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Brandon Trost

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Brandon Trost
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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.

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He started as cinematographer of a number of independent/low-budget projects like Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II and MacGruber, before becoming a frequent collaborator of Seth Rogen, working on films like This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview and The Night Before, until he worked solo as director of An American Pickle.

Trost then became active as cinematographer of big-budget films like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its sequel, as well as Coyote vs. Acme.

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Early life and education

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]

Trost has cited Andrew Laszlo as one of his favorite cinematographers, calling Streets of Fire "one of the most amazing-looking movies from the 1980s."[4]

He attended Frazier Mountain High School[5] and later graduated from Los Angeles Film School.[6] He grew up in Frazier Park, California with his brother Jason and sister Sarah.[7][8]

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Director

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  • The FP (2007)
  • The Day the Dead Weren't Dead (Also producer) (2007)

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  1. Co-written and co-directed with Jason Trost; credited as "Trost Bros."

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