I directed and produced this video while working under Immortals, and I conceived many of the marketing elements.
The Immortals Icon, the first collaboration between global esports organization Immortals and heritage sneaker and lifestyle brand K-Swiss. First announced in April 2018, the partnership between Immortals and K-Swiss is the first official pairing between a footwear brand and esports organization. The limited-edition Immortals Icon retails for $110 USD and is available for purchase at kswiss.com/immortals.
“Esports is exploding, and we’re excited to be at the forefront,” said Barney Waters, K-Swiss’ brand president. “Immortals is a great organization to be partnered with as we explore together the intersection of sneakers and esports. As shown in the Immortals Icon, this creative zone is one we continue to focus energy on.”
The Immortals Icon represents the very best of esports and gaming and builds on the history of Immortals competitive success. The sneaker design reflects deep collaboration between Immortals professional players and K-Swiss’s world-leading designers. With a sleek, aerodynamic silhouette, the Immortals Icon is designed for superior fit and comfort. It features an all-black engineered knit with premium leather and a heel pillow for ultimate comfort. The sneaker sports Immortals branding and comes with two pairs of shoelaces in Immortals colors of black and teal that fans instantly recognized across the world.
“We embrace our players’ unique styles and understand that personal expression and performance are uniquely tied together,” said Noah Whinston, Immortals CEO. “K-Swiss has been a true partner as we workshopped, collaborated and ideated on the Immortals Icon sneaker. This sneaker is only the beginning as our game-changing performance shoe collaboration is yet to come.”
Set to launch in mid-2019 is “The Grandmaster,” the world’s first competitive gaming sneaker developed hand in hand by K-Swiss designers and Immortals players to reflect the needs of the esports professional.
For additional information on the Immortals Icon, please visit kswiss.com/immortals.
PillDrill approached me with a need for an introductory brand and product video that shows various realistic use cases.
I directed and executive produced.
Client: SF Gate
Agency: Fog City Pictures
Production Company: Wolves
Director: Matt Szymanowski
Director of Photography: Jason Joseffer
Still Photos: SF Gate & SF Chronicle
Producers: Irma Kollar & Matt Szymanowski
Visual Effects: ATMG Studio
Editor: Akin Bilgic
Colorist: Marta Dymek
Grip: Devon Perez
StarMaker approached Wolves to do a total redesign and rebranding of their image, including logos and website and style. We also made a series of videos for them, a total of six, all for slightly different purposes. The video is the flagship video for their newest video capture app.
Client: StarMaker Interactive
Production Company: Wolves Films
Producer: Irma Kollar
Client Project Manager: Ben Kramer
Director: Matt Szymanowski
Editor: Blake Smith
Colorist: Marta Dymek
VFX: Mac House Production & Blake Smith
Music: Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - Stay The Night
Mashable Premiere on.mash.to/TukmBW
PillDrill is an award-winning medication tracking system that simplifies the task of everyday pill taking. https://www.pilldrill.com
I produced and directed.
Directed & Edited by Matt Szymanowski
DP: Joe Heath
Gaffer: Attila Rostas
PA: Will Rogers
The Duke: Richard Reutlinger
Music: Cylinder Four by Chris Zabriskie, Courtesy of freemusicarchive.org
Produced by Red 14 Films
Red 14 Films approached us to execute this video based on their script.
I produced and directed.
A memorable coming-of-age story and love story, laced with suspense, which explores a hidden side of the home front during World War II, when German POWs were put to work in a Wisconsin farm community . . . with dark and unexpected consequences.
Published by William Morrow
Production company wolvesfilms.com
Director & producer Matt Szymanowski
