CRASHBOAT PICTURES
THE HOME OF EMMY AWARD WINNING DP MATT KNAPP​
Accolades:
2 Time Emmy Award Winner
13 Time Emmy Award Nominee
2 Time Edward R Murrow Winner
NAMIC Award Winner
NY Festivals Gold Medal Winner
Gracie Award Winner
James Beard Nominated
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At a Glance:
​Simply put, at Crashboat Pictures, we make pictures that move you.
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Owner and founder Matt Knapp leads an elite group of highly skilled and sought after production specialists
to deliver creative turnkey production services and solutions.
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Competent, Calm, Clear, Capable​​
Experience/ Temperament:
Matt's exposure and sensibility to people and subject matter that test the limits
of what man can endure and accomplish have taught him to navigate all subjects with
grace and professionalism. Having seen resilience first hand while working with
Veterans, 911 Victims, Families from Sandy Hook and people with life altering setbacks gives Matt and his team
heightened empathy, overwhelming patience and the ability to speak anyone with ease.
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Crashboat Pictures brings experience, along with a light hearted temperament, sense of humor, foresight, and an
ability to plan and adapt plans that make for a successful recipe in all types of productions​
Random Facts From A Life Lived:
For more than 3 decades Matt Knapp has been making a name for himself Nationally as a top Cinematographer and DP garnering such accolades as:​
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​Multiple Emmy Awards and Countless More Emmy Nominations
2 Edward R Murrow Awards for Journalism
A Gracie and a Namic Award for Excellence
New York Films Festival Finalist as well as being James Beard nominated.
Drank an Arnold Palmer with Arnold Palmer
Visited inside the garbage can home of Oscar The Grouch
Been trapped in a runaway dogsled
Filmed at a camp of 500,000 refugees
Recognized in ceremony by Masi Warriors
Journeyed 1000 feet down and 10 miles into a coalmine
Rolled film from 15 yards away as a Lion ate a giraffe
Began lighting and shooting Greenscreens when they were blue screens
Filmed in 15 countries and every US State
Drank from both the Claret Jug and Lord Stanleys Cup
Shot and Edited 8mm, 16mm, 35mm film
Managed a photography dark room, and have extensive photo experience
Built sets, hung lights and ran lighting board at a theater run by kids at age 11
Spotted and tagged Great White Sharks in waters around Cape Cod
Filmed FW DeKlerek, Bishop Tutu, Several Presidents
Built several grip trucks, and a camera car in the early 1990s
BFA in Film from LIU 1994, Cum Laude
Pushing 2 million miles in the air
Filmed Inside car w Hurley Heywood, Prof Porsche Driver on Open Track at 180mph
Well versed shooting w Phantom Cameras for super slo motion fps
SHAMELESS NAME DROPPING
Life behind the lens in Broadcasting, Sports TV, Commercials, Medical, Food TV, Non Profit and all things video has us rubbing elbows with all walks of life across the globe.
Through years of shooting opens for Monday Night Football and projects w Goats like Tom Brady and Pele, our sports experience is unparalleled. Matt has been the guy for The Special Olympics World Games, Fox Sports,
ESPN Creative Content, PGA and PGA Jr Leagues.
Matt has run giant crews including 7 camera coverage for ABC College Football Playoffs. Additionally, Matt has found himself in charge on sets w notable people from Politics and Entertainment like Presidents Carter and Clinton, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Emeril, Snoop Dog, and Patti Labelle to name a few.