TOM HENSHAW
F O U N D E R – C R E A T I V E D I R E C T O R
My interest in filmmaking came about when I was thirteen. I had become very ill and was spending a lot of time at home when I discovered Adobe After Effects for the first time, a software that over the years I have never left alone. Whilst ill I made it my mission to learn the software inside and out, until I could edit together silly little videos that I had made with my little brother.
Once I had become a lot better and was attending school again, I started making short films with the group of friends I had come to know and it was clear to me that filmmaking was something that I really did enjoy and was possibly quite good at. Over my years at school I focused on trying to become a better cinematographer, reading every blog post and watching every YouTube video I could about the art. By taking on corporate work and jumping into as many projects as I could, I have rapidly increased my knowledge to what it is today.
Since then four years have passed and I have made hundreds of videos, quite a few a short films and two feature-length documentaries. I’ve also won four awards for some of my short films and have had one of my documentaries premiered at the Grande Depart of the Tour de France, an experience that I’ll never forget.
I believe the key to becoming successful in this industry is to never stop learning and to never stop creating, and so I am trying my hardest to keep doing both of those things. I also believe that working with other individuals with a similar mindset is important, which has lead to me trying to encourage others into filmmaking by being involved in my various crews for different projects. I’ve never been to film school, yet have been told that my work rivals those who have studied the art of film for over five years. It is purely by experience that I have learned what I know, and I believe that anyone else can learn in a similar way.
