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Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics course at USW. Geraint has over 17 years industry experience working on a wide range of projects across a variety of platforms and disciplines. From television series and high-budget commercials to online and social media motion design, some of Geraint’s work includes creating content for high-profile corporations such as BBC, Google, NowTV, Sky, Nationwide, AX Paris, Watchshop, Ancestry, and Legoland, to name a few. Geraint has worked in numerous areas across the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics field; from large television production pipelines to online digital content teams, to working with the advertising and promotional field. The diversity of these roles has given him an insight into how greatly the industry differs depending on the nature of the work at hand, with substantial experience in a vast range of areas. Geraint’s technical expertise lies within After Effects and Motion Graphics, although has a working knowledge of all areas of the course. Fun fact: Geraint once smashed a champagne glass due to being overly excited over a grape.
VFX artist at Dinamo Productions, responsible for the VFX and motion design in a range of BBC television series. Motion Designer at Atticus Digital, creating online and digital content for a large range of high profile energy organisations. VFX artist and motion designer at Wordley Creative, responsible for the creative direction, visual effects, motion graphics and online/digital content for a large range of high profile television commercial campaigns. Amongst these positions, Geraint has worked on countless freelance productions ranging from TV, commercial, online, digital, motorsport, and even live projection content., and is still an active artist within the industry.
Areas of expertise include visual effects compositing, motion design, 3D artist (modelling, lighting & rendering), camera operating. Software expertise include Nuke, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other digital image manipulation packages.
Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, 1st Class Honors, University of Glamorgan
Award Date: 1 Sept 2010
Research output: Other contribution
Geraint Thomas (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Thomas, Geraint (Recipient), 1 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)