Brandon Trost
| Brandon Trost | |
|---|---|
 Trost at the premiere of The FP, 2011 Fantasia Festival | |
| Born |
Brandon Scott Trost August 29, 1981 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles Film School |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, screenwriter, director, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Relatives | Jason Trost (brother) |
Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost is also a frequent collaborator with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.
Early life
Trost was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Karen (née French)[1] and Ron Trost, a special effects coordinator. His grandfather, Scott Maitland, was an assistant director,[2] and his great-grandfather was a stuntman. His uncle was actor Victor French.[3] He attended Frazier Mountain High School [4] and later graduated from Los Angeles Film School.[5] He grew up in Frazier Park, California with his brother Jason and sister Sarah.[6][7]
Influences
Trost has cited Andrew Laszlo as one of his favorite cinematographers, calling Streets of Fire "one of the most amazing-looking movies from the 1980's."[8]
Filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Deuces | Michael Winnick | |
| 2004 | Lightning Bug | Robert Green Hall | |
| 2005 | The Salon | Mark Brown | |
| 2005 | Val/Val | Gustavo Camelot | |
| 2005 | Chaos | David DeFalco | |
| 2006 | Outside Sales | Blayne Weaver | First collaboration with Weaver |
| 2006 | Special Ops: Delta Force | Cole S. McKay | |
| 2007 | He Was a Quiet Man | Frank Cappello | Jury Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2007 | Broken Glass | Gustavo Camelot | |
| 2007 | One of Our Own | Abe Levy | |
| 2007 | Days of Darkness | Jake Kennedy | |
| 2008 | Presence | Brian Kramer | |
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Blayne Weaver | Second collaboration with Weaver |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Neveldine/Taylor | First collaboration with Neveldine/Taylor |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Rob Zombie | First collaboration with Zombie |
| 2010 | A Buddy Story | Marc Erlbaum | |
| 2010 | MacGruber | Jorma Taccone | |
| 2010 | Mad World | Cory Cataldo | |
| 2011 | The FP | Brandon Trost Jason Trost |
Also co-writer |
| 2011 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Neveldine/Taylor | Second collaboration with Neveldine/Taylor |
| 2012 | That's My Boy | Sean Anders | |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | Rob Zombie | Second collaboration with Zombie |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg |
First collaboration with Rogen and Goldberg |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Tom Gormican | |
| 2014 | Neighbors | Nicholas Stoller | First collaboration with Stoller |
| 2014 | The Interview | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg |
Second collaboration with Rogen and Goldberg |
| 2015 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Marielle Heller | Sundance: U.S. drama, special jury award for cinematography |
| 2015 | Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Christopher B. Landon | |
| 2015 | The Night Before | Jonathan Levine | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Nicholas Stoller | Second collaboration with Stoller |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone |
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| 2016 | The Masterpiece | James Franco | |
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kazaam | Student | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Vietnamese soldier with rocket launcher | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Lightning Bug | Seismograph drummer | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | White Slave Boy | Uncredited |
| 2010 | MacGruber | Brick's boyfriend | |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Cannibal | Uncredited |
References
- ↑ "Brandon Scott Trost, Born 08/29/1981 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Reynolds, Rebecca (July 1, 2013). "All Indie Family". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Gale, Wayne (April 18, 2013). "The Lords of Salem - Exclusive Interview with Cinematographer Brandon Trost". Dread Central. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Barrera, Brandon (August 15, 2008). "Filmmaking Brothers to Make Feature Of 'The FP'". Mountain Enterprise. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Brandon Trost shoots 'This is the End'". British Cinematographer. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ↑ Mancini, Vince (March 15, 2012). "Smiles Humped All up My Face". The Portland Mercury. Index Publishing. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ↑ Carey, Anna (March 19, 2012). "Makers of 'The FP' discuss inspiration for their surreal film". The Daily Californian. Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company.
- ↑ S., Iain (March 17, 2011). "SXSW/American Cinematographer: The FP's Brandon Trost". CHUD. Retrieved January 28, 2014.