Scotty Kauffman
An aspiring TV Writer - I mean freelance, a freelance TV Writer!
I am Scotty Kauffman, an aspiring writer in television, film, video games, and more. I grew up in Philadelphia and graduated with honors from The Parks School of Communications at Ithaca College with a B.F.A. in Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media. Thank you for checking out my portfolio! We have buttons and pitches and writing samples. Oh my!
“Scotty is bright, cooperative, and has a fun, unique voice (not to mention handsome). You should hire him! Wait, how did I just speak in parentheses? And what are parentheses?!” - Socrates
Hello!
Professional Experience
Contact
Executive Assistant → NBCUniversal, New York, NY, Mar 2023-Present
Script Reader → The Big Apple Film Festival, New York, NY Sep 2023-Jan 2024
East Coast Page → NBCUniversal, New York, NY Jan 2022-Mar 2023
Monologue Intern → CONAN, Burbank, CA, Jan 2020-May 2020
Research Intern → StoryFit, Austin, TX (Remote), Dec 2020–Jan 2021
Film Intern → GoBelieve Culture, Philadelphia, PA, May 2019–Aug 2019
Writing Projects
He was actually the last monologue intern CONAN ever had! Ya know, he thinks. Huh. Is that a... good thing?
Homebound
As Earth loses it’s battle against climate change, a family of astro-explorers are chosen to find mankind’s new home. When energetic teenager Andi Olympia discovers another human among the stars, she questions those governing her family’s mission, and begins her own journey to find her long lost mother. A rebel certainly… righteous or selfish?
Credit for this image to artist Lyn Wacabra! Find Lyn’s work here.
This image is by artist Gordon Waltho. Check out Gordon's portfolio for more beautiful environments here.
Wild
In a world where the line between man and animal is blurred, there is a perennial struggle for primal and political territory. As war looms on the beaches below, the people of the sky remain isolated. When cloudwalker Flick falls from above into the middle of the conflict, she must follow a calling to recover her memory and stop the violence between land and sea.
Uptown Sting
In a world where city states are owned and operated by individual companies, interpersonal commerce is outlawed and the socio-economic gap is more like a fissure. When ownership of Electri-City is passed to the company heir, a girl from skid row must travel uptown to steal from the rich and distribute their resources.
These characters are by artist Grace Liu. I'm a big fan! See more on their Twitter here and you will be too.
KarmAcademy
A broken mirror means seven years of bad luck. In a world where fortune is personified, it means something much, much worse. When he awakens a generational power to fight these creatures, our unlucky hero Eli Fluke joins a team of monster hunters to rid San Francisco of the evil looming in the shadows.
This art is from a Russian manga. I’m not quite sure how to give credit, but it looks super cool! If you understand Russian, read it here.
The Summit
Tekken. Street Fighter. Super Smash Brothers. From arcade to console to handheld and mobile apps - fighting games like these have dominated the e-sports market and lives of gamers for decades. When a tournament of champions is called for a game much like these, Mason Del Rio, a not-so-intimidating arcade hustler, strives to become #1 and uncover the truth behind the world’s most popular game series.
This image was used in a NY Times article, which can be found here. Wish I could tell you more. Hire me so I can pay for fancy news outlets!
Super Flawed
The life of a superhero is difficult. Their lives are in jeopardy every day. Villainous grudges lurk around every corner. And rent is due on the first of every month! In a world where superpowers are commonplace, fighting crime is just another competitive industry. When Margo, an aspiring heroine is strapped for cash, she takes on an odd job to avoid getting evicted. Little does she know it is San Diego's white collar criminals pulling the strings. Walking away is easier said than done.
This concept art is one my favorites. She's so cool! Just like the artist Inès Bérerd! See some more of their work here.
Avatar: The Kenji Chronicles
Generations before the fire nation conquest, another power seeks expansion. As the water tribe migrates to the south pole, tension rises with an Earth Kingdom village nearby. Here, budding avatar Lin and his competitive twin brother Kenji are caught in the middle of the conflict. When Lin is killed, Kenji is unable to fulfill his promise to one day defeat his brother. Kenji then chooses a new path: training the next avatar.
I found this image attached to a post by Redditor ruru3jbdw, here. They had a twin idea too! The Avatar lore is much wider than I originally thought and Kenji ain't in it. Not sure how to proceed with this one... or how to break it to ruru3jbdw. Love you ruru3jbdw.
Thanks for coming! You're amazing!
I love TV. I love it with all my heart. And my lungs, and my brain, and all the other essential organs too. (Winning Survivor aside) it is my only dream to tell inspirational stories and see my characters alive on-screen. If you found this website because you are my friend and you have a genuine interest in my passions - what an incredible friend you are. I hope I can repay the kindness. If you found this website because I put the URL on an application, hello! I really want this job! And if you found this website because you are a fan of my work, well that means I made it, baby. That, and I'm still on Wix free version. Isn't that endearing? Regardless, thank you for stopping by!
And Fantasy Football!
"What? Why?" - Socrates