John Thomas
Lecturer
Office: Communications Bldg
Phone: 713-743-2873
Email: jthomas47@uh.edu
John G. Thomas has been making documentary and feature-length films his entire professional career.
He’s made approximately 37 documentaries, short, commercial, corporate, educational and music video and film productions as writer, producer, director and editor. Subjects have included aviation safety, automobile accident investigation, genetic engineering, bluegrass music, solar energy, professional hockey, a rocket-propelled land speed record, and numerous commercials and music videos.
To date he’s produced, directed, edited and/or written seven feature films involving stars such as Tobey Maquire, Timothy Bottoms, Dean Stockwell, Michael Parks, Irena Cara, John Phillip Law, Tyrone Power Jr. and David McCallum, among many others.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Cinema Production, University of Southern California
- Master of Arts, Screenwriting, California State University
- Master of Fine Arts, Screenwriting, California State University
Teaching
Selected Publications
- Thomas, John G., “Making the Tin Man,” (2015) 215 pages, ISBN: 1-59872-129-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Making-Tin-Man-First-Feature/dp/1598721291)
- Thomas, John G., “Ten Things Every Producer and Director Should Know,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles.asp. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “It’s Just Some Extra Zeros,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles.asp? asp?article=zeros. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “Lawrence of Arabia Screenplay Deconstructed Using Narratemes Story Structure,” See: http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/lawrence-of-arabia-screenplay-deconstructed-using-narratemes-story-structure.html
- Thomas, John G., “An Honest Look at Film Festivals,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles/articles.asp?article=festival. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “Screenplay Structure the PROPPER Way,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles.asp?article=screenplay. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “The Strange Tale of Peter Borg,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles.asp?article=peterborg. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “All About Completion Bonding Companies,” See: www.easy-budget.com/articles.asp?article=bonding. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
- Thomas, John G., “Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale,” See: http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/vladimir-propp-narratemes-and-morphology-of-the-folktale.html. (Also available on numerous other websites and magazine reprints)
Honors
- Winner of the Cindy award, the IFPA award, the San Francisco, New York, Santa Barbara, San Sebastian and Cannes Film Festivals and many others. Films and videos have been shown on HBO, Showtime, national network and theatrically by major studios both domestic and internationally. Acknowledged expert of the “Financial Core” option for actors. Also See: Who’s Who in Entertainment.