Scott attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, and graduated with Honours in Film Studies. In addition to being named to the President's Honour Roll for all 4 consecutive school terms, Scott earned the General Arts and Science Academic Award for maintaining the highest Grade Point Average in the department for the Winter 2009 term. He was also awarded the Ontario Student Opportunity Grant, which offsets a portion of the student's loan in exchange for high academic performance.

In 2010, Scott attended the Vancouver Screenwriters' Summit, which featured master classes taught by Syd Field, Michael Hauge, Linda Seger, and John Truby.

He has been accepted into the Film Production program at Vancouver Film School, and is awaiting the January, 2012 start date. In the meantime, he is studying film technique at home.

About Scott

Scott grew up in a large family in London, Ontario, Canada. He began acting in community theatre at the age of 12, and has since been involved in over a dozen theatre productions in both an onstage and offstage capacity. Most notably, he acted in a joint high school/professional production of Hello, Dolly! (The Grand Theatre), and his debut short film Rapid Eye Movement (2006) earned him the 2006 London Ontario Film-on-the-Fringe award. It was at this point that his long-held dream of directing and producing film was starting to take shape.

Without any formal training, Scott went on to self-produce and direct two more shorts, the comedy Tin Town (2007), and The Underlying Truth (2007), a submission to the Fox reality show On The Lot. Later that year, Scott was accepted into the Film Studies program at London's Fanshawe College, where he earned among the highest marks in the department.

At Fanshawe, Scott learned about film history, visual elements of film, and even had the opportunity to direct a few student shorts - most notably Like a Passing Stone (2008), Har du Mjolk (2009), and the sci-fi short The Fields of America (2009), which screened at the 2009 London Ontario Fringe Festival.

In 2010, Scott was accepted to Vancouver Film School's 2012 Film Production program, and he is currently awaiting the program's start date. In the meantime, he is studying film textbooks, directing and cinematography DVDs, and online tutorials from home.

At age 27, he isn't worried that it's taken him a few more years than expected to get where he's going. He's been consistently working in the community theatre and film scene, and has been saving since 2007 for the opportunity to go to Vancouver Film School. Having been raised in a lower income household, and after dealing with the untimely death of his father to Lou Gehrig's Disease in 2002, Scott feels like he's been doing well to get where he's going. Says Scott, "I've learned the hard way how to do things the right way."

"Very Slick and Professional"

"I was looking forward to Scott Smalley's new short film for a while now and having now seen it, i can say that it pays off in spades. The story is short but sweet, and revealing any of it at all would be criminal. The performances are solid and the production values are top notch. Great camera work and composition by Scott and CG work by Jordan Matechitz. I personally loved the use of little artificial lighting in such dark areas, set the tone very well. The only small weak point was occasionally the dialogue would seem a bit out of sync but I don't know if that was intentional or a mistake on the Fringe part. Excellent work Scott, drop me a line when you get to Hollywood...also keep a bed made for me...or a mattress..hell i'll take a pillow and some floor space...TAKE ME PLEASE!"

2009 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: Ben_Eaglesham

Tin Town (2007)

"This is a difficult film to make, there are some obvious technical concerns that made parts of the intercutting of London to Hollywood stand out but this didn't concern me because there are so many other aspects that are done so well. Smalley continues to prove himself as a strong writer who shows great promise as a film director who is sure to master this medium. A great cast who helped deliver some hilarious moments."

2007 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: romley

"Interesting characters especially the garbage can lady. A script that has merit. A director who is showing a lot of promise!"

2007 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: berube55

"Truly one of the funniest shorts this year with some very likeable and memorable characters. Definitely a talented script writer, and director. can't wait to see what he comes up with next!"

2007 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: Dejube

Position's Vacant (2007)
The World Premiere Production

"This was very well acted by all 3 performers. It was interesting and at times a good laugh as well to see what happens when the male faces sexual harrassment even before the job is begun. This is one to see folks its very well preformed with a cast that complient each other's roles excellently."

2007 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: kingkev

"This play is an inspired satire on sexual harrassment, discrimination and bureaucracy gone insane. As you see the female characters manipulate and torment the male lead, you can find a stark perspective on the trials too many women face with demands and abuse, albeit in a highly exagerrated form. Bobby Broman is a delight as an innocent who is manipulated by his would be superiors into things that go to a Python-like extreme while the female leads play their villainous role with gleeful energy. In short, it's a daring and hilarious satire of authority and gender roles for everyone with the courage to enjoy!"

2007 LONDON FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW FORUM
Posted By: kchishol1970