Benjamin Gaskell

Images

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: RED Helium package, cut lil Canon C70 package, too many Tiffen filters, several SmallHD monitors, Sachtler 10 tripiod kit, Hudson Spider Redback kit, Laowa 1.5x anamorphic 3-lens set (the nanomorphs), Hudson Spider Mozzie kit, Hudson Spider Parabolix attachment Hudson Spider Stealth box (for mozzie), Private coloring bay, a handful of DIY / custom made special effects lighting things (just ask), a handful of bright tangerine matteboxes

I can use: Adobe After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Suite, Unreal Engine, Tilta Nucleus-M Wireless Follow Focus, SmallHD 702 Bright, Canon Fd Prime Lens Set, Teradek Bolt Pro 500 Xt Kit

About me

His father, a jazz musician, his mother, a painter: Benjamin was raised to hold authentic expression and visual art as essential hallmarks of the human experience. His first feature film, “Honor Flight: Stars & Stripes” (2012) premiered to a crowd of almost 30,000 people (breaking a world record). The film became an early acquisition at Netflix.

In 2015 Benjamin attend a private cinematography institute founded by Vilmos Zsigmond ASC and continued to shoot several award winning films, documentaries, and commercials. His philosophical approach to cinematography garnered him the opportunity to present at a 2017 TEDx event in Guatemala.

Benjamin is based in Los Angeles and is the owner and operator of far too many tools of the cinematographer’s trade. When he's not on set: He makes loud / strange noises on a bass guitar, makes things out of leather, volunteers at the ASC, and reads almost as much fiction as movies he watches.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Gaffer
Job Titles	Colorist, Camera Operator, Cinematographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Gaffer / Lighting Director
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	SOC
Work Permits	EU, USA
Musical Skills	Bass Guitar