Matt Ford (lighting designer)

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Matt Ford
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Matt Ford
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Matthew James Ford

OccupationLighting Designer
Website https://mattfordld.com/

Matt Ford is a lighting designer based in Los Angeles, California. His notable projects have included NBC's Hollywood Game Night , America's Got Talent , ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! , and The CW's Penn and Teller Fool Us . [1] [2] [3] [4]

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He has designed lighting for a wide range of television productions. He is also the co-creator of the Los Angeles haunted attraction The House at Haunted Hill. [5] [6]

Emmy awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1998 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) For A Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie70th Annual Academy AwardsWon
1999 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) For A Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie71st Annual Academy AwardsWon
2002 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy ProgrammingAmerica: A Tribute to HeroesNominated
2003 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy ProgrammingAmerican Idol: FinaleNominated
2009 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy ProgrammingJimmy Kimmel Live: Episode 09-1182Nominated

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References

  1. "Matt Ford: The Everything of Light | CHAUVET Professional".
  2. "Clay Paky Mythos Fixtures Shine on Lighting Designer Matt Ford's Reality Television Projects". www.claypaky.it.
  3. "Matt Ford". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. Tompkins, Joshua (2003-09-25). "Flight 737, Now Departing From Your Garage". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. "Hollywood Halloween: How Actors and Lighting Designers Horror Up Their Own Homes". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 October 2013.
  6. "House at Haunted Hill: 2017 Review". Westcoaster.