The Hampsten name is synonymous with legendary bike racing. In 1988, a kid from North Dakota stunned the international cycling community with a gutsy ride that won him the Giro d’Italia – one of only three Grand Tours on the cycling calender including the Tour de France (a race Hampsten was highly successful in as…
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The Smartest Generation.
Back in February, Matthew along with Producer Craig Stevens, lit out into the vast mountain-scape of Western Montana to capture a new campaign for Montana State Fund. MSF is Montana’s proprietary workers’ compensation fund and is celebrating 100 years of the workmen’s comp act. Getting this act off the ground was no small feat considering…
If Not For This
We took on the challenge of telling the visual story of the new book from acclaimed writer Pete Fromm. In our eyes, the book trailer gives a hint at what the book is about while not creating too much of a voice or picture of the story. We’d prefer the reader creates her own ideas…
CMC “In This Life”
The simplicity of throwing rocks, swimming in the lake or just playing in the water is the perfect backdrop to the more serious tone of lessons learned in life. We shot these spots on the shores of Holland Lake and in Missoula, Montana. Director/DP: Matthew J. Clark Lead Designer: Caleb Van Winkle Editor: Duncan Sharp…
Piano Pat “Montana Legend”
Piano Pat is one of those living legends. She’s been playing the same venue, the Sip ‘N Dip Lounge, in Great Falls, Montana since 1963. You don’t see a character like this everyday. And she’s still going! Director/DP: Matthew J. Clark Editor: Mike Southworth Location Sound/Sound Design/Mix: Chris White Color Correction: Caleb Van Winkle Titles: …
Dry Rain
On a blazing afternoon in a heartland of wheat stubble and clouds that bring no rain, a father and son strike out on a road trip. Stil has taken his ten year-old son, Joey, from his ex-wife’s, crossing the Montana border into Canada. He insists it’s a vacation, but Joey, listening to ransom calls, pushes…
Montana State Fund “Work Hard”
Scratching out a living in Montana isn’t easy. We captured that hard life through a cross section of real people working in the woods, ranches, hospitals and offices of the Big Sky State. Director/DP: Matthew J. Clark Producer: Chris Borden Editor: Reeve Bailey Color Correction: Jeff Tillotson Agency: Partners Creative Agency Writer: Sean Benton Agency…
Piano Pat in Missoula
Can’t believe it has been almost a year! We were lucky enough to be welcomed at the Big Sky International Documentary Film Festival in Missoula last February. I talked Pat into joining us. It was perfect having her there. She was warmly welcomed by a huge crowd at the screening. She got the most questions…