Nicholas Thompson
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2018 |
Comic Scout.
Performing Arts |
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly the Perrier Awards) Nice Burns. / EBP |
|
2018 |
MUA
Performing Arts |
Smash Fest- Flood 2018 DR Lindsay Keith / Refinery TV |
|
2017 |
Panel Judge
Performing Arts |
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly the Perrier Awards) Nica Burns / EBP |
|
2017 |
SFX MUA
Commercials & Industrials |
WALKING DEAD with Bugzy Malone. NOW TV & SKY & FOX & FEVER PR |
|
2016 |
Comic Scout
Performing Arts |
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly the Perrier Awards) Nica Burns / EBP |
|
2016 |
Guest SFX Make-up tutor covering advanced prosthetic creation techniques.
Event |
West Thames College. West Thames College. |
|
2016 |
SFX MUA and historical lecture.
Performing Arts |
SmashFest Sameul Peyps Fire and Plague Lindsay Keith / Refinery TV |
|
2016 |
SFX MUA
Commercials & Industrials |
WALKING DEAD with John Cleese NOW TV & SKY & FOX & FEVER PR |
|
2015 |
Comic Scout.
Performing Arts |
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly the Perrier Awards) Nice Burns. / EBP Productions. |
|
2015 |
SFX MUA for the 'Zombie Generation Unit'
Performing Arts |
Smash Fest Dr Lindsay Keith / Refinery TV |
|
2015 |
Joke writer
Voiceover |
NewsJack Episode One Series Thirteen. The BBC |
|
2015 |
SFX MUA
Commercials & Industrials |
WALKING DEAD with Harry Judd NOW TV & SKY & FOX & FEVER PR |
|
2015 |
SFX MUA
Film |
BRANDY AND PEP TIM POPE / TRUNDLE FILMS |
|
2014 |
SFX MUA
Commercials & Industrials |
WALKING DEAD with Millie Mackintosh Sophia Dryden / NOW TV & SKY & FOX & FEVER PR |
|
2014 |
SFX MUA
Television |
MONSTER HUNTERS BRIGITTA SZASZFAI / NFTS |
|
2014 |
PYROTECHNICIAN
Film |
THE HYBRID BILLY OBRIEN / LIQUID NOISE FILMS |
|
2014 |
SFX ARTIST
Film |
CONTAINMENT NEIL WEST / CONTAINMENT FILM LTD |
|
2014 |
SFX MUA
Film |
ARTIFICIAL HORIZON ANTHONY WOODLEY / MEGATOPIA |
|
2013 |
SFX SUPERVISOR
Film |
ALL GOOD THINGS LONDON MET FILM SCHOOL |
|
2013 |
SFX MUA
Performing Arts |
MAX BROOKS WORLD WAR Z SIGNING WATERSTONES BOOKSHOP |
|
2013 |
Stage Crew
Performing Arts |
Global Smurfs Day Steven Moffett / Everybody Engage |
|
2013 |
SFX MUA
Film |
Pounce Keith.R. Robinson / Other Dimension Films |
|
2013 |
SFX SUPERVISOR
Video |
IWAN RHEON / BANG BANG MAHALIA BELO / FEEL FILMS LTD |
|
2013 |
SFX SUPERVISOR
Film |
ORBIT EVER AFTER JAIME STONE / NO LOGO FILMS |
|
2012 |
SFX Facilitator
Film |
Broken Eternity Devika Ponnambalam / Blankslate Films Ltd. |
|
2012 |
SFX MUA
Film |
No Human Present Bill Baylis / Baylis |
|
2012 |
SFX Prosthetic Props
Film |
An Extra Sunday Rob Savage / Savage films |
|
2012 |
Head of SFX (Prosthetics & Props)
Performing Arts |
Zed events @ the Mall Reading Lee Fields / Zed Events |
|
2012 |
SFX Supervisor.
