THOMAS NEWMAN

WHEN IT COMES TO PASSION, DRIVE AND HUNGER FOR SUCCESS, THOMAS PROVES TO POSESS ALL OF THE ABOVE. HE HAS ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN THE ARTS AND PURSUED IT IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER SINCE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. WORKING AS AN EXTRA ON FILM SETS TO WORKING IN THE MAKE UP INDUSTRY ON SUCH SHOWS AS “THE X-FILES”, HE WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE EVEN MORE SKILLS WHICH WOULD LATER HELP HIM ON HIS OWN PRODUCTIONS.

DURING THIS TIME OF WORKING ON TV SHOWS AND OTHER LOCALLY SHOT FILMS HE BEGAN HIS NETWORKING BY SIMPLY MAKING TRUE FRIENDS WHO SOMEDAY WOULD HELP HIM ACHIEVE HIS DREAMS. IN 1999 THOMAS AND HIS WIFE JODI WHO IS HIS LIFE PARTNER AND CO-PRODUCER ESTABLISHED MIND IN MOTION INC, WHICH IS THEIR PRODUCTION COMPANY. SINCE THE CREATION OF THEIR COMPANY THOMAS HAS BEEN CREATING MUSIC VIDEOS, COMMERCIALS AS WELL AS SHORT FILMS.

EVERY SKILL WHICH THOMAS HAS ACQUIRED FROM MAKE-UP TO SET BUILDING TO MINIATURE SET CONSTRUCTION RIGHT TO EDITING FILM, CREATING VISUAL EFFECTS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN HAVE BEEN EITHER SELF TAUGHT OR A NATURAL TALENT. AS AN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER THOMAS HAS BEEN FORCED TO BE CRAFTY BY CREATING THINGS WITHOUT THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. IN ORDER TO GIVE HIS NO BUDGET PRODUCTIONS A HIGH QUALITY RESULT, THOMAS CALLS ON FRIENDS HE HAS MADE IN THE INDUSTRY TO HELP HIM.

BONG OF THE DEAD HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE SINCE DAY ONE AND IS THOMAS NEWMANS CALLING CARD FILM TO PROVE TO THE REST OF THE FILM MAKING COMMUNITY IN HOLLYWOOD THAT THEY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION. NOW THAT THE FILM HAS COMPLETED POST PRODUCTION AFTER A GRUELLING 2 YEARS THOMAS HAS ONCE AGAIN SWITCHED GEARS TO A NEW ROLE.

THE TRANSITION FROM FILMMAKER TO MARKETER HAS BEEN A SMOOTH ONE SINCE HIS ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE BY PROVIDING PROOF OF HIS ABILITIES ARE BEGINNING TO PAY OFF. NOW THAT BONG OF THE DEAD IS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND FESTIVAL CIRCUIT THOMAS WILL BE PROMOTING THE FILM GLOBALLY WORKING TOWARDS HIS BIG BREAK.