Thom Blythe is a 36-year-old transplant from Texas who’s spent the past 17 years working in video production in the Bay Area, Missouri, and Germany. He's passionate about taking his influences, experiences, and inspirations and merging them together into wholly new and interesting experiences. Having also worked hand-crafting electric guitars from blank slabs of wood has given him a critical eye for detail. He's just as comfortable behind the keyboard of his workstation as he is upgrading the components inside of it. Having a strong foundation in computer building lends to his technical side and strong desire to not just use his tools but to also fully understand the mechanics of them.

If he isn't behind a computer or camera working on a project he'll likely be found honing his cooking skills in the kitchen. Cooking has been a lifelong passion of his and has been a place to experiment with creativity and develop an understanding of balance and composition.

Having recently returned to the Bay Area after his time living in Germany, he is currently looking for work doing Motion Design, Video Editing, Filming, or other video production related tasks in the San Francisco Bay Area or remotely.

Skills and experience:

17+ years Adobe Premiere Pro

17+ years AfterEffects

18+ years Photoshop

Cinema 4D

Avid

Maya

ProTools

Adobe Creative Suite

University Courses completed:

After Effects for Professional Editors

Visual Effects 1, 2, & 3

Rotoscoping 1

Editing 1, 2, & 3

Texture and Lighting 1 & 2

Computer Animation & Production

Cinematography 1

Lighting 1

Special Effects/Make Up

Sound 1

Motion Picture Language

Photo-Storyboarding & Super 8

Intro to Computer Graphics