Cinematographer
Assistant Professor
e-mail: serlinder@cti.depaul.edu
Office: CTI 617
Phone: 312/ 571-1718
Teaching focus: Digital Cinema Production, Non-Linear Editing
Courses taught
Scott Erlinder has been freelance director of photography for
15 years. He has shot feature films, shorts, commercials and has worked extensively
in television.
His latest project “Storm Warriors,” which he wrote, shot, directed
and edited, is airing on PBS stations across the country.
Other credits include projects for A&E, Discovery and The History Channel.
Scott won a Silver Medal in Cinematography from the Chicago Film Festival for
“Maggie’s Attic”, a Cleo Award for his work with Evergreen
Broadcasting, top honors from the American Association for State and Local History
and a Superior Achievement award from the Illinois Association of Museums for
“The Grosse Point Light”
Scott has been an Assistant Professor at DePaul University since 2003 and taught
for 8 years in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. He was
an instructor for the Santa Fe high-definition workshops, and Instructor in
lighting and high-definition video at the International Film and Television
Workshops. Scott graduated from Shimer College with a degree in Fine Arts in
1978 and attended Columbia College, where he received his MFA in 1996.