Tyler Gillett

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Tyler Gillett is an American film director, cinematographer, writer and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed the 2014 Twentieth Century Fox film Devil's Due.

Early life and education

Born (March 6, 1982) and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in film production and studio art, photography, from the University of Arizona in 2004.[1]

Film

Gillett began his film career in the camera department on the Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro. After working as a camera loader, operator and then DP, he began directing short films with comedians from The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and later directed, produced and edited the series Domesticating,[2] Funny in Love and Books, for Fremantle Media.[3]

Chad, Matt & Rob

In 2009, Gillett began working with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella as part of the collective Chad, Matt & Rob. Gillett co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote, co-edited and worked as cinematographer on three interactive adventure shorts – The Birthday Party,[4] The Teleporter[5] and The Treasure Hunt[6] – as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly.[7] The group became known for their signature style, which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received nearly 100,000,000 views online.[8]

Radio Silence

After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Gillett formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin, Villella and Justin Martinez.[9] The group co-directed the "10/31/98" segment of the horror feature film V/H/S.[10][11] V/H/S premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,[12][13] where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures,[14][15] and released theatrically on October 5, 2012.[16]

With Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett directed Devil's Due,[17] a 2014 horror feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Davis Entertainment.[18]

Their film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by the Orchard for release in 2016.[19] [20]

Filmography

V/H/S (2012)

Devil's Due (2014)

Southbound (2015)

References

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