November • 2018
Ben filmed a company event in Chicago and an interview series. He was gregarious, professional and flexible. Would certainly hire him again and glad to meet another Storyhunter!
Ben D.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2 reviews$800 - $1200 / Day
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I’m a visual journalist in San Francisco. Before moving to news and documentary I worked for a decade as a commercial producer creating content for agencies like Leo Burnett, design studios like IDEO, and big brands like Google and Apple. I’ve also produced for CNN, The Washington Post, and Público, Portugal’s largest newspaper, as well. In 2022, I completed my master’s at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism after working for a decade as a commercial producer. My thesis documentary Hasta la última gota, following the fight for water and a new constitution in Chile, was published in The Intercept. The film also screened at the Mill Valley and Banff Mountain Film Festivals. I work in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
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- Field Producer
- Journalist
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Produced for Publico
No Porto o São João não teve fogo, mas houve festa e futebol
The Sao Joao festival is usually the biggest festival of the year in Porto, Portugal. Although the party was more normal than 2020, in 2021 people in Porto had differing opinions of the smaller return of the festival.
- Documentary DP
- Video Journalist
- Editor
- Journalist
Produced for Here/Say Media
Thousands Of San Francisco Kids Learn English At School. It Isn’t As Easy Over Zoom.
High schoolers across San Francisco, like eighteen-year-old Litza Padilla, haven’t set foot in a public school classroom since last March. But during the past year of remote learning, Padilla and her 12th grade peers at San Francisco International High School have juggled Zoom classes with an additional challenge—learning English.
- Video Journalist
- Field Producer
Produced for BBC World News
How many bots are on Twitter?
What exactly is a bot account? BBC technology show Click reports. In April, Twitter agreed to sell the company to the world's richest person, Elon Musk. However, the deal soured after Mr Musk alleged he was misled about the number of spam and bot accounts on the platform. He said he no longer wished to purchase the company in May, but Twitter argued that Mr Musk cannot back out of the deal. But how many accounts on Twitter are fake?
- Documentary DP
- Video Journalist
- Editor
- Field Producer
- Animator / VFX
David Axelrod discusses the 2020 Iowa Caucuses
David Axelrod, senior advisor to former President Barack Obama, says the presidential nominating process is a flawed but important "MRI for the soul."
- Documentary DP
- Video Journalist
Produced for Passion Passport
Toledo's Last Master Sword Maker
“Toledo's Last Master Sword-Maker” depicts the daily practice of Mariano Zamorano, a fourth-generation master sword-maker and craftsman at his workshop in Toledo, Spain. Mariano talks about the historical significance of sword-making in the area and speaks to the value that artisanal products instill upon communities. A center of sword making for centuries, we headed to Toledo to meet the last person still practicing this ancient craft
- Documentary DP
- Editor
- Field Producer
- Motion Graphics Designer
Produced for Publico
Na Covilhã, o Wool faz as paredes falar há dez anos
Muralists from around the world arrived in Covilhã, Portugal to celebrate the 10th edition of the WOOL festival.
- Video Journalist
- Editor
- Editorial Photographer
Equipment
Camera
- 4K Camera
- Action Camera
- Drone Camera
- DSLR Camera
- Sony a7S III
- Sony PXW-FS7
Audio
- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
- Shoulder Rig
- Slider
- Stabilizer
Editing
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Apple Final Cut Pro
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Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Commercial DP
- Production Assistant
- Video Journalist
- Corporate Videographer
- Director
- Voice-Over
- Journalist
- Editorial Photographer
- Field Producer
- TV News Producer
Post Production
- Sound Mixer
- Motion Graphics Designer
- Animator / VFX
Miscellaneous
- Production Company
- Fixer