Bryan H. Carroll

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Bryan H. Carroll
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Born
Bryan H. Carroll

13 February 1967
Bountiful, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBryan Carroll
Years active29
Awards New Media Film Festival award for Best Documentary
2014 Why We Ride
Los Angeles New Media Film Festival award for Best Documentary 2014 Why We Ride

Bryan H. Carroll (born February 13, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best known for his award winning documentary Why We Ride, [1] [2] [3] his distinctions from the American Motorcyclist Association [4] [5] and contributions to Titanic , Public Enemies , Die Hard , Predator , Collateral , Miami Vice , Ali , Skid Row and The Phantom . [6] [7] [8]

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Early life

Bryan Carroll was born on February 13, 1967, in Bountiful, Utah, where he attended the University of California, Los Angeles Writers Program. His career began early in 1986, when at 19, he began working at CRC, a visual effects company in Hollywood that serviced studios and major production companies. In this company, he interacted extensively with editors and eventually worked his way into the cutting room. [8] [9]

Career

Carroll has worked in the roles of director, producer, writer and editor. He has collaborated with directors and producers like James Cameron, Michael Mann, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joel Silver. [7] [10] [11] Carroll also created the Editexpress - the first mobile film editing trailer for location use on feature films. [10] [12]

Director or second unit director

He has directed or second unit directed several movies, including Why We Ride, Public Enemies, To Ride A Legend, Collateral and Robbery Homicide Division (Season 1). [8] [10] [11]

Producer

He has been a producer, associate producer, co-producer, post production producer, executive producer or executive soundtrack producer of a number of movies including Why We Ride, Public Enemies, Living in the Age of Airplanes , To Ride A Legend, Skid Row, Miami Vice , Redline, Collateral and the TV show Robbery Homicide Division . [8] [10] [11] [13]

Screenwriter

His writing debut was the documentary film on the life of motorcyclists titled Why We Ride. This film has received recognition from critics, viewers and has won several awards. [8] [10] [11] [14]

Editor

He worked as an editor on movies and shows including Titanic, Major League III, The Phantom (1996 film), Free Willy , Accident (1993 TV-series), Tales From The Crypt and Last Chance. [8] [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited as
1987PredatorAssistant editor
1988Die HardAssistant editor
1989Road HouseAssistant editor
1991City SlickersFirst assistant editor
1993The Accident (TV series)Editor
1993Free WillyAssistant editor
1996The PhantomEditor
1997TitanicVisual effects editor
1998Major League: Back to the MinorsEditor
2001AliAssociate editor
2003Robbery Homicide Division (TV series)Co-producer (13 episodes), second unit director
2004CollateralAssociate producer, second unit director
2006Miami ViceCo-producer
2007RedlineAssociate producer
2007Skid RowExecutive producer
2009Public EnemiesCo-producer, executive soundtrack producer, second unit director
2013Why We RideDirector, producer, writer
2015 Living in the Age of Airplanes Producer

Awards and recognition

Carroll has been credited in inventing a lot of the workflow for digital photography in motion picture production along with Michael Mann. [15] He has received the following awards and distinctions during his career:

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