Matt Ford (lighting designer)

Matt Ford is a lighting designer based in Los Angeles, California. His notable projects have included NBC's Hollywood Game Night, America's Got Talent, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The CW's Penn and Teller Fool Us.^[1][2][3][4]

Matt Ford
Matt Ford
Born	Matthew James Ford Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Lighting Designer
Website	https://mattfordld.com/

He has designed lighting for a wide range of television productions. He is also the co-creator of the Los Angeles haunted attraction The House at Haunted Hill.^[5][6]

Emmy awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1998	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) For A Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie	70th Annual Academy Awards	Won
1999	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) For A Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie	71st Annual Academy Awards	Won
2002	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming	America: A Tribute to Heroes	Nominated
2003	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming	American Idol: Finale	Nominated
2009	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming	Jimmy Kimmel Live: Episode 09-1182	Nominated

References

1. "Matt Ford: The Everything of Light | CHAUVET Professional".
2. "Clay Paky Mythos Fixtures Shine on Lighting Designer Matt Ford's Reality Television Projects". www.claypaky.it.
3. "Matt Ford". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
4. Tompkins, Joshua (2003-09-25). "Flight 737, Now Departing From Your Garage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
5. "Hollywood Halloween: How Actors and Lighting Designers Horror Up Their Own Homes". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 October 2013.
6. "House at Haunted Hill: 2017 Review". Westcoaster.

External links

• Matt Ford at IMDb