TOM SANDERS


Animation Editor
with a Live Action Soul

My specialty as an Animatic Editor is intuitive, naturalistic timing, honed over 20 years cutting animation, live action features and documentaries.>> Producers appreciate that I can be counted on to turn raw boards and scratch dialogue into a polished 22 minutes - with minimal support, if needed.>> Directors appreciate that I can ‘read the note behind the note’, anticipate their needs, and work closely with them or independently to realize their vision.>> My foundation in independent features and TV taught me to wear multiple hats and do what’s needed to get a project out. Shows at DreamWorks and Disney Jr. multiplied my individual strengths with the power of a well-integrated team.

If you need an editor who can jump in on Day 1 and create high quality animatics with limited resources and without hand-holding from your director -  
Reach me at:    [email protected]     310.403.2026    


Tom is a real pleasure to work with. He’s an excellent and open minded collaborator, intuitive and gifted with his timing, and brings a lot of sensitivity and awareness to the material. He knows story and writing, and it benefits his storytelling in editing."

- Allan Jacobsen, Supervising Director
Dragons: The Nine Realms - DreamWorks Animation


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DRAMA (Life-Like Scenes)

ABOUT ME

From the moment my father put a super-8 camera in my hands at the age of 12, I knew I wanted to make movies.At first, I imagined that meant being a director...

But the place I always felt most at home was in the editing room.

Arriving in LA after college, I wrote scripts, landed an agent, and thought I'd be a writer. Then I launched a company to make movie trailers... and I was back in the editing room.An opportunity to direct a documentary for a non-profit led to full-time work as an Avid editor (and occasional director), which I did for six years.Nights and weekends, I edited low-budget dramatic features.In 2000, I co-created one of the internet's first web series, a micro-budget fantasy/ adventure
with lots of green screen, CGI and a few harrowing stunts. As a first-time director, my confidence came from knowing I could pull it all together in the editing room.
The web series led me to a team making their first animated feature. The director liked my work on their animatic enough to bring me onto his next several films...And I've been fortunate to work pretty steadily ever since.The kid with the super-8 camera got to live some of his dreams, and he's grateful for it!