[3][4] Scott has said her time in nature in the bushveld in Zimbabwe, where her parents were stationed as well as the countryside at her mother's family home on the Isle of Skye in Scotland had an impact on her.
She was honoured with the Mortar Board's Outstanding Woman in her Senior Year as well as making the Dean's List and the SWC (South West Conference) Academic Team.
[8] She worked with wildlife cinematographers Peter Lamberti, Richard Matthews (filmmaker) and Dereck Joubert before setting out to make her own films.
While at Baylor, Scott focused on cinematography and also became a test subject in Chicago Fire (TV series) co-creators Derek Haas and Michael Brandt's Master's Thesis on digital nonlinear editing and the effects of the tool on the final film product.
One of the editors, Tony Black, A.C.E., asked Dr Michael Korpi, Baylor professor overseeing the study, if he could hire the numbered student, saying "If possible, I'd sure like to know who this is.
[7] Scott edited on and off for three years on the feature documentary film, The Last Lions for National Geographic Explorers in Residence filmmakers, Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
[16] [17] Scott's second film is an adventure-documentary , Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales with producing partner Bonné de Bod appearing in front of camera from isolated wilderness areas in the world.
[19] It world premiered at Jackson Wild in 2020[20] and went on to win several awards at film festivals before being broadcast on Showmax, kykNET, and M-Net Movie Channels in Africa[21] and ARTE in Europe.
[26] She has won a Jackson Wild Media Award, considered the OSCARS of wildlife documentary film, four SAFTAs and five SAB EnviroMedia.