Biography

Matthew J Forrest

His BAFTA winning title sequence for "Wired" and his D&AD winning Tango TV commercial "Orangeman" were on display at "Rewind", an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (2002-2003) showcasing 40 years of Design and Advertising from the internationally acclaimed D&AD Awards. Stills and text are available in the book accompanying the exhibition (ISBN 0 7148 4271 0)

"Orangeman" is credited within the industry as responsible for changing comedy in British advertising, as well as turning the product, Tango, in to an overnight success story. It was voted the 3rd best commercial of all time (UK) by Channel 4 & The Times newspaper.

The Museum of the Moving Image (UK) has also displayed his work.

He has had his work exhibited under the name of "Snapper Films". The ICA in London held a week long exhibition of Snapper's work, before the exhibition moved to the Pompidou Centre in Paris and then on to Tokyo.