The D4D is a branded content studio.
We work with people and brands to create meaningful connections through storytelling. We believe in content that starts with the audience, speaks with a purpose and aims to illuminate a magical world.
The company’s team of directors, designers and producers collaborate to realize productions at any scale and with a global reach. The D4D is fluent in the creative and production challenges that enable ground breaking digital content, from story to online distribution.
Our experience includes advertising projects for TBWA Chiat / Day, Saatchi & Saatchi, Huge and Great Works; clients Electrolux, Nike, Range Rover, Microsoft, and Coke; as well as entertainment projects for ESPN, the USA Network and Steven Spielberg.
Matt Checkowski, Founder & Creative Director
Matt Checkowski is a filmmaker, designer and creative director of the Department of the 4th Dimension. He has crafted stories and experiences for some of the most influential people and brands in the world. Matt's diverse portfolio of work showcases his unique flair for visual storytelling and a savvy with narrative across many media.
Checkowski's background includes the co-creation of the dream sequences of Steven Spielberg's Minority Report, his feature film co-directorial debut for Summit Entertainment and Sony Pictures, Lies & Alibis, the branding and launch of Monday Night Football for ESPN, as well as numerous award-winning and much 'like'd online content campaigns.
Ron Cicero, Partner & Executive Producer
Ron's dynamic background in commercial, music video, feature film and television production in the US and internationally has made him a trusted go-to Line Producer for A-List production companies, including @radical.media, CrossRoads Films, and Pictures in a Row. Ron has produced an assortment of spots for top advertising agencies including BBDO, GSD&M, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA Chiat/Day, Y&R, Publicis and McCann, among others. His brand experience includes such blue chip clients as AT&T, Sony Playstation, Mitsubishi, MTV, Range Rover, Microsoft and The Academy Awards.
Previous to his work as a Line Producer, Ron's exposure over the past two decades to the working methods of Hollywood's top directors and cameramen including Warren Beatty & Vitorio Storaro, Michael Bay & Mark Plummer, James Cameron & Russell Carpenter, Ron Howard & John Schwartzman, and John Schlesinger & Amir Mokri, has served as a priceless foundation for his continued work in the Branded Content industry.
Some of Ron's entertainment experience includes work on True Lies, NYPD Blue, Stuart Little, Baywatch, Stargate, End of Days, Dragon: the Story of Bruce Lee, and the Sundance award winner The Waterdance.
