Thomas J Yagodinski is an independent stop motion animator, musician and Art enthusiast. In his sixteen years of animating he has created music videos for artists as varied as John 5, Ghostemane and Four Stroke Baron, two short films, Beyond Ferox(2016) and Demoni Ferox: Night People Stole My Baby(2023) both which have been screened at prominent festivals and two viral fan videos, A Jawa Plays Eruption(2021) and Mastodon: Bedazzled Fingernails(2014). Most recently, Thomas has finished a 46 minute stop motion adaptation of HP Lovecraft's The Beast in the Cave, a project that took over six years to complete and is set to enjoy it's world premiere at the long running and prestigious HP Lovecraft Film Festival. Currently, Thomas is experimenting with new techniques in puppet fabrication, 3D printing and developing his next two stop motion projects.