Matthew Thomas
197, Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, TW1 3HU
T: 07940 734777
E: matthewcthomas@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: 9th April 1972
Nationality: British
Key Skills
• Animation, Motion Graphics, Vfx, Compositing, Editing, Sound Design
• After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Logic
• Skilled Illustrator
• Directing, camera and lighting
• Time-slice animation & photography for film & 3D lenticular display.
• Teacher of video production and post-production.
Recent Experience
2019 Vfx designer, OPPO ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Launch, Evoke films / IMG Media – Dir: Hardey Speight
I was responsible for all Vfx work on this global TV commercial tie-in for Oppo’s new Smartphone and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
2014-19 Motion Graphics Designer, VFX & Video Editor, Buddy Films – buddyfilms.co.uk
Regular freelancer for independent production company specialising in commercials and corporate.
Barclays Spirit of the game, Editor & AFX.
2013-19 Motion Graphic Designer, VFX & Video Editor, Gorilla Editors
Specialising in AFX and compositing in Adobe After Effects and editing in Premiere & FCP 7.
Clients include: VCCP, AKQA, Hogarth and Splash worldwide.
Showreel – http://gorilla.tv/home/matthew-t/showreel/#showreel
2015-17 Motion Graphics, VFX, Animation & Video Editor, The Wagon
Regular freelancer for independent production company specialising in commercial film with a comedy slant. Wantmybet Commercial – Editing and Motion Graphics
2013-19 Digital Animator, Compositor, Editor and Sound Designer, The Masque of Blackness – Collaboration with artist Epoh Beech.
I provided all the digital animation, compositing, creative editing and sound design on the animated film ‘The Masque of Blackness’. The film is currently being exhibited internationally and was projected on the National Theatre Flytower, South Bank in sept. 2018
Winner – Best Animated Short Film – International Animation Film Festival Golden – Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria.
Winner – Best Animated UK Short Film – The London International Motion Picture Awards.
The Honourable Jury Special Mention for Animation – The Noida International Film Festival – India
Nomination for Best International Short Film – The Irish Animation Awards
Nomination for Best Animation – The Crystal Palace International Film Festival
2018 Motion Graphics Designer – Christingle Film, The Children’s Society
I designed the graphics, including an animated logo, for a film about Christingle for the Children’s Society.
2018 Video Editor – Pega Conference Film, Fifth Frame Ltd.
Editing highlights of the Pega Conference 2018
2017 Video Editor – Two Commercials for Royal London Insurance – VCCP – Dir: Freddie Walters
I edited several commercials for Royal London featuring top England Cricketers.
2017 Editor, Investec Hackathon Event, Fifth Frame Ltd.
I edited the annual Investec Hackathon Event UK Highlights.
2017 The Tempest – Donmar Warehouse / Illuminations Media – Dir: Phyllida Lloyd
I did all the Vfx work for the filmed version of this celebrated production, featuring an all femalecast, which was screened on BBC FOUR in 2018.
2017 Director & 2D Animator, Innovation Unit
I storyboarded and animated this 90 sec film about parental conflict for Innovation Unit.
2016 VFX Compositor, ‘Aphelion’ by The Bay Rays, dir: Jun Bung Lee
I did all the Vfx work on this cool ‘tarantinoesque’ music video.
2016 Video and Motion Graphics, Mid-Brow – mid-brow.com
Editing and motion graphics for a number of films for award winning comedy duo Mid-Brow which debuted at 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, including the editing of this short comedy sketch called ‘Prime Minister’s Resignation’.
2013-16 In my Footsteps, Runnymede trust / Manifesta
Production of media content for a mobile app for heritage lottery funded project.
Director, editor, AFX, camera, sound recording/editing.
2011-16 Tutor in Video Animation & Editing (Part-time), Richmond Adult Community College
I ran specialist courses in digital animation, compositing and editing using After Effects and Premiere.
2014 Motion Graphics Designer, Ernst and Young
Responsible for the design and animation of the graphics and VFX on this corporate video for EY.
2014 Compositor, ‘Nighthawks’, dir: Anthony Lee, 2014
Vfx for a recent short nominated for best narrative short at the 2014 woodstock film festival Maverick awards.
2013 Culture Blast, Merton Council
I filmed and edited a short video of the launch of a new annual cultural event at wimbledon library.
2013 Compositor & Animator for ‘Digitale Sanguine’ music video
Compositing and animation for a music video for french artist Digitale Sanguine. The video combines live action with stop frame animation.
2012 Director & Animator for Chemistry Promo, Chemistry Group
Concept, storyboard and animation for this promotional film for Chemistry. I also composed the music and recorded the sound.
2012 European Business Awards Video, Chemistry Group
Camera, greenscreen, lighting and editing a short video for Chemistry Group’s submission to the European Business Awards.
2012 Filmmaker / Facilitator and Afx animator for video workshops, Manifesta/Chemistry
AFX animation, editing and filmmaker for workshops producing series of corporate animations.
2010-11 Breaking into the Museum, Manifesta / Museum of London
Title sequence design, video editing and DVD authoring and package design for video project based at the Museum of London. After Effects, FCP, Photoshop, Illustrator, DVD studioPro.
2010-11 The Marriage of the Thames and the Rhine, Epoh Beech, Fine Artist
Animation, compositing, editing and sound for hand-drawn film. Nominated for Best animation at Portobello film festival. AFX, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro.
