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Brandon Trost

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Born August 29, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Brandon Scott Trost

Biography

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.

Filmography47 titles

Barry

2018Director of Photography

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024Director of Photography

What the Constitution Means to Me

2020Director of Photography

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022Director of Photography

Rushmore

1998as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)

Knuckles

2024Cinematography

The Disaster Artist

2017Director of Photography

Future Man

2017Director of Photography

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018Director of Photography

Bros

2022Director of Photography

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016Director of Photography

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015Director of Photography

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

2015Director of Photography

Demon Slayer

2003as 19th Century Sheriff

Me, Myself & Irene

2000Special Effects Assistant

American Pie

1999Special Effects Assistant

The Naked Gun

2025as Mug Shot Photographer (uncredited)

He Was a Quiet Man

2007Director of Photography

Dear Evan Hansen

2021Director of Photography

Hannibal Rising

2007Additional Photography

Neighbors

2014Director of Photography

The Interview

2014Director of Photography

This Is the End

2013as Cannibal (uncredited)

Wolf Creek

2005Additional Photography

The Night Before

2015Director of Photography

That Awkward Moment

2014Director of Photography

Crank: High Voltage

2009as White Slave Boy (uncredited)

Feast

2005Additional Photography

Studio 666

2022Thanks

Nightbitch

2024Director of Photography

An American Pickle

2020Director

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016Director of Photography

That's My Boy

2012Director of Photography

Weather Girl

2009Director of Photography

The Lords of Salem

2012Director of Photography

MacGruber

2010as Brick's Boyfriend

Karla

2006Second Unit Director of Photography

Halloween II

2009Director of Photography

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011Director of Photography

The FP

2011Director, Director of Photography, Writer

Days of Darkness

2007Director of Photography

Pulse 3

2008Director of Photography

Bats

1999Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

Pulse 2: Afterlife

2008Director of Photography

Kazaam

1996as Student (uncredited)

The Hottie & the Nottie

2008Second Unit Director of Photography