Matthew A. Ward
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Matthew Ward is a filmmaker and cinematic director with more than 25 years of experience in direction, visualization, cinematography, virtual production, animation, and video game storytelling. His feature film credits include Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, The Matrix Revolutions, The Polar Express, War of the Worlds, Beowulf, Welcome to Maren, and Borderlands. He is a named inventor on two Walt Disney Pictures virtual camera patents.
Ward helped shape the cinematic direction of Bungie’s Destiny franchise and later founded and led Gearbox Entertainment’s Cinema & Cinematics Group, leading visualization for the Borderlands feature film and directing more than 75 cinematic scenes for Borderlands 4, among other efforts.
As an independent filmmaker, he has directed award-nominated commercials, short films, and music videos for artists including CAKE, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Megan Slankard, and Jeff Campbell.
Ward helped shape the cinematic direction of Bungie’s Destiny franchise and later founded and led Gearbox Entertainment’s Cinema & Cinematics Group, leading visualization for the Borderlands feature film and directing more than 75 cinematic scenes for Borderlands 4, among other efforts.
As an independent filmmaker, he has directed award-nominated commercials, short films, and music videos for artists including CAKE, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Megan Slankard, and Jeff Campbell.
