Scot Barbour

Scot Francis Barbour was born in Oakland California and raised in a section of Union City called "Old Alvarado". After leaving high school early, he worked as a locksmith in the San Francisco Bay Area for the better part of the next 12 years and put himself through college, graduating in 1998 from SFSU with a degree in Cinema Production. After college Scot moved to Los Angeles and began his film career in Post Production. He quickly moved up the ranks from an Avid technician, to an Assistant Editor, Editor and after a few years he was teaching Editing courses at UCLA Extension and many Hollywood training facilities. Scot has since worked in many roles in the film making process, including Producing and Directing his own films. He was hired in 2003 by Apple Inc. and served as their liaison to the Hollywood studios for development of their software for feature films and episodic television.