Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) is an English filmmaker. He was raised in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life, his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. During this time the family moved around, living in (among other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. He has a younger brother, Tony, also a film director. After the Second World War, the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in Blade Runner). He enjoyed watching films, and his favourites include Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design. He progressed to an M.A. in graphic design at the Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1962. At the RCA he contributed to the college magazine, ARK and helped to establish its film department. For his final show, he made a black and white short film, Boy and Bicycle, starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of The Duellists DVD. After graduation in 1963, he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series Z-Cars and the science fiction series Out of the Unknown. Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director. For his entry to the BBC traineeship, Scott remade Paths of Glory as a short film. He was assigned to design the second Doctor Who serial, The Daleks, which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. However, shortly before Scott was due to start work, a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick. At the BBC, Scott was placed into a director training programme and, before he left the corporation, had directed episodes of Z-Cars, its spin-off, Softly, Softly, and adventure series Adam Adamant Lives! In 1968, Ridley and Tony Scott founded Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), a film and commercial production company.Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for RSA. Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan Scott. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London. In 1995, Shepperton Studios was purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which extensively renovated the studios while also expanding and improving its grounds.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Making of Gladiator II as Self
- 2023 · Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero as Self
- 2022 · Film: The Living Record of Our Memory as Self
- 2021 · The Making of the Last Duel as Self
- 2021 · The Blade Runner Phenomenon as Self - Director (1982)
- 2021 · Kreka: Dreamcatcher as Self
- 2019 · Sword-and-Sandal as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Memory: The Origins of Alien as Self (archival footage)
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2018 · The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema as
- 2017 · Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 2017 · Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous as himself
- 2016 · The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' as Self
- 2015 · Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine as Himself (archive footage)
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
- 2014 · Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' as Self
- 2013 · Trespassing Bergman as Self
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · Bergmans video as Self
- 2011 · Prophets of Science Fiction as Himself - Presenter
- 2010 · The Real Robin Hood as Self
- 2007 · Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
- 2007 · The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth as Self
- 2007 · Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard as Self
- 2007 · Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film as Self
- 2007 · Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling as Self
- 2006 · Black Rain: Making The Film as Self
- 2006 · 50 Films to See Before You Die as Self
- 2006 · The Path to Redemption as Self
- 2005 · Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema as Self
- 2005 · Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us as Self
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- 2005 · Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self
- 2004 · Murder by Numbers as Self
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' as
- 2002 · Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' as Himself
- 2001 · Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal as Self
- 2001 · Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul as Self
- 2000 · Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
- 2000 · On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self
- 1999 · The Alien Legacy as Self
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1997 · Hollywood Halloween as Himself
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1986 · A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema as Self
- 1979 · Giger's Alien as Self
- 1977 · The Hollywood Greats as
- 1968 · One of the Missing as Unionist officer (uncredited)