“It’s a different beast” was the line behind the launch of Toshiba’s new products. The agency CLEMENGER BBDO, wanted to collaborate with Matt because his cinematic sensibility brought a new element to the creative: various scenes of a very stylish wolf-man using the new products. Matt worked with one of the best special effects makeup teams and shot these four different scenarios in one day. His humorous yet evocative images created the perfect setting to promote the idea of a stylish, sleek, yet powerful product.

Matt recently shot Neil Patrick Harris as Buster Keaton. In addition to the photo above, he also wrote and directed a video short of Neil channeling the character. Matt worked with an incredible team of set designers to build a dining room in studio to create an authentic environment to shoot the video.  Check out some behind the scenes footage from the shoot!

Here are some funny new portraits from Matt’s latest shoot with Jason Bateman. Whether Jason was posing with nudists on a downtown Los Angeles bus, or getting soaked by a raining umbrella, nothing was spared in capturing these shots, including Jason himself.

After being inspired by Matt’s fine art series Cinemaricana, the creatives at Leo Burnett Australia commissioned him to shoot their new campaign for Bulleit Bourbon.  Matt recreated the mood and evocative tone of his series but with an Old Western twist. The talent was shot in studio and Matt built the bar interior from scratch in CG to create a final image that made the viewer feel the heat of the room and the intensity of this classic western scenario.

Here are some photos from Matt’s Cinemaricana Series:

 

To be featured in April’s issue of Playboy no less. Robert posed with friend in his finest duds, which really brings the shot to life… Sorry.

Guy came by for a shoot as part of my Great Chefs/Cooks series. Made a burger slightly fancier that your typical diner fare. And wore the bow tie in honor of the meal!

Tom was the coolest guy. He dropped by the studio and we had a blast. He’s touring his standup pretty much everywhere from the legendary comedy clubs to the smaller venues both here and overseas. See his tour schedule here. I was lucky he made the time, the mouse however…

It’s no mystery why Michael Ian Black has 1.7 million twitter followers. He’s hilarious and actually says what we wish we could if we only had the wit, snark and kahunas. He dropped by my studio the other day to let me capture some of his characters. Enjoy.

 

Poster is shot for the upcoming Key & Peele sketch comedy series on Comedy Central. These guys are milk come out of your nose funny.