Hi there.

My name is Thomas J. Padden. I'm a Boston based I.A.T.S.E. Local 11 Union member and freelancer in the industry of Film, Theater, and Events. I am a writer, director, camera operator, editor, animator, designer, grip, gaffer, electrician, audio engineer, carpenter, stagehand, rigger, driver, photographer, runner, and barista. On cold, clear nights, you can still hear me making movies, setting stages, and telling tales.

Contact:

thomasj.padden@gmail.com
(617) 407 -1540

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE PRODUCTION Boston MA

  • Ansera (High Output) - Camera Operator, A2, V2, Electrician, Stagehand, Carpenter 2025- PRESENT

  • ICA - General Audio Video, Electrician, Carpenter 2025- PRESENT

  • Boston Light and Sound  - Camera Operator, A2, V2 2025- PRESENT

  • I.A.T.S.E. Local 11 Union member 2025- PRESENT

  • Wooden Kiwi - Carpenter 2025- PRESENT

  • Vivo Performing Arts - A2, V2, Electrician, Stagehand, Carpenter 2025- PRESENT

  • Moonbox Studios  –  Stagehand (Theater) 2025 - PRESENT

  • MIT / MIT-X – Editor  2016

  • Kitchen Apothecary  –  Assistant Editor  2015

  • Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream  –  Lighting / Sound   2015

  • Mass Production Coalition PSA  -  PA    2015

  • Replay’d Electronics CBS Commercials  –  Writer / Director / Editor 2013

  • 4Wall - Camera Operator, A2, V2, Electrician, Stagehand, Carpenter 2026- PRESENT

  • CSISoundSolutions 2026 - PRESENT

EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Art and Design [BFA] Boston, MA

  • Film, Video & Animation                                                                                                            2008-2012

CERTIFICATIONS

  • MEWP Certified (Scissor lift / Boom lift operator)                                            

GENERAL

  • Camera Operator

  • A2

  • V2

  • Grip

  • Electrician

  • Board Operator

  • Graphics Operator

  • Lighting Designer

  • Driver (Camera car / box truck)

ANIMATION

  • Adobe Animate CC

  • Flash

  • Stop Motion

POST

  • Film / Video editor

  • Audio engineer / Foley artist

  • Adobe CS

  • Final Cut

  • Avid

  • DaVinci

  • Logic Pro

THEATER

  • Flywheel Operator

  • Scenic Carpenter

  • Rigging

  • Dance floor installation

WRITING

  • Screenwriting (Commercial and feature length)

  • Narrative (Novels and short stories)

MISC

  • Carpentry

  • Graphic Design

  • Painting

  • Sewing / Tailoring

  • Prop Design