Meet… Matthew Frost
Author: Yale | Posted: November 24th, 2008 | Filed under: Digital | | Comments Off |
Born in London and raised in the south of France, Matthew Frost has made a name for himself as both a photographer and a filmmaker. Credited with shooting a half hour short film titled to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Jalouse Magazine, as welll as shooting various commercials and music videos, Frost is in the midst of finishing a screenplay about a French foreign exchange student. With a collection of shot music videos for electronic group M83, Frost gave me the lowdown on what he has been working on recently.
You recently shot some editorials and portraits for Jalouse and L’Officiel. You have a relationship with Jalouse – as you made a short film to commemorate their 10 year anniversary. What was the motive behind this short film? How did this experience come into play?
I’ve been shooting for them on and off for several years now. So it was nice when they asked me to make a short film celebrating their 10 year anniversary. The story was quite simple but it was fun to be able to come up with a piece that was half french and half english since I know both (I grew up in France but my mum is British and my dad is American..).
and also great to work with Marisa Berenson (Barry Lyndon, Cabaret).
You are in the works of finishing a screenplay – a comedy about a French foreign exchange student. What compelled you to follow through with this?
As for the screenplay, since my experience co-writting “Wassup Rockers” with Larry Clark, it’s been sort of natural thing to want to step into the feature length world. The shorts as well as the commercials and videos I’ve done are all a great training to learn how to tell stories no matter how much time you have.
You have directed numerous music videos for M83. What is is about M83 that you find so appealing? What is your working relationship like?
The M83 videos are a good example. I’ve done several so far and it’s been a great collaboration. I’ve been able to make nice little narrative pieces that all have a common threat. I like that he (Anthony Gonzales) allows me to bring my own humor and sensibility to his music that is very ernest and sincere. It’s a nice blend!
What is your main passion….photography or filmmaking?
I like storytelling in general. Simple small observations that can be revealing and relatable. I think film is a great way to say so much with very little but it’s always a picture that you’re taking, so photography is at the roots of it all in a way even if you’re doing something that seems far removed from it like fashion. They’re all related!
What are you currently working on?
At the moment I’m finishing a series of commercial spots and pictures for an energy drink through Vice magazine (Virtue). Also finished a fun video for Klas Ahlund that just came out as well as a couple fashion editorial for some euro mags. Voila!
