Bryan Woods

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Bryan Woods (born September 14, 1984 in Davenport , Iowa ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director .

Life

Bryan Woods, born in Davenport in 1984, met Scott Beck at the age of 11 . They had seen a number of silent films starring Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton during their college days together . Jacques Tati , however, was her absolute favorite, according to his later author colleague Beck.

After Woods and Beck showed films together at the Adler Theater in Davenport, they later wrote various scripts together, for example between 2002 and 2010 for the short film Yearbook , for which Woods received the Eddy Award at the 2002 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, and for the short films Amber , Shades and Impulse . They also developed the underlying story for the horror thriller Nightlight , released in 2015, which they also directed together. In 2017 it was announced that they were able to sell their script for A Quiet Place to Paramount Pictures. Woods and Beck had already developed the basic idea for this during their college days. Their shared passion for silent films had led them to place the story of A Quiet Place in such a genre context. Her script was eventually implemented by actor and director John Krasinski .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2002: Yearbook (short film)
  • 2004: For Always
  • 2004: Her Summer
  • 2006: The Bride Wore Blood
  • 2015: Nightlight
  • 2018: A Quiet Place

Awards (selection)

Wild Rose Independent Film Festival

  • 2005: Award for the best film (Her Summer)
  • 2005: Award for Best Screenplay (Her Summer)
  • 2006: Award for Best Film (The Bride Wore Blood)
  • 2006: Award for Best Director (The Bride Wore Blood)
  • 2006: Award for Best Cinematography (The Bride Wore Blood)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Matt Mulcahey: "How Do You Communicate Backstory, Motivation and Theme Without Dialogue?" A Quiet Place Screenwriters Bryan Woods and Scott Beck at SXSW 2018 In: filmmakermagazine.com, March 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Amanda Hancock: Bettendorf filmmakers sell script to Paramount Pictures In: /qctimes.com, April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Yoselin Acevedo: John Krasinski to Direct Emily Blunt in Supernatural Thriller 'A Quiet Place' In: IndieWire, March 15, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Woods, Bryan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, film producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Davenport , United States