Matt Drummond

Matthew Simon Drummond is an Australian film director, screenwriter and visual effects supervisor.

Matt Drummond
Matt Drummond (2014)
Born
Sydney, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, VFX supervisor
Years active1993–present
SpouseMegan Drummond
Awards2014 News & Documentary Emmy

Personal

Matthew Drummond is the eldest child of musician Pat Drummond and the brother of Pete Drummond from the Australasian band Dragon.[1]

Career

In 1998 Drummond opened the visual effects agency, Hive Studios International.[2] During this time he began work with Catalyst, under scientist and filmmaker, Richard Smith.[3] Smith and Drummond have collaborated on several documentaries.[4] In 1993 Drummond opened his first graphics company named Extra Digital.

In 2008 the Blue Mountains regional business chamber named Hive Studios International Business of the Year and Arts and Culture Business of the Year,[5] and the company subsequently worked with Discovery Channel USA, National Geographic USA, and History Channel USA. This work resulted in a 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Graphic Design and Art Direction.[6]

Drummond's work extended into providing 3D VFX installations for the Australian Museum.[7]

Film

Drummond began to develop in-house productions during his time in Vanuatu in 2009–2013. While living in Vanuatu, Drummond met long time Hollywood producer Paul Mason,[8] who suggested that Drummond should produce a film, rather than the television series as planned. Mason was later listed in the credits of Dinosaur Island.

In 2011, Drummond began writing Dinosaur Island.[9] Principal photography began in October 2011 on the island of Efate. Drummond returned to Australia in 2013 to complete Post Production on the film, where Jason Moody signed on as Executive Producer and Chris Wright as Composer. Hive Studios International completed visual effects on the film. The international rights to Dinosaur Island were acquired at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival by Arclight Films, and were later sold into over 50 countries.[10] The film premiered on 14 February 2015[11] and was released in Australia on 28 February 2015. It remained in cinemas for approximately 5 weeks.[12][13] The film was the first theatrical release to feature a feathered dinosaur.[14][15]

Drummond's next film, My Pet Dinosaur (2017), was acquired by Faisal Toor of Empress Road Pictures at the 2015 American Film Market. Pinnacle Films acquired the Australian/New Zealand theatrical rights for a release on April 22, 2017.[16]

Filmography
  • 2023 The Secret Kingdom - (Feature Film) (Director/Writer) [17]
  • 2017 My Pet Dinosaur (Feature Film) (Director/Writer /VFX Supervisor)
  • 2014 Dinosaur Island (Feature Film) (Director/Writer/VFX Supervisor)
  • 2013 First Footprints (TV Documentary) (Visual Effects Supervisor)
  • 2013 Big History (TV Series) (Visual Effects Supervisor)
  • 2012 Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide (TV Movie documentary) (Digital effects)
  • 2011 Grimm (US TV Series) (1 episode, Pilot) - (Digital effects)
  • 2011 Dinosaur Stampede (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2010 Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (Feature Film) (Digital effects)
  • 2010 Voyage to the Planets (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2009 Prehistoric New York (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2009 Death of the Megabeasts (TV Movie documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2008 Life After People (TV Movie documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2008 Prehistoric Predators II (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2007 Prehistoric Predators (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2007 Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil (Documentary) (visual effects supervisor)
  • 2005 Supernova (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 2005 Attack of the Sabertooth (TV Movie) (Visual effects director)
  • 2005 Saturn, Planet of the rings (TV Series) (Digital effects)
  • 2004 Animal Face Off (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)
  • 1998 Rumble in the Jungle (TV Documentary) (Digital effects)
  • 1998 Silent Sentinels (TV Documentary) (Digital effects)

Awards
Year Award Category Production Result
2008 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special[18] Life After People (2008) Nominated
2009 AFI Award Best Visual Effects[19] Death of the Megabeasts (2009) Nominated
2012 News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic Design and Art Direction[20] History of the World in 2 Hours (2011) Nominated
2013 AEAF Animation Award Commercials Animation[21] Tyrannosaurs (2014) Nominated
2014 News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic Design and Art Direction[22] Big History (2013) Won
2015 AEAF Animation Award Feature Film Animation[23] Dinosaur Island (2014) Nominated

Other roles
  • Ambassador for the Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise (BMEE) brand - Mtns Made[24] He is featured in both the campaign video and broadsheet.[25]
  • 2015, 2016: Presented at the Blue Lab creative industries symposia[26][27][28]
  • 2016: Featured speaker at the Vivid Ideas Festival held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney[29]
  • 2017: consulted on "The House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts' 2017 inquiry into factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian film and television industry."[30]

References
  1. Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (7 December 2015). "Music Academy adds top staff". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. Australian filmmaker Matt Drummond revolutionising dinosaurs on film, 20 November 2013, retrieved 5 October 2016
  3. "Outstanding Alumni - Dr Richard Smith - James Cook University". alumni.jcu.edu.au. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. "Richard Smith". Honors Program. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "2008 Awards Finalists & Winners - Previous Winners - Awards - Blue Mountains Regional Business Chamber". www.bmchamber.org.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. "WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 35th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmyonline.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. Desiatnik, Shane (29 January 2014). "Leura's link with dinosaur invasion". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "The Vanuatu Marlin Classic for 2009". gamefishingvanuatu.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. "Dinosaur Island | Australian Arts Review". artsreview.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. "Lazarus rises at Arclight". if.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. Lewis, B.C (10 February 2015). "Dinosaur Island on debut". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. "New Australian film, Dinosaur Island to be released in February | The Iris". iris.theaureview.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. "Film - DINOSAUR ISLAND". www.mpdaa.org.au. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. "Australian Produced Film is a World First". Blue Mountains Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. "Dinosaur Island - Fangs and Feathers Fly This May - Dread Central". 21 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  16. Lodderhose, Diana (13 February 2017). "Matt Drummond's 'My Pet Dinosaur' Heads Down Under For Pinnacle Films & Hoyts — Berlin". Deadline. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  17. "The Secret Kingdom (2023)". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  18. "60th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations". fxguide. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  19. "2009 AFI awards nominees". 28 October 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  20. "July | 2012 | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmyonline.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  21. "Aeaf Finalists & Winners 1996 - 2013". Australian Effects & Animation Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  22. "WInners announced for the 35th annual news & documentary Emmy® Awards". emmyonline.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  23. "Feature Film Animation". aeaf.tv. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  24. "Matt Drummond - Filmmaker - MTNS MADE". 13 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  25. "MTNS MADE launch success - BMEE | Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise". 16 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  26. "NewsLocal digital edition". newslocal.newspaperdirect.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  27. "Blue Lab - new Creative Industry Symposium launches in the Blue Mountains - Stuart Buchanan". Stuart Buchanan. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  28. "Blue Lab an overwhelming success - BMEE | Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise". 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  29. Blainey, Kelly (24 February 2016). "Matt Drummond". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  30. "Creative Industries Cluster drives local film industry - BMEE | Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise". BMEE | Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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