About the Director
Matthew Floyd, interested in the entertainment industry all his life, brings a visual storytelling background paired with expertise in the technical landscape.
He studied mechanical engineering as an undergraduate at Princeton University as well as completed a certificate program in film studies, where he directed two student films. He then completed a Masters in Entertainment Technology (MET) at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). At CMU, he worked on collaborative, interdisciplinary project teams in various roles, including that of sound designer, narrative designer, producer, and writer.
After graduation, he was an Interactive Editor at Nickelodeon’s Noggin division for three years, working on their Unity-based “authoring” tool to help program visual logic in various experiences to allow for creative, interactible player input, on a highly collaborative and respectful team of people. Though Noggin was a successful and award-winning producer of children’s educational interactive games, Paramount dissolved Noggin the beginning of this year as part of company-wide layoffs.
He is presently working as a freelancer on a variety of projects, including the evolution of his YouTube channel, where he brings his unique approach to analyzing film and television. But “Lessons from 100”, conversations with his grandfather as he turns 100 years old, has become his primary focus, where he is serving as director, videographer, and video editor.
His motto is "Whether it be in literature, film, theatre, or video games, the aspect that draws us in is the narrative. His goal in creating narratives is to create stories that give people an outlet to feel their emotions, even if it may be difficult in life."
All of his creative work can be found on his portfolio, https://mefloyd.com/.
Email: mefloyd15@gmail.com