Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson is Vice President of Post Production for Crawford Communications, Inc., a position he has held since 1999. Crawford is one of the world's largest and most renowned post production and satellite transmission facilities. Located in Atlanta, Crawford was founded in 1981 and will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in 2001. The company currently employs 300 industry professionals.

Bill is currently responsible for the operation of Crawford Post Production including all editorial, audio, film transfer, DVD authoring and replication, traffic and duplication, compression services, optical disc services, program development, and post sales and business development. As an officer of Crawford, he participates in the executive management of the entire company. Bill's primary focus is on high definition film transfer and editorial services, 5.1 surround sound mixing, DVD authoring, enhanced and interactive television, and the development of original programming and co-productions.

Thompson joined Crawford in 1992, brought on board to design and launch Crawford Production Services, a provider of remote and studio film and video production services, including motion control and motion capture. Prior to joining Crawford, Bill was employed for six years at Atlanta's Threshold Productions, parent company of Peachtree Post. He worked as a Producer/Director and Director of Photography and was eventually promoted to Vice President of Production. In the above capacities, Bill's clients included many Fortune 100 and 500 corporations, national and international broadcasters and cable organizations, advertising agencies, and production companies.

Bill's additional career experiences include commercial photographer, co-owner of a video production company, account executive and systems designer for a broadcast equipment company, independent Producer, freelance Production Manager, Producer, Director, and Director of Photography, and Director of Operations for a major university cable television facility. His personal work has been seen on MTV, PBS, HBO, CNN, BBC, ESPN, America's Most Wanted, USA Network, National Geographic Explorer, Frontline, NOVA, and more. He served as Executive-in-Charge of Production Services for numerous projects during the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and the production of the broadcast and home video release of Saltimbanco for the Cirque du Soleil.

Thompson has earned a Bachelor's degree in Film and Television, and a Master's degree in Communications from Georgia State University. He is a member of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS), the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), Media Communications Association International (MCAI), and Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Etc. (IMAGE).

Bill Thompson was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Atlanta in 1959. He currently resides in Decatur, Georgia with his wife Nena Thompson, General Manager of a local production company, a yellow lab named Buddy, and Louie, the cat.