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Mat Beck

Mat Beck, ASC – VFX Supervisor/Producer, Director, DP, President: Entity FX
 
Mat Beck, ASC, is a visual effects supervisor, producer, cinematographer and director known for his work on over 70 motion pictures, numerous TV shows, commercials and music videos.
 
He started out shooting personal films and documentary footage, then began designing and programming digital tools for the VFX industry, including what was likely the first microcomputer motion control system. At the same time, he worked as a camera operator, eventually progressing to Director of Photography and VFX supervisor.
Beck founded Light Matters, Inc. in 1994, was an original partner of Pixel Envy, and founded Entity FX in 2002.  Entity FX has offices in Santa Monica, Vancouver, and Atlanta.
 
Mat has worked on such notable films as Titanic, The Abyss, Moonstruck, X-Files: The Movie, True Lies, Galaxy Quest, Batman Returns and The Nutty Professor, among others. Since founding Entity FX in 2002, Mat has supervised visual effects for such feature projects as Miami Vice, Scary Movie 4, Hitch, The Aviator, Spider-Man 2, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Sweet Home Alabama, The Air I Breathe, Rush Hour 3, Into the Wild, The Spirit, Law Abiding Citizen, The Final Destination: 3D, Conviction, Michael Jackson's This Is It, I am Number Four, Fright Night, U2 - From the Sky Down, and Riddick.
On the television side, Mat has produced and/or executive supervised visual effects for many ground breaking series, including The Vampire Diaries, The Following, The Originals, Ironsides, Smallville, Breaking Bad, and X-Files as well as, most recently, HBO’s Ballers pilot. He has also supervised effects for HBO's Game of Thrones, Six Feet Under, Entourage and Band of Brothers.
Mat is also an experienced director, having led multiple second units on feature and television projects, as well as directing an episode of Smallville.
He is currently in post production – after 4 months shooting in Africa - on “The Last Face”, starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem and directed by Sean Penn.
Beck has been nominated for VES and ATAS awards and has won two Emmy awards. In addition to the VES, where he serves on the Board of Directors and L.A. Section Board of Managers, Mat is a member of The American Society of Cinematographers (serving on the Tech Committee), The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (Executive Committee), The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, The International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600), and The Directors Guild of America.


Role with the VES

Board Member