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Kurt Mattila

Kurt Mattila

Kurt Mattila is a director, editor, and title designer based in Los Angeles.

In the realm of title design, Mattila is best known for his work at Imaginary Forces as a designer and editor on the title sequences for Dead Man on Campus, Donnie Brasco and Sphere, and later at Prologue on films like World War Z and the television series Star Trek: Discovery.

While at Imaginary Forces Mattila also co-created (with Matt Checkowski) the precog vision sequences for Steven Spielberg's 2002 film Minority Report.

In 2006 he directed the feature film Lies & Alibis, starring Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn.

Articles

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

    interview

  • Dead Man on Campus

    Dead Man on Campus

    title only

  • Sphere

    Sphere

    summary

  • Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

    summary

  • Production Studio

    Prologue Films
  • Link

    prologue.com
  • Previous Studios

    Prologue Films
    Imaginary Forces
  • Complete filmography
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