About milesperhour_
Since 1984, milesperhour_ has produced a body of work directed by filmmaker Matt Herron. Matt founded and is the Vice President, Executive Producer of Viacom's Creative Services Video Production Group. He oversees the creative direction of a diverse range of video and motion graphics projects for Viacom's channels and internal departments. Most notable recent projects include:
(RED), March of Dimes, Hope for Haiti Now, Children of Chernobyl and Get Schooled. In 1999 Matt independently wrote, produced and directed The Mark Morris Dance Group, A Dance Center in Brooklyn, which helped the organization raise six million dollars to build their studios next to The Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 1998 Matt independently wrote, produced and directed various projects for The Sterling Group, which influenced the marketing directions of companies like Nike, TCI Music and Allied Domecq. In 1997 Matt founded Fish Media, a computer animation company that produced broadcast work for such companies as American Express, NBA, Jaguar, Disney and AT&T. From 1993 to 1995 Matt served as Narrative Director of The New York Exposition for Short Film and Video and in 1993 created SINEMA, a weekly showcase for independent and student filmmakers that took place in popular New York City nightclubs. Matt was raised in Maine and received his degree from Northeastern University in 1992. During college he produced and directed numerous projects and attended many film festivals. He was considered a pioneer by his professors, peers and community, graduating as Northeastern’s first film major. Matt continues to make 16mm and digital shorts regularly, experimenting with the film and digital mediums in his free time.
