Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

To some, he’s the master of the horses from the Lord of the Rings. Yes, Lord of the Rings! Those famous battle scenes? John Scott was the genius behind them. Yet to others, John is the ultimate western gentleman ... a western legend. More than 25 motion pictures, TV series and commercials have been shot on his ranch in southern Alberta, Canada where he had three western towns built for this very purpose. How did one of the world's most sought after stunt coordinators and head wranglers get his start? By cleaning out horse trailers in Hollywood ... for free! Over the years, John rose through the ranks training thousands of horses and riders for blockbuster movies like Lord of the Rings, Legends of the Fall (Brad Pitt) and Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood) ... to name just a few. John Scott has positioned himself in the film industry as the provider of services from livestock, riders, stunt coordination, western locations and set decoration pieces such as tack, weapons and period furniture. In this interview from