Brian Baugh – Filmmaker’s Bio
Brian Baugh is a director and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He had an eclectic upbringing from being born in New Jersey, spending his youth in South Florida, and growing up in Seattle. His creative endeavors began as a flannel clad high schooler in the rainy Northwest making lots of no budget movies (think: “Super 8″ minus the aliens), directing theater (think: “Rushmore”), and producing grunge rock (“Singles”, of course).
Brian started his filmmaking journey in earnest at the University of Southern California’s cinema school, where he wrote and directed many films, as well as made a name for himself as a cinematographer and received awards for sound design. His achievements earned him the USC School of Cinema Distinguished Scholar Award, and he was a member of the Order of Troy, Mortar Board, and Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduating, he decided to pursue cinematography, and spent time on several studio films interning under world class cinematographers. In ’97, a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship took him to Cape Town, South Africa for a year of additional education in the liberal arts…and African township life.
Shortly after returning from Africa, the budding director of photography shot his first feature film at the young age of twenty five. He spent the next ten years shooting over twenty films (“The Ultimate Gift”, “Jack & the Beanstalk”, “An American Carol”), and shooting and directing dozens of commercials (Ford, NHL).
In 2008, Brian transitioned into feature directing with a high school drama titled: “To Save a Life”. The film was released in theaters nationwide and earned an ‘A’ rating on Yahoo!Movies, and was the #1 audience rated movie on Fandango during its theatrical run. The low budget independent film’s strong performance in the box office surprised many in Hollywood.
Brian is now attached to direct and write several films that are in development, and has spent most of his time recently working on rewrites of those projects. His desire is to be a part of telling stories that inspire audiences, foster justice and healing, or expand imagination and wonder in the world.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.
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