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ABOUT ME

 

BIO

Thomas Gellert studied Media Informatics at the University of Applied Sciences Gießen-Friedberg, where he specialized in digital cinema cameras and wrote his thesis on the first digital cinema camera, the RED ONE.

 

Since 2013, he has been working as a freelance Directing DP. With over 100 productions in 14 countries across two continents, he has won several international film awards and reached over 200 million viewers on YouTube.

 

He has also been collaborating successfully with Artlist.io since 2018 and is now among the top 3 filmmakers on the platform worldwide.

 

In addition, since 2021, he has been dedicated to supporting emerging musical talents. On his YouTube channel “Gold & Beton,” he provides a platform for these artists and showcases their performances through professional music videos. The channel has now surpassed 1 million views.

AWARDS

  • Bundesverband Musikindustrie | DE | 2022

    • GOLD AWARD | Kool Savas feat. Alies - AMG

  • Worldfest Houston | US | 2021

    • SILVER REMI AWARD | inno-tech Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

  • Worldfest Houston | US | 2020

    • PLATIN REMI AWARD | Reiss Büromöbel - Wir können Büro

    • SILVER REMI AWARD | Muskelkater - #JEDENVERDAMMTENTAG

  • Bundesverband Musikindustrie | DE | 2020

    • GOLD AWARD | Kool Savas feat. Nessi - Deine Mutter

  • International Motor Film Awards | UK | 2020

    • NOMINATED - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | Falken - 20 Years in 20 Stories

  • Snowdance Independent Film Festival | DE | 2020

    • NOMINATED - BEST SOCIAL COMMERCIAL | Feuerwehr Marburg - Superheld

  • Story Image Festival | UK | 2019

    • NOMINATED - BEST VISUAL PIECE | FC Giessen - Fussball zu Hause

  • DJI - The Spirit of Football | CN | 2014

    • WINNER | Endspiel. Ein Sommermärchen.

WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

  • Workshops

    • How to shoot an Action Film (Vi-Dan Tran)

    • Masterclass Light (Björn Susen)

    • RED IPP2 Workflow (Dan Duran)

  • Online Workshops

    • Experience Lighting Masterclass (Shane Hurlbut, ASC)

    • Illumination Cinematography Workshop (Shane Hurlbut, ASC)

    • How To Light Day Interiors Vol 1 (Shane Hurlbut, ASC)

    • How To Light Night Interiors Vol 1 (Shane Hurlbut, ASC)

    • How To Light High Key Commercials (Shane Hurlbut, ASC)

EQUIPMENT

  • Camera 

    • RED DSMC3 V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV

    • RED DSMC2 Gemini 5K

  • Lenses 

    • Atlas Mercury 36mm Anamorphic Prime T2.2 PL

    • Atlas Mercury 42mm Anamorphic Prime T2.2 PL

    • Atlas Mercury 72mm Anamorphic Prime T2.3 PL

    • Iron Glass Helios 44-2 MKII 58mm T2.1 PL

    • Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine PL

    • Sigma FF High Speed Prime 20mm T1.5 PL

    • Sigma FF High Speed Prime 28mm T1.5 PL

    • Sigma FF High Speed Prime 40mm T1.5 PL

    • Sigma FF High Speed Prime 85mm T1.5 PL

  • Gimbal

    • Freefly MōVI Pro

    • Ready Rig VEGA + Pro Arms

  • Camera Accessories

    • Tripod

      • Sachtler Flowtech Tripod

    • External Monitor

      • Atomos Shinobi 7

      • smallHD Indie 7

    • Wireless Focus

      • DJI Focus Pro

    •  Wireless Video

      • Teradek BOLT 300

  • Light Equipment  

    • Amaran F22c

    • Amaran 300C (2x)

    • Aputure Storm 80C

    • Aputure Storm 1000C

    • Aputure Accent B7C (6x)

    • Aputure MC Pro (8x)

    • Astera Titan Tubes (16x)

    • Rayzr7 300 Daylight

  • Light Accessories 

    • Amaran Spotlight SE

    • Aputure Light Dome Mini

    • Aputure Light Dome III

    • Caligri Airtube 100

    • Caligri DoPchoice Grid

    • Caligri Eclipse 40

    • Manfrotto Pro Scrim All In One Kit Small (1,1x1,1m)

    • Manfrotto Pro Scrim All In One Kit Large (2x2m)

    • Manfrotto Pro Scrim All In One Kit XL (3x3m)

  • Car Mount

    • RigWheels Cloud Mount Pro

INTERNATIONAL FILIMING EXPERIENCE 

  • Asia  

    • Maldives

  • Europe  

    • Croatia

    • France

    • Italy

    • Netherlands

    • Norway

    • Poland

    • Slovakia

    • Spain

    • Sweden

    • Switzerland

    • Turkey

    • United Kingdom

  • Middle East  

    • United Arab Emirate​s

FILMOGRAPHY

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