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Brandon Trost (b. 1981)

Alias:
Brandon Scott Trost

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
August 29, 1981

Biography from TheMovieDB

Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include 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 also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020.  Trost was also the cinematographer of the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its 2024 sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the sequels to the 2020 film adaptation of the video game Sonic the Hedgehog.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon Trost, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

"A" Camera Operator:
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Additional Photography:
2005  Feast
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Hannibal Rising
2009  Little Hercules
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Cinematography:
2005  Feast
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Hannibal Rising
2009  Little Hercules
2010  A Buddy Story
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Director:
2005  Feast
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2009  Little Hercules
2010  A Buddy Story
2011  The FP
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle

Director of Photography:
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Second Unit Director of Photography:
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Special Effects:
1999  Bats
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Special Effects Assistant:
1999  American Pie
1999  Bats
2000  Me, Myself & Irene
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Special Effects Supervisor:
1999  American Pie
1999  Bats
2000  Me, Myself & Irene
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Thanks:
1999  American Pie
1999  Bats
2000  Me, Myself & Irene
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022  Studio 666
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

Writer:
1999  American Pie
1999  Bats
2000  Me, Myself & Irene
2001  Indecent Proposal
2003  Demon Slayer
2004  Lightning Bug
2005  Chaos
2005  Feast
2005  We All Fall Down
2005  Wolf Creek
2006  Karla
2006  Outside Sales
2006  Young, Single & Angry
2007  Broken Glass
2007  Days of Darkness
2007  Hannibal Rising
2007  He Was a Quiet Man
2007  The Day The Dead Weren't Dead
2007  The FP
2008  Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008  Pulse 3
2008  The Hottie & The Nottie
2009  Crank: High Voltage
2009  Halloween II
2009  Little Hercules
2009  Weather Girl
2010  A Buddy Story
2010  MacGruber
2011  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011  The FP
2012  That's My Boy
2013  The Lords of Salem
2013  This Is the End
2014  Neighbors
2014  That Awkward Moment
2014  The Interview
2015  Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015  The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015  The Night Before
2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2017  The Disaster Artist
2018  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2020  An American Pickle
2020  What the Constitution Means to Me
2021  Dear Evan Hansen
2022  Bros
2022  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022  Studio 666
2024  Nightbitch
2024  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2025  The Naked Gun
????  Coyote vs. Acme
????  Let It Kill You
????  The Something

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TV Production

Cinematography:
2024  Knuckles

Director:
2024  Knuckles

Director of Photography:
2017  Future Man
2018  Barry
2024  Knuckles

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