Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer and director.
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Early life and education
Trost was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Karen (née French) and Ron Trost, a special effects coordinator.
His grandfather, Scott Maitland, was an assistant director, and his great-grandfather was a stuntman. His uncle was actor Victor French.
He grew up in Frazier Park, California, with his brother Jason and sister Sarah.
Trost attended at the Frazier Mountain High School and later graduated from the Los Angeles Film School.
He has cited Andrew Laszlo as one of his favorite cinematographers, calling Streets of Fire "one of the most amazing-looking movies from the 1980s."
Career
Trost is a cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director, whose credits include writing and directing The FP with his brother Jason.
Brandon 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 in films like This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview and The Night Before, while making a solo debut as director with An American Pickle.
Trost has since become an active cinematographer of big-budget productions like the Sonic the Hedgehog sequels and Coyote vs. Acme.
Filmography
Cinematographer
Direct-to-video
Music video
Director
Short film
The FP (2007)
The Day the Dead Weren't Dead (Also producer) (2007)
Feature film
The FP (2011)
An American Pickle (2020)
Television
Music video
