Brandon Trost

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-29 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Brandon Scott Trost

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.

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Known For

This Is the End
6.2%

This Is the End

Jun 12, 2013

Crank: High Voltage
6.1%

Crank: High Voltage

Apr 16, 2009

Rushmore
7.4%

Rushmore

Dec 11, 1998

MacGruber
5.4%

MacGruber

May 21, 2010

Kazaam
4.1%

Kazaam

Jul 17, 1996

Lightning Bug
6.4%

Lightning Bug

Apr 9, 2004

Demon Slayer
6.8%

Demon Slayer

Feb 20, 2003

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Acting

2019
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Gangster
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Colorado Jailhouse Cameraman
2013
This Is the End as Cannibal (uncredited)
2012
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
2010
MacGruber as Brick's Boyfriend
2009
Crank: High Voltage as White Slave Boy (uncredited)
2004
Lightning Bug as Seismograph Drummer (uncredited)
2003
Demon Slayer as 19th Century Sheriff
1998
Rushmore as Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher (uncredited)
1996
Kazaam as Student (uncredited)

Camera

Let It Kill You as Director of Photography
Coyote vs. Acme as Director of Photography
The Something as Director of Photography
2025
The Naked Gun as Director of Photography
2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Director of Photography
2024
Nightbitch as Director of Photography
2024
Knuckles as Director of Photography
2022
Bros as Director of Photography
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Director of Photography
2021
Dear Evan Hansen as Director of Photography
2020
What the Constitution Means to Me as Director of Photography
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Director of Photography
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as "A" Camera Operator
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Director of Photography
2017
Future Man as Director of Photography
2017
The Disaster Artist as Director of Photography
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Director of Photography
2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Director of Photography
2015
The Night Before as Director of Photography
2015
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as Director of Photography
2015
The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Director of Photography
2014
The Interview as Director of Photography
2014
Neighbors as Director of Photography
2014
That Awkward Moment as Director of Photography
2013
This Is the End as Director of Photography
2013
The Lords of Salem as Director of Photography
2012
That's My Boy as Director of Photography
2011
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Director of Photography
2011
The FP as Director of Photography
2010
MacGruber as Director of Photography
2009
Little Hercules as Additional Photography
2009
Halloween II as Director of Photography
2009
Weather Girl as Director of Photography
2009
Crank: High Voltage as Director of Photography
2008
Pulse 3 as Director of Photography
2008
Pulse 2: Afterlife as Director of Photography
2008
The Hottie & The Nottie as Second Unit Director of Photography
2007
He Was a Quiet Man as Director of Photography
2007
Days of Darkness as Director of Photography
2007
Hannibal Rising as Additional Photography
2007
Broken Glass as Director of Photography
2006
Young, Single & Angry as Additional Photography
2006
Karla as Second Unit Director of Photography
2005
Feast as Additional Photography
2005
Wolf Creek as Additional Photography
2005
Chaos as Director of Photography
2005
We All Fall Down as Director of Photography
2004
Lightning Bug as Director of Photography
2003
Demon Slayer as Director of Photography
2001
Indecent Proposal as Director of Photography

Crew

2024
Knuckles as Cinematography
2022
Studio 666 as Thanks
2010
A Buddy Story as Cinematography
2000
Me, Myself & Irene as Special Effects Assistant
1999
Bats as Special Effects
1999
American Pie as Special Effects Assistant

Directing

2024
Knuckles as Director
2020
An American Pickle as Director
2011
The FP as Director
2007
The Day The Dead Weren't Dead as Director
2007
The FP as Director

Visual Effects

1999
Bats as Special Effects Supervisor

Writing

2011
The FP as Writer
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