Ben G. Brown
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My Contact Number:
07946831572
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Camera Operator
Television |
Take Us Home: Leeds United - Amazon Prime Docu-Series Lee Hicken / The City Talking |
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| 2019 |
Director/Producer/Cinematographer
Television |
SEAGULLS Ben G. Brown |
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| 2018 |
Director of Photography
Television |
Soft Boy Forever: An Irish Hip-Hop Story Ronan Corrigan / Boiler Room |
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| 2017 |
Director/Producer/Cinematographer
Television |
STAN Ben G. Brown |
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| 2015 |
Director of Photography
Film |
Man of the House Santiago Sanchez / Northern Film School |
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| 2015 |
Director of Photography
Film |
In a Box on a Shelf Mark Ashwell / Northern Film School |
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| 2015 |
Gaffer
Film |
Beyond the Blue Elena Sala / Northern Film School |
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| 2014 |
Gaffer
Film |
Leaves in Fall Laura Torenbeek / Northern Film School |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MA Filmmaking | Northern Film School, Leeds |
| 2011 | Advertising and Media Studies | Northumbria University |
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About me
Ben is an award-winning Freelance Director and Cinematographer based in Leeds, UK.Ben’s directing debut film, STAN, a documentary short, screened at numerous film festivals across the UK and Europe, including Sheffield Doc Fest in 2018. It also won the Yorkshire Short Film Award at Leeds International Film Festival 2017.
His second documentary short, SEAGULLS, was selected for Leeds International Film Festival 2019, getting a Jurys Special Mention in the Yorkshire Short Film Competition and is currently on the film festival circuit.
Ben also works as a Cinematographer and Camera Operator. His most recent films include the Boiler Room short documentary ‘Soft Boy Forever: An Irish Hip Hop Story’ and the Amazon Prime docu-series ‘Take Us Home: Leeds United’. His credit list also includes films for Adidas, BFI, The National Lottery, Turner Prize, ITV, Manchester International Festival, amongst others.
Aside from his doc work, Ben is passionate about fiction and has been the cinematographer on several shorts including the award-winning ‘Man of the House’ directed by Colombian filmmaker Santiago Sanchez. He has also worked on numerous high-end TV dramas and feature films as a member of the camera and lighting departments.
Bens work spans across numerous platforms, from music videos to documentaries, fiction films to commercials. With a spirit of honesty and humour and relentless curiosity about people and filmmaking, he hopes to create powerful content that tells stories which engage, entertain and enlighten universal audiences.
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References available on request.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Videographer, Rigger, Chaperone / Driver, Spark, Lighting Tech / Operator, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Camera Assistant, Camera Supervisor, Photographer, Writer, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Trainee, Camera Operator, Production Assistant (PA), Producer, Director |
| Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
| Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |