Brothers Strause
Brothers Greg and Colin Strause (known as Brothers Strause) are a directing duo and special effects artists who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. They began experimenting with visual effects in their early teens. In
1995, they moved to Los Angeles and started
working on the special effects for The X-Files film. From there they moved on
to big-budget hits such as The Nutty Professor,
Volcano, and the iceberg sequence of the
Academy Award-winning Titanic. They
then broke into the music video and commercial arena, handling the special effects for artists such as
Greg and Colin's visual effects company Hydraulx have performed special effects work on the blockbusters X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four, Terminator 3, and The Day After Tomorrow, for which Greg won a British Academy Award (BAFTA).
The Brothers have recently directed spots for Coca Cola/World of WarCraft, Gatorade, Ford Motor Company, The United States Marine Corps, Toyota, Fresca, Universal Studios and Sony Playstation's God of War.
In 2004, they collaborated with artist Christian Jankowski on a short film titled 16mm Mystery. The film is a gritty and surrealistic piece exploring the power of motion picture imagery. Watch 16mm Mystery here
The Brothers Strause are signed with Tight Films for their commercial and music video work. Recently, they've directed the music video for Flyleaf's I'm So Sick and a new campaign for Coca-Cola China.
The Brothers Strause have been announced as the directors of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. A June 1 2006 news entry on their website merely says "Something big is brewing" and a June 7 2006 news entry says "AVP2! The Bros. have signed on to direct their first feature."
Filmography
Commercials
- Gatorade "Winning Formula".
- Fresca "Dance".
- Ford F150 "Kiln".
- United States Marine Corps "Diamond".
- PlayStation 2's God of War "Gods" and "Monsters".
- Coca-Cola/World of WarCraft "WOW Be Yourself".
- Toyota Matrix "Sunglasses".
- Toyota Corolla "Imagination".
- Universal Studios "Creep" and "Scare".
- Norfolk Southern "Trees".
- Black Magic "Moths".
- NORA "White Heat".
Music videos
- Flyleaf "I'm So Sick" and "Fully Alive" [1].
- A Perfect Circle "Weak and Powerless" and "Passive".
- Linkin Park "Crawling".
- Powerman 5000 "Bombshell".
- Godsmack "I Stand Alone".
- Staind "Price to Play".
- Nickelback "How You Remind Me".
- Taproot "Poem".
- Abandoned Pools "Remedy"
- Clea "Download It"
Short films
Feature films
External links
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