2009 Wimbledon Park Cultural Olympiad, Merton Council
Production of short video documenting the event and filming vox pop interviews.
2008-09 Stranger, European Cultural Foundation / Tate Modern
Workshop Leader for major video project spanning 2 years and 20 european countries and working in partnership with Tate Modern.
2008-09 Belonging – London, Lisbon, Paris, Runnymede Trust / Manifesta
Design and animation of title sequence and all associated artwork for the Belonging project. I also designed and authored the mutli-lingual DVD. Workshop leader and facilitator for london leg of european video project focused on migration and intercultural dialogue.
2008 Art on the Underground, London Underground
Camera and editing for a project recreating scenes on trains from classic movies. Project led by international artist, Jessica Voorsanger.
2008 Inspire Football, Queens Park Rangers FC & Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Direction, camera and editing for a film documenting and promoting a QPR project which aims to use football to improve school attendance and results for disaffected schoolboys.
2008 3D Video Workshops, Serpentine Gallery
I devised and led workshops for groups with disabilities and learning difficulties, exploring 3D stereoscopic animation, geometry and light. Tied-in with Alexander McCall exhibition.
2007 Now is the Time – Keith Waithe and the Macusi Players
Video editing, compositing, dvd design and authoring for music promo.
2007 Video ART Postcards, Runnymede Trust / Manifesta
Creation of a distinctive video title sequence / ident for a project exploring historical racism and the history of slavery in the West India Docks area of London which was showcased on BBC website.
2005-07 Associate Lecturer, London College of Fashion.
Workshop classes for BA students using Photoshop to develop storyboards for film.
2002-07 Visiting Tutor, Slade School of Art, UCL
Advanced workshops in Video Editing, Special Effects and Bluescreen camera and lighting using After Effects, Final Cut Pro plus one to one support for BA & MA Fine Art students.
2006 Around the world in Eighty Days, South London Gallery.
Devised and led project working with school children to explore performance, green-screen, collage and animation to produce a film in response to the Jules Verne book. AFX/FCP.
2006 Jameel Dance Project, East Potential / Victoria and Albert Museum
Afx animation for a video backdrop projection for a dance performance. The animation was based on geometric patterns from medieval Islamic artefacts in the V&A collection.
2006 Uncut, The Serpentine Gallery
Video Project working with 14-18 yrs, in response to the current exhibition.
2002-11 Video and Digital Arts Tutor, ACAVA. – A few relevant projects were:
Hypatrax 2004
14 week project working with young (16-19yrs) musicians to produce music videos. Workshops in storyboarding, camera & lighting, editing, blue screen and special effects.
Leap 2003/04
Working with performers and sound designers from Turtle Key Arts, producing music videos and video projections for dance performance at Tabernacle Theatre & Chelsea Theatre
Summer’s Cool 2002
Project teaching young people aspects of video production including camera
and editing and ending with a large projected video display at Kensington Palace
2006 Media Lecturer, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College.
Teaching Film Storyboarding and Visual Narrative- Level 4 Foundation Digital Animation and
delivery of Final Cut Pro Workshops.
2006 Dis-assembly, The Serpentine Gallery
Filming interviews with young people, and video editing for project by international artist Runa Islam.
2006 Video Tutor and Course Leader, Paddington Arts
10 week course in video documentary production for high functioning students with Autism.
2005 Characters in Fire
Editor on short documentary about the history of bonfire night screened at The Electric Cinema and The Gate Cinema in Kensington.
2005 Bluescreen, The Serpentine Gallery.
Video workshops, working with groups with disabilities, to explore blue-screen effects and performance.
2004 Travellers in London, Ealing Traveller’s Support, Ealing Council
Director/editor of documentary focused on Irish Travellers and their experiences living in London today.
2004 Polyphony, The Serpentine Gallery.
Digital projection exhibited at Westminster City Hall and The Serpentine Gallery. The work was made using digital media to generate drawing and handwriting onto separate frames of video.
2002 No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith, Central Space Gallery
Director, camera and AFX of a series of long exposure time-slice films for exhibition.
2001 3D Lenticular Time-slice animation , Monsoon Accessorize Ltd.
Director, camera and animation of innovative 3D window displays. A moment in time was captured from many angles, animated as a stereoscopic film and printed to large format 3D lenticular displays. They formed the spring season window displays for all Monsoon stores in the UK for 6 weeks.
2001 Time-slice animation, Xfm Radio
Director, camera and animator of three animated Time-Slice films for Xfm Radio direct marketing campaign and downloadable screensaver. Shot on 35mm film and constructed in After Effects.
2001 Advertising Commission, Elements PLC.
Director, camera and animation of Time-slice photography for Pure Magazine –issue one.
1998-2005 Commercial Photography
Freelancer specialising in corporate, display & exhibition photography for a number of clients.
1998 Film Location Researcher, Academy Films, Soho.
Research, video and photography – Massive Attack’s ‘Inertia Creeps’ music video. Dir. Jonathan Glazer
1998 Stills Photographer
On set photographer for short feature film ‘Sari and Trainers”. Dir. Jeremy Wooding.
1997 Visiting Painting Tutor, University of the West of England
One to one tutorials for foundation painting students.
Education
2012 PTTLS level 4
1983-96 BA hons Fine Art (2:1) University of NewcastleUpon Tyne
Foundation Art Bristol Polytechnic, Faculty of Art and Design
A levels: Art and Design, History, English Literature, Design technology, Physics