David Bruckner
Film director · 3 films (2015–2022)
David Bruckner is a director whose work here spans Southbound (2015) to Hellraiser (2022), across horror and thriller. 2 of those films were photographed by Andrew Shulkind. The work runs close — 34% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 137 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
David Bruckner is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the horror films The Ritual (2017), The Night House (2020) and Hellraiser (2022).
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Directing style
Bruckner anchors his tense, ominous horror frames in dark interior spaces and night exteriors, relying on a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by deep charcoal, slate blue, and muted olive-gold tones. He favors a shallow depth of field to isolate subjects, keeping the camera primarily at eye level to capture intimate medium shots and closeups. Lighting is driven by motivated sources, with practical fixtures, window light, and the sun cutting through the darkness to shape his isolated characters.
Films directed by David Bruckner
About David Bruckner
What films has David Bruckner directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Southbound (2015), The Ritual (2017) and Hellraiser (2022).
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All 137 indexed frames from 3 films directed by David Bruckner — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.