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Scott Wilhite

Scott Wilhite — Is an award-winning commercial filmmaker, writer, producer, director, author, app maker, and 25-year creative veteran. He is a gifted artist creating films and videos that get people’s hearts to beat. “Film is the most powerful tool of persuasion known to man,” he says. “Because film incorporates every art form—music, imagery, poetry, prose, movement, choreography, light, color, and above all story.” Storytelling is where he truly shines. His stories are memorable, listenable, and likeable.

Here’s Where Your Gift Goes

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Education, Encouraging Giving, Scholarshipping Students

The night before we were to meet with Kim Clark, the president of BYU-Idaho, we still had no idea about the concept for the video were were there to sell him on. I was completely out of ideas. To make matters worse, I was feeling a bit sick. After touring the campus desperately hoping for […]

Fundraising For New Heber Valley Hospital

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Encouraging Giving, Public Health

The Heber Valley Hospital was looking for community involvement to fundraise for an expansion project. In touring the hospital and meeting some of the staff, I was able to come up with some beautiful “scenes” that would show how community members would be experiencing life moments in this place. My favorite was the old cowboy […]

Journey To Become

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Encouraging Giving, Family Relationships, Strengthening Families

How do you teach your children to have empathy for others? This is a huge problem especially for wealthy families who sometimes get disconnected from those in need. We created this film to help families learn from one family who have figured some things out the hard way. What impressed me about filming this piece, […]

9-Person Trauma Team

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Changing Perceptions, Public Health

When I interviewed an ambulance driver and heard how the Heber Valley Hospital had created a 9-person trauma team to quickly assess a wounded person’s needs, I thought that’s got to be incredible to see. So I set it up with them. In one morning we actually shot two different staged patients who were brought […]

Scott Wilhite • Director Reel

Scott Wilhite | Director's Reel

Scott Wilhite is a writer, producer, and director. Above all he’s a master storyteller. To see more of his work, visit bigsherpa.tv or contact him via e-mail: scott [at] bigsherpa.tv

Average Door-to-Doctor Time

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Changing Perceptions, Public Health

Here’s another story in the series about the amazing improvements the Heber Valley Hospital has made. Loved setting this scene up. Still amazes me how real it all looks. Scott Wilhite produced and directed this story. :: Director :: Producer :: Editor :: Sound :: Client: Intermountain Healthcare :: DP: Matt Williams :: Camera Operators: […]

Ecuador • Family Food Production

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Encouraging Giving, Humanitarian, Preventing Hunger

Got to go down to Ecuador a few days before production started on this project so that we could meet some of the families we wanted to interview before the crew arrived. Having only taken two years of Spanish in high school, I tried my best to understand what was going on in the conversations, […]

Wheelchairs in Mongolia

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Encouraging Giving, Humanitarian, Providing Mobility

This was part of the For My Brother/My Sister film series. I was so impressed with the gentle nature of the Mongolian people and their genuine gratitude for the help they were receiving. Scott Wilhite directed and produced this film. :: Director :: Producer :: Client: LDS Humanitarian Services :: DP: Brian Wilcox :: Production […]

Falling Up

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Inspiring Greatness, Short Film

This is the inspiring, true story of Meg Johnson, a woman who accidentally fell off a 40′ cliff, became paralyzed, and surprisingly found happiness. Meg Johnson stars as herself in this engaging short film. Tagline: Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is part of living. You may be interested to know that […]

Your Miracle Will Come

Scott Wilhite | #LoveOneAnother, Freeing Addicts, Public Health, Strengthening Families

Honestly, I didn’t want to take on this project. At the time I was overwhelmed and over loaded. But Jason Coombs got me on the phone and shared his story and I realized that in his story is each of our stories. We all (addicts or not) struggle with making the change that’s needed for […]