London, England, United Kingdom
A proven track record in meeting the creative goals for complex projects on schedule and on budget. Experience in film making, specializing in animation and digital production since the 1980s. Working as an Executive, Producer and Manager hon over a dozen Animated Features as well as DTVs, Short Films, TV Series, and VFX projects. Approaching every project from the film-making perspective and working with the show leadership to get the best results up on the screen. He started making films on Super 8mm. His first professional role in the entertainment industry was on ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. This lead to work at the newly formed Amblimation where he worked on all three feature films produced there and on ‘Balto’ he helped to set up and managed the studio’s in-house digital ink & paint dept. He then worked at DreamWorks Animation on several movies starting with ‘The Prince of Egypt’, partnering with the show's creative leadership, as well as working to develop the robust 2D/3D pipeline, workflow and best practices across all departments. As VP of Production at Starz Animation, Matthew helped to grow a world class artistic and technical team capable of handing high quality, diverse work. Projects included Animated Feature films including ‘9' and 'Gnomeo & Juliet’ as well as Direct-To-Video specials, Visual Effects for the Warner Bros feature film ‘Dolphin Tale’ and home grown short films of which 'Ormie' was the most successful (and is included as an extra on the 'Dolphin Tale' DVD). Matthew was a Co-Producer on 'The Book Of Life' for ReelFX / 20th Century Fox and was a Producer on the award-winning 2D Animated Feature Film ´Klaus´ for Sergio Pablos. Matthew is exploring his artistic side as an Artist / designer (more on that soon) and is developing an independent Sci-Fi film called ´Ultraquest´. And any spare time is given as a volunteer with the Royal Voluntary Service.
I am available for work as a freelance illustrator / designer and have taken on several small projects as well as private commissions.
If you have a script and need a breakdown, bid or production plan. If you are looking to set up a new production or increase efficiency, please contact me. Production Consulting Services.
Created seven original paintings for the tabletop war-game 'All Quiet on the Martian Front' (aka Return of the Tripods). These paintings feature in the field journal included in the game. Designed and created graphics for the enemy recognotion charts. T The artwork was hand-painted in Photoshop.
Co-Creator of 'Fab Challenge'. A trading card game based on the works of Gerry Anderson. Responsibel for gameply. design, research and original illustrations.
A short gig at Locksmith animation helping to get their 2nd Feature Film 'That Christmas' ready for production.