Upper |
Homer Scott (1 October 1880 – 23 December 1956) was a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) and was their president from 1925-1926. He was also a member and director of its predecessor organization, The Static Club of America.
Little is known of Homer Scott's early work before 1911-1912, when he made several trips from El Paso, Texas into Mexico to photograph and film both sides of the Mexican Revolution. His war photographs were syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association, and he also furnished images for the New York Herald, Collier's, and Leslie's Weekly. During one trip, Scott was arrested and nearly executed as a spy. His work is in major collections including the Getty Images and was included in an exhibition titled “Mexico: Photography and Revolution" in 2011 in Mexico City.
He also worked as a staff photographer for the El Paso Herald. In August 1912, Scott traveled to Buffalo, NY, to attend the funeral of his father, William W. Scott, then returned to El Paso.
News items from December 1913 indicate Scott was filming with Buck Connors at Fort Bliss, Texas for the newly formed Albuquerque Film Co. Perhaps the film was The First Law of Nature, a 3-reel film with Dot Farley and Buck Connors which was the Albuquerque Company's first release. Scott's first known cinematography work in Southern California was The Key to Yesterday for Carlyle Blackwell's Favorite Players Film Company in 1914. Scott filmed the four features produced by that company before the company folded in 1915.
For three years Homer Scott was closely associated with director William Desmond Taylor. Scott and Taylor both went from Favorite Players, to American Film, to Pallas-Morosco, to Fox, and back to Pallas-Morosco (which had been absorbed by Famous Players-Lasky). Their collaboration lasted from 1915-1918.
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