Matt Dougan

Matt Dougan is an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. He firmly believes that imagery is essential and is known for closely aligning with the Director's creative vision. With a passion for next-generation workflows and tools and a specialized background in compositing, lighting, and look development, Matt approaches projects with a comprehensive understanding of the client's needs. He ensures that projects meet aesthetic goals and fulfill logistical requirements.

With experience that runs the gamut of commercials, features, episodics, and software development, Matt has lent his talents to several projects, including real-time projects, creating visuals in Unreal Engine. Currently, Matt is working closely with the MSG team on the reimaging of the timeless classic film, “The Wizard of Oz,” which will be debuting at the Sphere in Las Vegas in 16K. He has also collaborated with MSG and the Sphere on several other projects, including the Delta 100th Anniversary Keynote Speech, the 2024 HPE Discover Keynote, and the 2024 NHL Draft. Prior to that, Matt worked as Digital Domain’s VFX Supervisor for filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s fully immersive and groundbreaking film, “Postcard from Earth,” which was the first film to premiere at MSG’s Sphere Las Vegas. He was also the VFX Supervisor on Amazon’s “Myth” promo for the “Citadel” series, which launched the global marketing campaign in anticipation of the series premiere. Before this, Matt and his team de-aged the legendary, Hall of Fame quarterback, Joe Montana, using Digital Domain’s proprietary tool Charlatan, in a promo trailer for the return of NBCUniversal's “Quantum Leap.”

Matt’s expertise has earned him several awards and nominations, including two Clio Award wins for his work on the Amazon “Myth” promo, Telly Awards for his work on projects such as Ghost of Tsushima - “A Storm is Coming,” “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Live Action TV Spot,” and Tom Clancy’s “Division 2” trailer. He has also earned accolades from the Visual Effects Society and Hollywood Post Alliance for his team’s work on “Black Sails.” Matt’s clients include networks like Amazon Studios, NBC, and STARZ, brands like EA, eToro, Ubisoft, and Nintendo, and directors like Robert Zemeckis.

A visually motivated supervisor, Matt is part of a fully stacked and agile team of visual effects experts at Digital Domain who consistently bring the impossible to the screen.