Scott Beal
Encyclopedia
Scott R. "Scotty" Beal was a film Assistant director
.
Born in Quinnesec, Michigan
, he began his career as an actor
in 1915, before switching to the other side of the camera the following year. He also occasionally doubled up as a production manager and a cinematographer
.
As an assistant director, he worked on Tod Browning
's
Dracula
(1931) and Robert Florey
's Murders in the Rue Morgue' (1932).
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
.
Born in Quinnesec, Michigan
Quinnesec, Michigan
Quinnesec is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legally recognized status as a municipality. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census...
, he began his career as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in 1915, before switching to the other side of the camera the following year. He also occasionally doubled up as a production manager and a cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
.
As an assistant director, he worked on Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Tod Browning was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter.Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras...
's
Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
(1931) and Robert Florey
Robert Florey
Robert Florey was a French screenwriter, director of short films, and actor who moved to Hollywood in 1921. In 1950, Florey was made a knight in the French Légion d'honneur....
's Murders in the Rue Morgue' (1932).