Matthew Zettell Director/Producer DGA* (Union & Non Union Projects - * Financial Core *) (818) 681-0527 (cell) e-mail: [email protected] www.mattzettell.com www.topknotfilms.com
Matt Zettell is a Director/Producer/Co-founder of Six Sense Productions, specializing in Feature Films and development.
Matt Zettell is a Director/Producer/Co-founder of Top Knot Productions specializing Documentaries, Family Entertainment and Corporate Videos.
FILM - TELEVISION (selected credits 1997- 2010) Director/Producer, THE CELLAR DOOR (Feature HD) Six Sense Productions Prod: Hilary Six, Chris Nelson
Director, RESURRECTION COUNTY (Feature HD) 5 Star Productions Ex. Prod: Mike Hart Cast: Adam Huss, Robert Miano, Rus Blackwell
Director, STORYBOOK LIVE (Multi-camera TV) Storybook Productions EX. Prod: Llyod Swartz
Director/Producer, TOTAL POP STAR (Multi Camera) Extraordinary Media Group EX. Prod: Andrew Van Slee CAST: Joey Lawrence, Deborah Gibson
Director/Producer, TEASE (Multi Camera) Seven Lights Ent.
Director/Series Producer, JOBZ 4 DOGZ (Kids Reality TV) Dream Big Productions EX. Prod: Brian Levine, Denise Gelfland
Director/Series Producer, AMAZING HEROES (Kids Reality TV) Dream Big Prod. EX. Prod: Brian Levine, Denise Gelfland
Director/Series Producer, HOWZIT MADE (Multi-camera TV) Dream Big Prod. EX. Prod: Brian Levine, Denise Gelfland
Director/Series Producer, MY FAMILY GOES (Family/Travel TV) Big Fish Little Pond EX. Prod: Angelo LaPietro
Director/Series Producer, CHATTER BUDDIES (Children/Family TV) Chatter Buddies EX. Prod: Karen Hodges
Director/Producer, TREOS (Music Video) Triple Crown Records Director, DECEIVERS (HD) Black Jewel Films EX. Prod: Mike Lynn, Lisa O’Neil
Director/Producer, EARTHPARK (Corporate Video) Townsend Productions
Director/Producer, BLUE 2 GREENCAREERS (Corporate Webseries) Tellurian
Co-Director/Producer, ADAM & EVIL (Feature: HD) E Productions, LLC. Dir: Andrew Van Slee
Director 2nd Unit/ 1st Assistant Director, HEAVANS FALL (Feature) Strata Prod. Prod: Wade Danielson Dir: Terry Green Cast: Timothy Hutton, David Strathairn, Bill Smitrovich, Leelee Sobieski
Director 2nd Unit/1st Assistant Director, DATING GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (Feature) Marc Entertainment Dir: Stefan Marc DP: Christos Bitsakos Cast: Austin Peck, Andy Lauer, Kellie Perine
Director 2nd Unit/1st Assistant Director, GACY (Feature) Rillington Productions Prod: Susan Rodgers Dir: Clive Saunders DP: Kristian Bemier
Director 2nd Unit/1st Assistant Director, NET GAMES (Feature: HD 24p) Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Joan Van Ark, Ed Begley Jr., Marina Sartis
Producer, JUNK DREAMS (Documentary) Top Knot Productions
Coordinating Producer, SAMUEL ADAMS (Commercial) TGC Enterprises
Coordinating Producer, PREGO (Commercial) TGC Enterprises
Unit Production Manager, ASYLUM OF THE DEAD (Feature: HD 24p) Mobius Ent. Prod: Matt McCombs Co-Prod: Scott Bendo Dir: Phil Jones LP: Bill Dion Cast: Bruce Payne, Tiny Lister
1st Assistant Director, THE KEY MAN (Feature: 35mm) Occupant Films Cast: Hugo Weaving, Jack Davenport, Judi Greer, Brain Cox
1st Assistant Director, NICK @ NITE/ TV LAND (Promo) C2 Creative Dir: Bob Learner Prod: Sven Nebelung Cast: Charles Kimbrough, Martin Mull, Annie Potts
1st Assistant Director, MONSTER MAN (Feature) Dream Entertainment Dir: Michael Davis Prod: Larry Rattner DP: Matt Irving Cast: Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks
1st Assistant Director, A FORCE OF ONE (TV Series) R.G.I. Productions Dir: Rodion Nahapetov LP: Natasha Shliapnikoff Cast: Sean Young, Rodian Nahapetov
1st Assistant Director, TRACI TOWNSEND (Feature: HD) Dir: Craig Ross Prod: Bobby Thompson Cast: Jazsmin Lewis, Mari Morrow, Richard T. Jones
1st Assistant Director, THE COURT (Feature) No Justize Pictures Prod: Britton Hein Dir: Greg Morgan DP: Jessica Gallant Cast: Charles Robinson, Sticky Fingaz
1st Assistant Director, TI & PSC (Music Video) Atlantic Records
Stage Manager, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS (Daytime Drama) CBS EX. Prod: Ed Scott
Script Supervisor, THE DOWNER CHANNEL (Sketch-Comdey) NBC, Carsey-Werner EX. Prod: Steve Martin, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Steve O'Donnell, Michael Halpern Prod: Greg Gorden Coor. Prod: Jason Shubb
Script Supervisor, SPYDER GAMES (Daytime Drama) MTV, Occam's Razor Prod. EX. Prod: Sally Sussman Morina Prod: Tony Morina & Jason Shubb
Script Supervisor, SUNSET BEACH (Daytime Drama) NBC, Aaron Spelling Prods. EX. Prod: Aaron Spelling & Gary Tomlin Prod: Gay Linvil, Mary Kelly Weir
THEATRE (selected credits 1992 – 1999) Theatre Arts Faculty, South Coast Repertory
Theatre Arts Faculty, Idyllwild Arts Academy TEACHING: Acting, Stage Movement, Theatre History, Audition Techniques, ADMINISTRATION: Season selection, Hired summer/fall faculty
Associate Director of Theatre Arts, Virginia School of the Arts TEACHING: Acting, Audition Techniques, Stage Movement, and Dramatic Literature ADMINISTRATION: Supervised renovation of Black Box Theatre
Assistant Director of Summer Theatre Festival, Virginia School of the Arts Intensive six week training program, 2 main stage productions
THEATRE DIRECTOR (over 45 STAGE PRODUCTIONS) Stories I A'int Told Nobody, South Coast Repertory, Much Ado About Nothing, Pasadena Shakespeare Company,Puttin’ On the Dog, The Next Theatre – LA, Romeo & Juliet Revisited , The Next Theatre –LA, Antigone, Mother Courage and Her Children, A Lie of the Mind, The Lark, Working, Drinking in America, The Water Engine, Marks, Royal Gambit, Glass Menagerie, Snippets of Style, Talking With, Stories I A’int Told Nobody Yet, The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail, The Crucible, Vital Signs, Savage/Love
EDUCATION UCLA: Film/TV Courses: Directing University of Utah: Graduate Studies: Directing Penn State University: Graduate Studies: Directing/Acting Southern Methodist University: B.F.A: Acting/Directing Academy of Theatrical Combat