Matthew M. Jones

Web Dev, Filmmaker, Amateur Landscaper

Matthew has been working in the creative technology field for over 20 years. His work has included campaign development, web development, web and poster design, motion graphics and social media campaigns. His web work has won 3 W3 Awards, a FWA Site of the Day, Communication Arts and Pixel Award. He's produced 2 feature length films and 20 plus short films garnering over 25 Official Film Festival selections.

He currently works at the consultant agency Kin + Carta developing web applications in the MACH tech stack, including Contentful, Contentstack, Next.js, Netlify, Vercel, Azure DevOps, Cloudinary, Algolia, Github Copilot and OpenAI.

The short film Reasonable Doubt, that he co-wrote and edited, was showcased at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as part of the international 48 Hour Film Project.

A Starting Point

A Starting Point

Frontend development for a political platform led by Chris Evans. Utilizing my Pixel Perfect Scaling CSS for optimal device compatibility. Video playback, interactive debates, React, SASS.
NBC Universal Website

NBC Universal Website

Responsive site with custom animations for featured stories, featured brands and the over 100 year history of NBCUniversal's brand. JS, SASS. Gulp, Node.js, Drupal.
Wheel of Fortune Toss Up Challenge

Wheel of Fortune Toss Up Challenge

Timer based game simulating the final game from the show. Distributed to over 10 different markets and languages. jQuery, Javascript, Tweenmax, CSS3
Fast and Furious Website

Fast and Furious Website

Responsive site built dyanmically with json data integrating social media posts from the cast along with a timeline application covering the entire franchise.
Bill Maher Website

Bill Maher Website

Bill needed a new website to promote his comedy tour. Custom schedule generator, multiple video categories, scrolling galleries and subtle site animations. Wordpress, SASS, ES6, CSS3, Webpack, Babel.
How To Train Your Dragon Website

How To Train Your Dragon Website

2014 W³ BEST IN SHOW WINNER. Led a small team of developers, designers and animators creating this interactive franchise site.
The Amazing Spiderman

The Amazing Spiderman

This was my first major franchise website. Elaborate background animations, responsive scrolling and content viewing. Our url was on every billboard in Hollywood for a couple weeks.
Reasonable Doubt

Reasonable Doubt

Finished Top 5 as part of the YES WE CANNES challenge, advancing to screen at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Winning Best Performance by Rainy Armstrong and Nominated for Best Writing and Editing.
The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds

In the bleak confines of her solitary confinement, there stirs a young woman by the name of Andrea. Suddenly jolted into consciousness, she finds herself caught in a cruel group of individuals.
Together

Together

Explore the gripping short film 'Together,' a profound fusion of reality & the supernatural that won Best Writing at the 48HR Film Festival Wisconsin.
Elvis vs Buddy

Elvis vs Buddy

ELVIS VS. BUDDY is a rockabilly sci-fi action-adventure comedy in which the two famous rock’n’rollers battle across a post-atomic-war America in a fight to the death to see who is the true King.

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Matthew and Daniel J. Pico at pitching The Tie That Binds at the Marche de Film.Cannes Film Festival Outside of Filmapalooza 2024 Lisbon PortugalFilmapalooza Red CarpetReasonable Doubt Cast and Crew on the red carpet at Filmapalooza 2024, Lisbon PortugalWisconsin 48hr Crew on the red carpet at Awards Night for Filmapalooza 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Receiving our Yes We Cannes Finalist Award with festival director Mark Ruppert

Recent News View All

Janesville short film 'Reasonable Doubt' advances to Cannes

Janesville short film 'Reasonable Doubt' advances to Cannes

A Janesville production company’s short film placed high enough at the Filmapalooza festival last week in Lisbon, Portugal, to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
New MACH Matthew M. Jones Website

New MACH Matthew M. Jones Website

My new website, my new tech stack and my continued dedication to pixel perfect responsive design and Search Engine Optimization via Social Media Marketing.
Janesville film team one step from Cannes “Reasonable Doubt,” premiers in Lisbon next month

Janesville film team one step from Cannes “Reasonable Doubt,” premiers in Lisbon next month

Our 48 hour short film Reasonable Doubt advanced to the final 15.
Together wins Best Writing and Best Poster

Together wins Best Writing and Best Poster

Tonight at screening of the 48hr Film Festival's Winconsin's Thrillers, we brought home 3 awards. Best Writing, Best Poster and Best Use of Line.