BIOGRAPHY BRYAN ALTHAM

 

Bryan Altham was born in England and educated at a typical English Country Boarding school. He was grounded early on in life in the discipline of various team sports and continued on to University in Sussex where he achieved a masters degree in Engineering.

 

 Throughout early life Bryan was surrounded by the entertainment field, one very early childhood memory was an outing with Keith Moon of The Rock band ÔThe WhoÕ who dressed up as superman took him to see Eviel Knievel jump 20 busses at Wembly Stadium!

 

In retrospect: Ôthis kind of unusual event was a fairly common occurrenceÕ for the young Bryan as were parties at the late great Marc BolanÕs house and often winding up on stage with Rock bands as diverse as the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and the Whalers and ACDC a result of his fathers profession, becoming conditioned to these types of events very early on in life it was inevitable that his fascination with the entertainment industry would be passed on and that he would wind up in that field

 

            At the age of 21 Bryan made a transition to the United States and took up residence in the Hollywood Hills where he embarked on a career in the Film industry working on classics such as ÔBlood in Blood outÕ, ÔTerminatorÕ and Naked Truth and as a Ôlocation ManagerÕ on various early ÔPropaganda FilmsÕ TV Commercials. Cutting his teeth working with Directors of the Likes of David Fincher and Michael Bay. In 1994 he became a member of the DGA (directors Guild Of America)

 

His Film making experiences have taken him to every Continent in the World and almost every environmental situation imaginable. From the Minus 60 degree temperatures of the Artic Circle to the Hot and Fiery Volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands. He excels in adverse conditions and is truly happy when faced with a challenging situation of these sorts.

Having spent the last Fifteen years 1997-2012 solely dedicated to the Film Industry and in particular as a First Assistant Director on Feature Films and TV. Commercials as his resume shows he is now one of the most experienced and energetic characters to be found in this field .

            Today Bryan enjoys putting together Projects from start to finish and is looking to further delve into the newly emerging entertainment fields.