Bryan Bertino
Encyclopedia
Bryan Michael Bertino is an America
n film director
and screenwriter
.
. He then moved to Los Angeles
, where he worked as a gaffer, and wrote screenplays in his spare time.
He submitted The Strangers
for a Nicholl Fellowship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
, which reached the quarterfinals. However, he was able to get a meeting with Vertigo Entertainment. Bertino quit his job days before the script was sold to Universal Studios
.
Mark Romanek
wanted to direct The Strangers but demanded a $40 million budget. After speaking with Andrew Rona at Rogue Pictures
, Bertino was asked to direct The Strangers despite a lack of directorial experience. Bertino works currently on the thriller film This Man, which is produced by Sam Raimi
and his company Ghost House Pictures.
United States
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n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Life and career
Bertino was born in Crowley, Texas. He studied cinematography at the University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. He then moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, where he worked as a gaffer, and wrote screenplays in his spare time.
He submitted The Strangers
The Strangers
The Strangers is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino, and starring Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Laura Margolis, and Kip Weeks...
for a Nicholl Fellowship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
, which reached the quarterfinals. However, he was able to get a meeting with Vertigo Entertainment. Bertino quit his job days before the script was sold to Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
.
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek
Mark Romanek is an American filmmaker, whose directing work includes feature films, music videos and commercials.He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2002 film One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams...
wanted to direct The Strangers but demanded a $40 million budget. After speaking with Andrew Rona at Rogue Pictures
Rogue Pictures
Rogue is a subsidiary of Relativity Media. The company has about 25 titles in its library.- Background :In 1997, Rogue Pictures was formed as a division of PolyGram Pictures but the name was dropped in 2000 after Universal Pictures bought PolyGram...
, Bertino was asked to direct The Strangers despite a lack of directorial experience. Bertino works currently on the thriller film This Man, which is produced by Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for directing cult horror films like the Evil Dead series, Darkman and Drag Me to Hell, as well as the blockbuster Spider-Man films and the producer of the successful TV series Hercules: The...
and his company Ghost House Pictures.
External links
- Bryan Bertino at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...