Bryan Young (filmmaker)
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| Born | July 17, 1980 Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Blogger, author, and filmmaker. |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouses | Amberley Marie Young (2001–2021) |
Bryan Young (born July 17, 1980) is an American blogger, author and filmmaker.
Biography
[edit]At age 18, Young received local press coverage when he became the first person in the city of Provo, Utah, to get in line for the opening of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.[1] Three years later, he repeated the stunt, camping out at the cinema three weeks before the opening of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[2]
Young was inducted as an honorary member of the 501st Legion.[3]
Film
[edit]Young co-directed two feature films, Missy and The Fleapit Three, and a feature-length documentary, The Misbehavers.[citation needed] He collaborated with director and friend Steven Greenstreet on a pair of documentaries, serving as assistant director for This Divided State and producing Killer at Large.[4]
His short film 3 1/2 Stars won Best Writing at the Helper Film Festival.[citation needed]
Writing
[edit]In collaboration with Elias Pate and Derek Hunter, Young contributed to the comic book series Pirate Club, released quarterly by Slave Labor Graphics.[5] He's contributed essays to Marvel's Star Wars: Age of Republic comics.[6]
His self-published novel Lost at the Con, as well as Operation Montauk, The Serpent's Head, and The Aeronaut from Silence in the Library publishing received positive reviews.[7][8][9][10][11] A short story was also included in the anthology A Hero by Any Other Name.[12]
He has freelanced for Star Wars Insider,[13] the official Star Wars blog,[14] HuffPost,[15] Salt Lake City Weekly,[16] and "geek news and reviews" blog Big Shiny Robot!, which he co-founded.[citation needed]
It was announced at New York Comic Con that he would be co-writing the Robotech role-playing game.[17] This project drew attention when it was announced that the game would use gender neutral language.[18]
His novel in the BattleTech universe, Honor's Gauntlet, won the Diamond Quill award in 2021.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Horiuchi, Vince (May 8, 1999). "Magic of 'Star Wars' Sends Fan Camping for Tickets". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. A1.
- ^ Snider, Eric D. (16 May 2002). "Fan plays out Episode II of waiting game". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Members". 501st Legion: Vader's Fist. 501st Legion. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Killer At Large: An Interview With The Filmmakers". Bodybuilding.com. 2008-09-21. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ Hunter, Derek (2005-11-15). Pirate Club. Slave Labor Books. ISBN 9781593620233.
- ^ "Star Wars: Age of the Republic: General Grievous (2019) No. 1 review". 14 March 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (13 June 2011). "Required Summer Reading for Geeks: Lost at the Con". HuffPost. Oath Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (7 June 2011). "Book Review: Lost at the Con". Geek with Curves. Amy Ratcliffe. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (11 May 2011). "Lost at the Con". Salt Lake City Weekly. Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Foy, James (2 June 2012). "Book review: 'Operation: Montauk' is a time-traveling adventure". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Levine, Andrea (14 May 2012). "[IGH] on Books: OPERATION: Montauk by Bryan Young". [insertgeekhere]. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ A Hero by Any Other Name. Silence in the Library LLC. June 2013. ISBN 9780989676823.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Bryan Young | StarWars.com". StarWars.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Bryan Young". Star Wars. Lucasfilm Ltd. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Bryan Young: author, journalist, filmmaker". HuffPost. Oath, Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Big Shiny Robot!". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Robotech comes to NYCC anime fest as panel teases new games and live-action movie". www.syfy.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Strange Machine Games Adds Gender Neutral Language to 'Robotech' RPG". 11 March 2019.
- ^ "League of Utah Writers Quill Awards". League of Utah Writers. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bryan Young at IMDb
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