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.
He was also featured in the 158th episode of the podcast Reply
All.Born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in
film production and studio art, photography, from the University of
Arizona in 2004.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, Funny in Love
and Books, for Fremantle Media.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 â€" The Birthday Party, The Teleporter and The Treasure Hunt
â€" as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank
Fails Horribly. The group became known for their signature style,
which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received
nearly 100,000,000 views online.
and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence,
Gillett co-directed the 2014 Twentieth Century Fox film Devil's Due.
He was also featured in the 158th episode of the podcast Reply
All.Born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in
film production and studio art, photography, from the University of
Arizona in 2004.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, Funny in Love
and Books, for Fremantle Media.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 â€" The Birthday Party, The Teleporter and The Treasure Hunt
â€" as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank
Fails Horribly. The group became known for their signature style,
which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received
nearly 100,000,000 views online.
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