Tom Ragan has over 15 years of professional experience in short form digital content & feature length documentaries. With a rich background working on feature documentaries such as Funny You Never Knew, Mission Blue & Prayer for a Perfect Season, as well as producing, shooting & editing for companies such as USA Today, NFL Player Engagement, Warrior Lacrosse, and UN Women, Tom has the savvy & skill set necessary to produce engaging & captivating content.
Tom delivers authentic, approachable & attuned documentary-style filmmaking to business & corporate marketing plans. He brings his sense of precision & detail with a warm & collaborative approach to every project he takes on, aiming to get to the heart of each story.
After 10 years in NYC, he now calls Albuquerque home where he runs The Studio at WESST. Since starting at the Studio in October of 2021, Tom has directed and produced an abundance of commercials for local businesses as well as winning a Telly Award for the WESST 2022 ads campaign.
Tom is the Board Vice President of the New Mexico Film Foundation with the goal to help foster Independent Filmmaking and above the line talent in the state of New Mexico.
TOM RAGAN
CINEMATOGRAPHER.FILMMAKER.STORYTELLER.
THE PLACE TO GROW AND START YOUR BUSINESS
I received a Telly Award for this TV ads campaign that included multiple WESST clients and aired aired across New Mexico.
DARK SKY LAND
A New Mexico-base, interdisciplinary, night sky ecology conservation movement. It takes place in a landscape of natural darkness, where creators, astronomers, community and native leaders come together to raise awareness and connect with the beauty and fragility of the view of the cosmos from earth.
ENCHANTMENT EQUITREKS
The dynamic mother and daughter duo, Mel Graham and Justyn Vogel want to challenge the stigma that rescue horses are dangerous or nonredeemable by proving that these horses can be capable and willing equine partners.
Learn more at www.enchantmentequitreks.com
FUNNY YOU NEVER KNEW
Award winning documentary film now on its festival run.
THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN
This short documentary Istarted its festival run in October, with the world premiere at the TMFF, now available on Amazon Prime.
TESTIMONIALS
Tom is so awesome to work with.
Tom is much more than a camera-man/director/producer - he's an artist, and he cares about what he's doing.
- SANDER H.
We were moved and touched by Tom's decision making in creating our short films.
His process was flawless from beginning to end. From discovery of our needs, to deciding how and what to film, to prompting us with just the right questions, to getting the perfect shots, telling our story clearly with passion, doing final edits, and finally handing us a finished product, in a timely manner, that we are extremely proud of, and has received countless compliments.
- NAOMI J.
Tom did a documentary for our restaurant and we could not have been more impressed.
The style and quality exceeded our expectations and we find ourselves watching it over and over, never tiring of the creativity of shots, interesting angles, brilliant edits, and the overall smoothness of transitions. We would absolutely use his services again the next time we needed a project such as this. Cannot recommend highly enough!
- LAURA S.
Tom has managed several projects for us over the years.
He has taken projects from the napkin stage to the final DVD we have on our shelves. Tom is both reliable and creative, a rare combination..
- TODD B.
Tom was our "Swiss army knife" in the office and edit suite.
He was the one who could be given a wide range of tasks and trusted to find ways to make things happen in order to get the job done. Under-girding the wealth of Tom's talents is an infectious personality, great sense of humor and "can do" attitude that set Tom apart from most people I have worked with over recent years.
- ANDREW H.
- ALEX F.
Tom is a really good cameraman.
He analyzes every parameter perfectly before starting to shoot. In addition to being skilled behind the camera, he truly did amazing work for the editing of my 10 videos. I'm not a very good public speaker, but the final result of each videos are amazing thanks to the editing. I really recommend Tom! He is very professional and very skilled at creating amazing videos.