Here's a few videos I've made over the years. Click on any of the images to watch!
VIDEOS
DIRECTING REEL 2017
QUICK JUMPS
Narratives, Short Films, and Personal Projects
This is a collection of several short films, and other projects I've worked on or created over the years that I'm proud of.
The Best of the West
Here you will find samples of my work for the television program: The Best of the West.
Lost Dogs and Other Random Videos
This section has videos that are a little harder to fit into a category. Behind the scenes, experiments,and other random videos can be found here.
Collection of scenes I directed, both written by myself and others.
Deadliest Game Night, Paws, Little Green Men, Puppet Homicide, and Childhood Evoked all written by Matthew Taggart.
You Can't Always Get What You Want written by Matthew Taggart, based on a story by Abbie Herman.
The Founder written by Robert D. Siegel
For a Few Dollars More written by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone. Originally directed by Sergio Leone.
Brooklyn written by Nick Hornby
Requiem for a Heavyweight written by Rod Serling
Narratives, Short Films, and Personal Projects
THE DEADLIEST
GAME NIGHT (2017)
Short Film.
Written and Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Ron Hausman, Tom Bennett, and
Mandy Harmon
Director of Photography: Ben Haskin
1st AC: Sam Haskin
Sound: Erik Naumann
Special Thanks: Gregory Taggart
Summary: A friend unexpectedly drops by for a quick game of cards, but he might be in for a more deadly game of cat and mouse.
LITTLE GREEN MEN (2016)
Short Film.
Written and Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Steve Campbell, Sean Reilly,
Bryce Ross and Boston Bracken
Sound: Humberto Estrada
Music: Ethan Carling
Summary: Three soldiers search for a supposed enemy super weapon, which rumor has it may be related to flying saucers.
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET
WHAT YOU WANT (2015)
Short Film.
Written and Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Based on a Story by: Abbie Herman
Starring: Sean Reilly, Abbie Martschenko,
Carolyn Elise Keller and Isaac Wright
Music: The Baker Drive Five
Summary: A girl struggles to sneak past a security guard at a Rolling Stones concert in order to get Mick Jagger's autograph.
THE MOOSE (2009)
Short Film.
Written and Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Robert Andrus, Tye Nelson,
Matthew Christopherson, Jenny Lund, and Masashi Kamimura.
Director of Photography: Humberto Estrada
Music: Aaron Nielson
Summary: When a deer named Doug gets promoted instead of Mike, it's open season at the local business park.
DEAD NOON (2009)
Feature Film.
Lionsgate.
Co-Written and Produced by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Robert Bear, Lilith Fields,
Robert Andrus, and Elizabeth Mouton
Summary: When an outlaw from the old west
returns to life in the present to exact
revenge on his killers grandson, there'll
be hell to pay.
BRICK AND TIGER
THE VS. TRILOGY (2009)
Three Sitcom-length Webisodes
Directed by:
Humberto Estrada and Matthew Taggart
Written by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Laura Montoya, Jeff Johnson,
Tye Nelson, Robert Andrus, and Robert Bear
Summary: Brick and Tiger run a comic book store,
and are forced to face off against Dracula, the
Confederate Army, and a rival comic book store owner while searching for a rare Lando Calrissian doll.
ONE SHOT PRESENTS
(2008-2011)
Webseries (75 Episodes)
Directed by:
Humberto Estrada and Matthew Taggart
Starring: Laura Montoya, Jeff Johnson,
Tye Nelson, Robert Andrus, and Robert Bear
Summary: These are just two of my favorite episodes, on in which I got to interview Edgar Wright, Jessica Hynes, and Simon Pegg. The other episode features a skit we called Puppet Homicide that became a fan favorite, and was eventually turned into a short film.
A BRAND NEW DAY WITH
JOHN FLORENCE (2016)
Mini Documentary
Directed by:
Matthew Taggart and Mandy Harmon
Starring: John Florence
Summary: I used to listen to John every morning on my commute. For a class asignmenr we had to make a docuemtnary on someone who made a diffrence in the world. I felt like John's radio show always put me in a good mood in the morning, and so I wanted to feature him in our mini-doc.
The Best of the West
THE BEST OF THE WEST
(2011-2016)
Television Series.
I worked at The Best of the West for just about five years. It was a great job, and I loved the people I worked with. This is just a little reel showcasing some of the work I was able to do there. I started as an editor and camera operator, and ended up being the shows producer. I still edit for them from time to time.
THE BEST OF THE WEST OPENING TITLES (2012)
Title Sequence.
Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Additional Camerawork: Noah Layton
Music: Dirk Johnson
This was the title sequence I was most proud of.
I was able to conceptualize, storyboard and then shoot pretty much everything I wanted to. It was nominated for a Golden Moose. A ton of fun to shoot, and despite my initial dislike of the heavy sepia tone, I think it turned out great!
THE BEST OF THE WEST OPENING TITLES (2015)
Title Sequence.
Directed by: Matthew Taggart
Additional Camerawork: Terence Knudsen
Music: Sean Reilly
This was the last title sequence I fully created for The Best of the West for the 2014-2015 season. 26 episodes.
MERRY CHRISTMAS (2011)
Commercial
Directed and Written by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: Sara Miller and Matt Scott
Camera: Noah Layton
This was the first commercial I was asked to create for The Best of the West. This is very out of the ordinary for their usual commercials, and demonstrates how much creative freedom they gave me.
HUSKEMAW CANADA (2012)
Commercial
Directed and Written by: Matthew Taggart
Starring: David Gilliat
Music: Sean Reilly
This was another fun one to make. I had to argue for the line: "Where the Best of the West meets the Great White North". I guess it's the Bob and Doug McKenzie in me that really wanted that line. Hosers. Also, if you are ever in Wyoming and need home owners insurance, stop by and see Dave in Powell.
HUSKEMAW 1x6 SCOPE (2014)
Commercial
Directed and Written by: Matthew Taggart
Additional Camerawork: Terence Knudsen
Most commercials for outdoor products feature country rock and loud NASCAR race announcer types. I thought it would set us apart if we used a British voice over with classical music. The end result worked quite nicely and sales proved the effectiveness of the commercial itself.
HUSKEMAW PRODUCTS (2014)
Commercial
Directed and Written by: Matthew Taggart
Additional Camerawork: Terence Knudsen
The things that work in this commercial work well, but to be honest, there are still parts I'm not thrilled with. We had a blast filming with Lloyd Hill, Sim Stoddard, Latt Durrance, Joe Cunningham and Dan Adler, but the tactical readout section looks weak to me.
Lost Dogs and Other Random Videos
THE MAKING OF SOCORRO
Behind the scenes featurette.
Camera and editing by: Matthew Taggart
Music: Sean Reilly
I was lucky enough to work on the behind the scenes
video for the short film Socorro. This was a wonderful project to work on, with an incredibly talented cast and crew. In this video, the curtain is pulled back so to speak, and we are able to see what goes into a production of
this nature.
