Meet Will Thomas | Director

We had the good fortune of connecting with Will Thomas and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Will, what role has risk played in your life or career?
I’m all about risks. When I started directing visuals 10 year ago, I was a total novice. I didn’t attend college for film production, I was broke so I didn’t have investment money for a camera or computer. And I didn’t know the first thing about editing or color grading. All I had was a dream and I was too dumb to see that I wasn’t qualified. Well, at least by normal standards. But I took the leap, with much prayer (a lot of prayer lol) I quit my job as music producer and started making video, before I owned a camera. I remember the night I decided to pursue this career, I was praying for direction and I heard in my head, I need to tell all my friends I was quitting music and going full time into film making. So I did just that, and unbeknownst to me a friend of mines just won a major lawsuit that paid him quite of bit of money. So once he heard I was going into film with no camera, he blessed me with a Canon 5D MkII! And from that point forward I knew Jesus was with me.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
For the most part, I’m most proud of longevity. Doing this for 10 years consistently is hard. I’ve seen so many people flying in like a rocket and fizzle out just as quickly. The way I was able to maintain all this time is building good relationships with my clients. For me it’s more than a project, its something that could change someone’s life for the better. That part of the reason why I try to focus on doing positive projects verses projects promoting unhealthy lifestyles.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
This is tough lol, in ATL there are a lot of options. I guess we would eat breakfast at Waffle house, lol jk jk. I would take them to Highlands bakery, then for lunch get a meal from Slutty Vegan, for dinner, it depends, I guess I would go to capital grille. For activities I would suggest the trap museum and the escape room.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First and foremost Jesus, without him I would be here period. With that said, there are a lot of people I owe my career too. I want to shoutout my friend Brinson Wright. He has been one of the most encouraging people in my life. This business is full of ups and downs, liars, abusers, con artists. He has been around me since day one and has never changed.

Website: www.thewillthomas.com

Instagram: @directorWillThomas

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