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Shannon Thomas(III)

  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Originally from Pittsburgh, PA and formerly on the professional track to become a veterinarian, Shannon has now been working in the VFX/Animation and Film industry for the past 15 years.

Working around the globe, he has contributed to multiple Golden Globe and Oscar winning feature films along the way. Recently Shannon departed his role as Modeling Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment to pursue his passion for real-time visual effects workflows and Virtual Production at Industrial Light & Magic. On his down time Shannon enjoys traveling the world with his wife, online teaching/mentoring and leaning new software or writing/directing his own short films.
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    Known for

    Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
    Jumper
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2008
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2011
    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2009
    The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2008

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    Visual Effects



    • Jude Law and Kerry Condon in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Environment Supervisor
      • 2024–2025
    • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
      How to Train Your Dragon 2
      7.8
      • digital modeler
      • 2014
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • senior visual effects modeler: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • senior modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
      Rise of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • senior modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
      X-Men: First Class
      7.7
      • digital modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • senior modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
      The Day the Earth Stood Still
      5.5
      • digital modeler
      • 2008
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • visual effects modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2008
    • Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
      Jumper
      6.1
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2008
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Steve Carell in Evan Almighty (2007)
      Evan Almighty
      5.4
      • modeler: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2007
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • modeler: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
      Night at the Museum
      6.5
      • modeler: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2006

    Animation Department



    • Diablo IV: By Three They Come (2019)
      Diablo IV: By Three They Come
      9.0
      Short
      • modeling supervisor
      • 2019
    • Overwatch: Honor and Glory (2017)
      Overwatch: Honor and Glory
      7.8
      Short
      • Lead Character Modeling
      • 2017
    • Hearth and Home (2017)
      Hearth and Home
      7.1
      Video
      • character modeler
      • 2017
    • Alec Baldwin in The Boss Baby (2017)
      The Boss Baby
      6.3
      • 3d modeler
      • 2017
    • Overwatch: Infiltration (2016)
      Overwatch: Infiltration
      7.5
      Short
      • Lead Character Modeler
      • 2016
    • Overwatch: The Last Bastion (2016)
      Overwatch: The Last Bastion
      8.3
      Short
      • Lead Character Modeler
      • 2016
    • Overwatch: Hero (2016)
      Overwatch: Hero
      7.5
      Short
      • Senior Character Modeler
      • 2016
    • Overwatch: Dragons (2016)
      Overwatch: Dragons
      8.2
      Short
      • Senior Character Modeler
      • 2016
    • Overwatch: Alive (2016)
      Overwatch: Alive
      7.7
      Short
      • Senior Character Modeler
      • 2016
    • Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
      Penguins of Madagascar
      6.6
      • 3d modeler
      • 2014

    Director



    • For Closure (2019)
      For Closure
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Do Not Disturb (2019)
      Do Not Disturb
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019

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