About | Flagship Visuals

Origin
Story

Matt started Flagship because he saw the same pattern everywhere: agencies selling senior talent in the pitch, then handing the work to juniors. Production companies executing shot lists without asking whether the idea was right.

He built Flagship to sit in the gap: part strategist, part maker, all senior. No layers. No hand-offs. The person in the room is the person doing the work.

Twelve years later, that’s still the rule.

Mission

Content that grows the brand. Not just the reel.

Not content that fills a calendar. Not content that checks a box. Work that actually moves the needle because it’s built on strategy, not just aesthetics.

Vision

A world where great content reaches the right people and actually converts them.

Where the standard isn’t “approved by committee.” It’s “did it reach the right people and move them?” Content that converts, not content that just clears the room.

What we stand on

Direct Communication
No fluff, no jargon, no translation layers.
Senior Craft
Everyone on your project has done this before, at a high level.
Ideas First
Gear serves the concept, not the other way around.
Long-Term Thinking
We'd rather grow with five brave brands than do one-off projects for fifty.
No Ego
Check titles at the door. The best idea wins.

The people
behind the work

The senior creatives who stay on your project from pitch to delivery. This is the team that shows up. No B-team, no bench.

Matt Trygar
Founder & Head of Production
Matt has spent more than a decade directing and DPing commercials and digital content, leading everything from five-person crews to 50-person productions. That experience translates from the boardroom pitch all the way through broadcast execution. He knows how to take an idea, build the right team around it, and make sure the final product delivers at the level it was sold.
When he's not on set, you can usually find him sailing toward his next adventure with his wife and two boys. He brings that same sense of spontaneity, curiosity, and adventure to every production he leads.
Derrick Lorah
Partner & Head of Client Partnerships / Executive Producer
Derrick started in the edit room, moved into directing and leading sets, and eventually realized his real strength was understanding what a video actually needed to accomplish. Today, he helps shape the strategy behind every project and makes sure what we promise is what we actually deliver.
He's straightforward, transparent, and willing to say what he thinks will make the work better, because that's the job. Agencies and brands trust him for exactly that reason.
When he's not working, you can usually find him over-engineering his overlanding setup or tracking down another Facebook Marketplace ramp for the backyard Nitro Circus setup.
David DiCicco
Head of Operations & Creative
Dave brings more than 20 years of experience across both in-house and agency environments. He's an award-winning producer and director whose work spans feature-length documentaries, commercials, broadcast, marketing, and direct-to-brand content.
Throughout his career, Dave has built and led cross-functional teams with one goal in mind: get the right people aligned around the right idea so the best work can happen. At Flagship, he helps connect creative, production, and strategy so the work doesn't just look good. It connects with audiences and drives real results.
When he's not connecting dots for our team and clients, you can find him meticulously curating every blade of grass in an ongoing effort to have the best lawn on his street.
Matt Haskell
Head of Post-Production & Lead Editor
Matt understands that a great edit isn't just about pacing, music, or making something look polished. The video still has a job to do.
With years of experience shaping commercial, branded, and digital content, he approaches every edit by first understanding the audience, the message, and the outcome the piece needs to create. Whether that means driving action, holding attention, simplifying a complicated idea, or helping a campaign perform, every creative decision has a reason behind it.
When he's not deep in an edit, Matt is getting ready for his biggest production yet: becoming a dad, with his daughter arriving in 2027.
Makaila Howard
Project Producer
Makaila is the kind of producer who figures it out, no matter what “it” is. She brings a wide range of experience to every project and keeps the moving pieces moving: projects organized, teams aligned, clients confident, and the creative protected along the way.
She loves the collaboration as much as the outcome. Work with her once and you'll understand exactly what we mean.
When she's not managing the Flagship calendar, she's managing the family calendar, which, as a mom, may actually be the harder production.