The pace of business, of technology and the future all coalesce in this anthemic piece for Deloitte. StraightEIGHT partnered with long time collaborators, Partners Creative, to bring this tribute to the advancements of ideas and technology to the screen while enticing potential new recruits to consider Deloitte as the next chapter in their career. Agency:…
Puget Sound
Fred Hutch “Gift of Time”
Working with Fred Hutch Cancer Research Institute, we embarked on a challenging project that had us exploring and telling the story of “The Gift of Time.” Time as it refers to a cancer patient is something so different to everyone else. The sense of time changes when you are staring at a diagnosis or wondering…
Brooks
We all run for different reasons. In this new piece for Brooks, Matthew tells three unique stories about why these folks get out and run. Their motivation is exceptional, but the simple act of running fires them up to do it day in and day out. Now we know what it means to be a…
Finger Job.
Yeah. Finger job. Weird, isn’t it? But, the weirdness pays off in these new spots Matthew Directed and Shot for the Washington State Lottery. The new scratch tickets are out and the Sounders take center stage. The good peeps at Cole & Weber came up with these hilarious concepts. Now, casting for people with some…
BTS – “Arrows”
Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes of the Fences “Arrows” shoot. We were in a top secret location in South Seattle for most of the shoot. The old warehouse, dirty and grimy from years of use for metal fabrication, was our home for about three weeks. Production Designer Adi Goodrich and Art Director John Lavin…
Fences “Arrows”
Fences “Arrows” Feat. Macklemore produced by Ryan Lewis Directed by: Jason Koenig & John Keatley StraightEIGHT Films produced the video with a huge Seattle contingency supporting the production.
ARROWS.
We went on a wild ride just a few weeks ago. Producer Craig Stevens and Matthew J. Clark jumped on board a music video for the band Fences featuring Macklemore with Ryan Lewis producing the track. The new song, ARROWS, dropped a few days ago. We shot for seven days in a ware house in…
Angus speaks.
Well, if you frequent dive bars and fishermans’ haunts in places like Unalaska or Dutch Harbor or even down in Seattle, at a place like the Sloop, you’ve probably seen these posters when you saddle up to the urinal or take time to read the paper in a stall. If you haven’t been so lucky,…
Tableau “Vizable”
How do you see your data? What would it tell you if you could? The new mobile app from Tableau gives you the vision to quickly look at your data simply and easily on your tablet. Matthew partnered with Digital Kitchen to tell the story of Vizable and its new users. Production Company: Digital Kitchen…
Seattle Children’s
For over 100 years, Seattle Children’s Hospital has provided skilled and compassionate medical care to young people. But the public is less aware of Seattle Children’s outstanding Research Institute and Foundation. StraightEIGHT Films was tapped by Copacino+Fujicado to communicate the bigger ideas of hospital, research and the foundation and how all three work together to…
Premera combo
Every now and then, Matt gets asked to shoot for friends, folks he’s worked with for years. This project for Premera was one of those. Director Bobby Hougham and TheNewBLANK hit up Matt to shoot this campaign for Copacino+Fujikado back in the fall. This was a combo deal since Matt would be shooting both the…
Ivan and Alyosha
Just worked with the band Ivan and Alyosha. Great guys. Man, they rocked it for the cameras. Check ‘em out!
Puget Sound Starts Here
Back in the Spring, I sat down with the creative team from EnviroMedia along with my friends at Loaded Pictures and we hashed out a plan to make a series of short films for the launch of a new website for the Puget Sound Partnership – Puget Sound Starts Here. Not your typical educational web…
Keep Clear
Loading the Evergreen at Lopez Island. Warm and Sunny.
UNICEF “Tap Project”
Can you live in Seattle and still find the rain beautiful? We think so. We teamed up with Publicis In the West to create this PSA for the UNICEF World Water Week program. Also known as the Tap Project. It’s concept is simple: restaurants would ask their patrons to donate $1 or more for the…
Tea Cozies “Dead Man’s Sister”
Aliens land on a local venue and try to enjoy the show, but their enthusiasm goes awry when the laser guns start firing. Director/DP: Matthew J. Clark Director/Lead Designer: Cameron Pierron Editor: Aaron Dunkel Line Producer: Mark Campbell Color Correction: Caleb Van Winkle Production Company: Loaded Pictures
SLGFF “Relay”
A fast paced action filled chase is on – a small band of cinephiles and filmmakers come together to snub the conservative establishment. We rallied the troops and partnered with the big guns of Frank Unlimited to make the trailer celebrating the 15th Annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Director/DP: Matthew J. Clark Lead…
After All This
Helen’s life is coming to an untimely end, thanks to cancer. She and her husband face hard decisions about what to do next. I was invited to make this film by the Seattle International Film Festival as apart of their 2011 Fly Filmmaking Challenge. Written in less than a week, with writer Pete Fromm, and…
Dave Matthews “ehhee”
This was a self-produced, self-released track that Dave Matthews did independently of the label. It was initially given away on iTunes. This was a fun project to shoot and a great team to work with here in Seattle. Working with Dave was a very collaborative endeavor. Director: Dave Matthews DP: Matthew J. Clark
Beads “Evil”
The open road beckons providing the opportunity to find old memories and make new ones. Things don’t seem to always be like we remember them, though. Is it progress or destruction or just the way it is? We shot this video over three days in Central and Western Washington, Santa Monica and just outside of…
Palisades
Had a chance to do a fun project that was essentially, a study of place. Water, food, people. All the right ingredients.
Noir
The other night, we quickly shot some footage for a project we are doing for the Seattle International Film Festival and Naked City, a local brew pub. This is a still image I snagged before we started shooting the motion content. Check out the making of here on Vimeo. Naked City from Matthew J. Clark…
Wheelie
I can’t do it very well. In fact, I’ve wrecked many times trying to do it. Jason, here, has some sweet wheelie skills, though.
G.T.
Grandpa’s truck seems to find his way into all kinds of moments and shoots. Here’s another shot from the Beads shoot.
Max
I’m working on a short film about my friend Max. He’s one of the best titanium builders in the US and lives right here in Seattle. He’s worked for the likes of Seven and Merlin. These days, he welds for Hampsten and Davidson, but builds his style of bikes – fast, efficient race machines,…