Nate Thomas
10+ Years Industry Exp
Senior Animator

Nate Thomas

Coaching Rates: £60/hr

Nate is a senior animator with more than a decade of experience across AAA/AA game development and feature animation. Working in both motion capture and keyframe animation, his experience spans player sandbox, combatant and enemy AI, cinematics, and viewmodel content. Nate is also passionate about mentorship and game development education, with a focus on both technical development and soft skills that help artists succeed in a studio environment. Interested in booking? Come in with a goal in mind. You don’t need to have all the answers, but coming in with a goal, challenge or question gives us somewhere to start. From there, we can dig in together and make the session as useful to you as possible.

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10+
Years Experience
2
Sessions Coached
Active
Coaching Status
Studio Experience
Bungie Aspyr Steamroller Studios Mr. X Inc.

Core Coaching Topics

Animation Drives Communication Learn to think beyond animation as a standalone discipline and use it to help drive the direction of a character, weapon or asset. We can work on clarifying the creative vision, building stronger communication across disciplines and taking greater ownership of the process, all while balancing player experience with production cost.

Learn to think beyond animation as a standalone discipline and use it to help drive the direction of a character, weapon or asset. We can work on clarifying the creative vision, building stronger communication across disciplines and taking greater ownership of the process, all while balancing player experience with production cost.

Animation Review Bring in a shot or piece of work and we’ll review it together based on what you’re trying to achieve. Get focused feedback and direction on motion capture, keyframe animation, combatants, player animation, viewmodels and more.

Bring in a shot or piece of work and we’ll review it together based on what you’re trying to achieve. Get focused feedback and direction on motion capture, keyframe animation, combatants, player animation, viewmodels and more.

Interviews, Resumes and Reels Get practical guidance on presenting yourself and your work to studios. We can work on interview preparation, strengthen your resume and review your reel with a focus on showcasing your skills, experience and strengths effectively.

Get practical guidance on presenting yourself and your work to studios. We can work on interview preparation, strengthen your resume and review your reel with a focus on showcasing your skills, experience and strengths effectively.

Meet Nate Thomas

Previously a senior gameplay animator at Bungie, where he worked on both Marathon and Destiny 2, Nate brings extensive experience across a wide range of game development animation. Nate has led teams across multiple studios, working with both internal and external developers. He is especially passionate about cultivating well-rounded game developers, not just great animators, and helping artists strengthen the technical, creative, and collaborative skills needed to thrive in a studio environment. His game credits include Destiny 2, Marathon, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat 11, Back 4 Blood, Scavengers, and Dauntless. His feature animation work includes the Academy Award-winning The Shape of Water, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Strain, Tau and Godless.
Nate Thomas

Nate Thomas

Senior Animator
Coaching Rate: £60.00 / hr
Availability: Slots Available
Experience: 10+ Years AAA

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Mentorship Packages Available

One Hour Meeting

Once, for 1 hour. Book the day and time that suits you.

£60 / session
  • Personalized coaching based on your goals.
  • Feedback and practical guidance on animation, showreels, career development.
  • Video recording of your session.
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One Week-Long Coaching

1h twice over a week (2 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you. 10% off!

£108 / total
  • Personalized coaching based on your goals.
  • Feedback and practical guidance on animation, showreels, career development.
  • Video recording of your session.

One Month-Long Coaching

1 hour once a week over a month (4 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you. 20% off!

£192 / total
  • Personalized coaching based on your goals.
  • Feedback and practical guidance on animation, showreels, career development.
  • Video recording of your session.

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