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Filmlyfe: Matt Tromberg

Welcome back to Filmlyfe, a series of journeys in which we swirl through time and space, and bathe in the blissful technicolor aesthetics that only an auteur can sling. The premise we’re rolling with? Men of the lens answer questions with visuals instead of words. It’s all motion. It’s a view into their souls. You’ve seen Matt Tromberg’s name […]

style // Mar 8, 2016
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300_TromWelcome back to Filmlyfe, a series of journeys in which we swirl through time and space, and bathe in the blissful technicolor aesthetics that only an auteur can sling. The premise we’re rolling with? Men of the lens answer questions with visuals instead of words. It’s all motion. It’s a view into their souls.

You’ve seen Matt Tromberg’s name on the credits of nearly any Andrew ‘Droid’ Doheny clip, and most noticeably, Metal Neck. Matt’s style is somewhere between hair metal and classic surf, and it’s hard not to love the young and free good time vibes that his body of work oozes. Get lost in his world, just for a second, above.

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