Film |
Confine Tobias Tobbell / Two Bells |
|
2012 |
SFX Practicals
Commercials & Industrials |
The Worst Thing About My Sister Anna Lavelle / Random House Children's Books |
|
2011 |
Lifecast of Ian McShane
Film |
Jack the Giant Killer Bryan Singer / Lifecast |
|
2011 |
SFX Practicals
Commercials & Industrials |
ZAGGORA LOVE SUNNY MIDHA / STRIKE |
|
2011 |
SFX Supervisor.
Film |
The Ellington Kid Dan Sully / Love |
|
2011 |
SFX Supervisor (Workshop)
Video |
Bogdan Titomir / Drunk Al White / Bokeh Pictctures |
|
2011 |
SFX MUA
Film |
First Date Andreas Beltzer / UPL Films |
|
2011 |
SFX MUA
Film |
Love Bug Ben Kent / Fidget Films |
|
2011 |
SFX MUA
Film |
Shelter MARKUS MEEDT & PATRICK GATHER / New Art Productions |
|
2011 |
SFX Practicals
Commercials & Industrials |
Hetty Feather' and 'Sapphire Battersea' Anna Lavelle / NFTS (Graduates) |
|
2011 |
SFX Practicals
Film |
Rufus Stone Josh Appignanesi / Parkville Pictures |
|
2011 |
SFX Prosthetics (workshop)
Television |
Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters Ben Steele / Lifecast |
|
2010 |
SFX assistant
Film |
Strays Robert McKillop / NFTS |
|
2010 |
Prosthetics/Practicals
Commercials & Industrials |
BLOOD HARVEST Nele Hecht / NFTS |
|
2010 |
Director/Prosthetics
Film |
FLESH ART Nicholas Thompson/Chris Goodman / NFTS |
|
2010 |
SFX makeup effects
Commercials & Industrials |
1010 Campaign Dougal Wilson / Spanner Films/Blink |
|
2010 |
SUPER 8 DOP
Performing Arts |
Swimminhg Horses sienna miller / TWENTY8TWELVE |
|
2010 |
SFX Practicals
Film |
SPARKS Nele Hecht / NFTS |
|
2010 |
SFX Supervisor
Film |
Abuelas Afarin Eghbal / NFTS |
|
2010 |
SFX Practicals
Film |
The Pride of Wade Ellison Seán Branigan / NFTS |
|
2009 |
Practical makeup fx
Television |
The Rough Cut Klaus Kloerman / NFTS |
|
2009 |
SFX lifecast assist
Commercials & Industrials |
Cha'mone Mo'Fo'Selecta! A Tribute to Michael Jackson James De Frond / Millennium fx |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2011 | SFX/VFX MA | National Film and Televison School |
2010 | Make-Up FX and Prosthetics Creation | Neil Gorton School Chesham |
2008 | Film and Television BA (Hons) | University of Wales Aberystwyth |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Mac with Final Cut Pro, Make up set box- brushes, pallates, etc, Sony PD170, various High 8 cameras, various Super 8 Cameras
I can use: Sony Pd170, Mac With Final Cut Pro, Various Super 8 Cameras, Various High 8 Cameras, Make Up Set Box- Brushes, Pallates, Etc
About me
Nicholas Thompson is a freelance SFX MUA with experience in practical, digital and physical make up effects. He works on Features, Shorts, Promos & ads, He has worked on campaigns for brands such as Hendrix Gin, Sienna Miller, Zaggora and with companies such as FOX, Random House, NOW TV & Waterstones. Simply put he makes the images from your head appear on screen.Referees:
www.thompsonsfx.com
Additional information:
Specialties:
Prosthetic make up effects
Practical FX
Shooting on Super 8
Editing on Final Cut Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Make-up Artist |
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Job Titles | Special Effects (SFX) Artist, Post-Production Coordinator, Script Writer, Writer, Director, Make-up Artist, Make-up Artist (SFX), Prop Maker, Set Artist / Designer |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |