Photo credit: Frank W. Ockenfels III
Matt is a director & filmmaker based in Toronto. His most recent film 'Charlie' premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, an Oscar qualifying festival for the short film category at the Academy Awards. Matt's work also includes commercials, animation, and motion graphics.
His work balances the importance of focusing on his actors in helping them find the 'core' of their character, and using spacial awareness to create meaning and aesthetics with camera movements, framing, and physical depth. He often uses irony with respect to the look and feel of a project with the character's performance to create 'tonal ambivalence' in his work.
His broad knowledge of editing, motion graphics, and photography reinforce his ability to communicate with collaborators and craftspeople to preserve the original vision of a film.