Director Douglas
Director Douglas
Director Douglas (Douglas Thomson) is a Canadian born director now residing in London, U.K.
He started his film career in camera, acting and editing before moving into the director's chair initially directing music videos where he honed his visual storytelling skills. He is extremely patient, visual and considered an actors director, with a definite flair for dark comedy. He has studied with the likes of Atom Egoyan, Thomas Burstyn C.S.C., and acclaimed acting coach's Cameron Thor, and Judith Weston of Los Angeles.
Actors such as, Ian Tracy of Da Vinci's Inquest, call him an actor's director: "a director who has the ability to create an environment of trust to the extent that an actor is free to give his or her best performance". This is evident in his film "Cellmates" starring Ian Tracy and Rachel Hayward. Douglas also works as a story/script editor, between his own film projects, as he is extremely adept at identifying and "fixing" story and structure problems. Douglas is experienced in all facets of the business and continues to develop various film projects in both the U.K. , Europe and N.A. Douglas now resides in London, and is currently dividing his time between the U.K, Canada, and Spain directing music videos and commercials in between developing his next feature film project.
Please feel free to contact me at: douglas@directordouglas.com
or: directordouglas@gmail.com