Brandon 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.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

(2022) Director of Photography

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That's My Boy

(2012) Director of Photography

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Future Man

(2017) Director of Photography

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American Pie

(1999) Special Effects Assistant

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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

(2015) Director of Photography

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

(2024) Director of Photography

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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

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Me, Myself & Irene

(2000) Special Effects Assistant

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman	Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019-05-02 Movie
2013	Cannibal (uncredited)	This Is the End 2013-06-12 Movie
2010	Brick's Boyfriend	MacGruber 2010-05-21 Movie
2009	White Slave Boy (uncredited)	Crank: High Voltage 2009-04-16 Movie
2004	Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)	Lightning Bug 2004-04-09 Movie
2003	19th Century Sheriff	Demon Slayer 2003-02-20 Movie
1998	Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)	Rushmore 1998-12-11 Movie
1996	Student	Kazaam 1996-07-17 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Director of Photography	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024-12-18 Movie
2022	Director of Photography	Bros 2022-09-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022-03-30 Movie
2021	Director of Photography	Dear Evan Hansen 2021-09-24 Movie
2020	Director of Photography	What the Constitution Means to Me 2020-10-16 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019-05-02 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018-10-19 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Future Man 2017-11-14 TV Show
	Director of Photography	The Disaster Artist 2017-03-12 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016-06-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 2016-05-04 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	The Night Before 2015-11-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015-10-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Diary of a Teenage Girl 2015-08-07 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	The Interview 2014-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Neighbors 2014-05-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	That Awkward Moment 2014-01-29 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	This Is the End 2013-06-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Lords of Salem 2013-04-18 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	That's My Boy 2012-06-14 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 2011-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The FP 2011-03-13 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	MacGruber 2010-05-21 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Halloween II 2009-08-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Weather Girl 2009-07-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Crank: High Voltage 2009-04-16 Movie
	Additional Photography	Little Hercules 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Pulse 3 2008-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Pulse 2: Afterlife 2008-09-30 Movie
	Second Unit Director of Photography	The Hottie & The Nottie 2008-02-08 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	He Was a Quiet Man 2007-11-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Days of Darkness 2007-09-21 Movie
	Additional Photography	Hannibal Rising 2007-02-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Broken Glass 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Additional Photography	Young, Single & Angry 2006-01-30 Movie
	Second Unit Director of Photography	Karla 2006-01-20 Movie
2005	Additional Photography	Feast 2005-10-14 Movie
	Additional Photography	Wolf Creek 2005-09-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Deadly Hostage 2005-08-10 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Lightning Bug 2004-04-09 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Indecent Proposal 2001-09-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Coyote vs. Acme Movie
	Director of Photography	Nightbitch Movie
	Director of Photography	Let It Kill You Movie
	Director of Photography	The Something Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Thanks	Studio 666 2022-02-24 Movie
2003	Cinematography	Demon Slayer 2003-02-20 Movie
2000	Special Effects Assistant	Me, Myself & Irene 2000-06-22 Movie
1999	Special Effects Assistant	American Pie 1999-07-09 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Director	An American Pickle 2020-07-26 Movie
2011	Director	The FP 2011-03-13 Movie
2007	Director	The Day The Dead Weren't Dead 2007-10-05 Movie
	Director	The FP 2007-09-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Writer	The FP 2011-03-13 Movie
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Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Special Effects Supervisor	Bats 1999-10-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv