Brent Renaud
Film director · 2 films (2005–2017)
Brent Renaud is a director whose work here spans Dope Sick Love (2005) to Meth Storm (2017), in documentary. The work runs naturally lit — 68% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 43% library-wide. All 238 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Brent Renaud was an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He was fatally shot by Russian forces on Sunday March 13, 2022 while on assignment in Ukraine.
Born 2 October 1971 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA · died 13 March 2022
Directing style
Brent Renaud’s documentary cinematography relies on an eye-level camera perspective to capture intimate, tense, and lonely environments. He favors medium shots and closeups rendered with a shallow depth of field, isolating subjects against natural daylight, harsh fluorescent tubes, or the amber glow of streetlamps. The visual palette is defined by a gritty, cool, and desaturated mix of earthy browns, dusty beiges, and muted steel blues that reflect the raw reality of his interior and exterior locations.
Awards
- Nieman Fellowship · 2019
- Peabody Awards · 2015
Films directed by Brent Renaud
About Brent Renaud
When was Brent Renaud born?
Brent Renaud was born on 2 October 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA and died on 13 March 2022.
What films has Brent Renaud directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Dope Sick Love (2005) and Meth Storm (2017).
What awards has Brent Renaud won?
Nieman Fellowship (2019) and Peabody Awards (2015).
Search every frame of Brent Renaud’s films
All 238 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Brent Renaud — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.