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Matthew Merkovich

  • Visual Effects
  • Editor
  • Producer
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Emma (Sarah Paulson), single, successful, and NOT a dog person, gets stuck with a dog because her younger married sister (Maria Dizzia) is pregnant with twins and moving into a dog-free apartment.  Her sister insists the dog is a good luck charm -- he'll help you a find a man.  And this turns out to be true... for Emma's assistant (Christina Brucato).
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Whose Dog Is It Anyway? (2009)
Matthew Merkovich was born on 16 March 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Minority Report (2002), Space: Above and Beyond (1995) and Next (2007). He was previously married to Leslie Brown.
BornMarch 16, 1969
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
    Minority Report
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(as Matt Merkovich)
    • 2002
    Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, and Morgan Weisser in Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
    Space: Above and Beyond
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)
    Next
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(as Matt Merkovich)
    • 2007
    Event Horizon (1997)
    Event Horizon
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(as Matt Merkovich)
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Ballroom
      • vfx consultant
      • Post-production



    • Mostri (2023)
      Mostri
      • 3D head tracking
      • 2023
    • KJ Apa and Sofia Carson in Songbird (2020)
      Songbird
      4.8
      • matchmove: OPSIS (as Matt Merk)
      • 2020
    • Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson in Black and Blue (2019)
      Black and Blue
      6.4
      • compositor
      • 2019
    • Goran Visnjic in General (2019)
      General
      2.7
      • matchmove artist
      • 2019
    • Manoj Bajpayee in In the Shadows (2017)
      In the Shadows
      7.0
      • visual effects artist
      • 2017
    • Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, and Barry Keoghan in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
      The Killing of a Sacred Deer
      7.0
      • matchmove artist (as Matt Merkovich)
      • 2017
    • Ahn Seo-hyun in Okja (2017)
      Okja
      7.3
      • visual effects data wrangler
      • 2017
    • Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
      Black Sails
      8.2
      TV Series
      • matchmover: Screen Scene
      • 2017
    • Patrick Johnson, Zayne Emory, Tetona Jackson, Gavin Lewis, Lyliana Wray, and Allie Marie Evans in Maximum Ride (2016)
      Maximum Ride
      3.6
      • tracking and matchmove
      • 2016
    • David Bruckner and Hannah Fierman in Siren (2016)
      Siren
      5.3
      • tracking and matchmove
      • 2016
    • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
      The Purge: Election Year
      6.0
      • tracking: VFX Legion
      • 2016
    • Rusty Schwimmer, Remy Auberjonois, Rene Auberjonois, Radium Cheung, Louis Jenkins, Ken Marks, Greta Oglesby, Ashlie Atkinson, Julie Christeas, Jeremy L Kotin, Mason Jennings, Kate Nowlin, Chris Sullivan, Tom Lipinski, Cassia Maher, Kirsten Gregerson, Schuyler Weiss, Reed Sigmund, Emily Zimmer, Sunde Auberjonois, Jeremy Johnson, David Clay, Benson Ramsey, Scotty Nelson, and Taliesan Cox in Blood Stripe (2016)
      Blood Stripe
      6.3
      • visual effects artist
      • 2016
    • Dove Cameron in Dove Cameron: Genie in a Bottle (2016)
      Dove Cameron: Genie in a Bottle
      6.9
      Music Video
      • tracking and matchmove
      • 2016
    • Exit Strategy (2015)
      Exit Strategy
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • matchmove artist (as Matt Merkovich)
      • 2015
    • Aubrey Shea in Jem and the Holograms (2015)
      Jem and the Holograms
      4.2
      • tracking
      • 2015

    Editor



    • Mission Plan: Charlie Foxtrot (2024)
      Mission Plan: Charlie Foxtrot
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Hark! Is that the roaring of the cannons I hear?
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Whose Dog Is It Anyway? (2009)
      Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
      6.7
      Short
      • Editor (as Matt Merkovich)
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Hark! Is that the roaring of the cannons I hear?
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Starhole: Wake Up and Scream
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Switcheroo!
      6.0
      Short
      • producer (as Matt Merkovich)
      • 2008

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    Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
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    Whose Dog Is It Anyway?

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Matt Merk
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • March 16, 1969
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • Spouse
      • Leslie BrownMay 5, 1991 - March 1, 1997 (divorced, 3 children)

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