About Me

I have been working on set within the film and television industry for over seven years. Beginning as a production assistant for multiple productions from feature films to reality television, I was able to discover all of what the industry had to offer.  In 2006 I started to work as a camera assistant in reality television and soon began freelance shooting and EPK production for behind the scenes on feature films as wel as a variety of small promotional videos for Laguna Beach artists and other filmmakers.  During 2007, I worked briefly as a vault media manager and learned the producing and post production side of the industry working as a freelance editor using Apple software Final Cut Pro Suite.

In the Fall of 2010, I began to train in Video Assist and have gained a strong relationship with an independent owner of top of the line playback equipment for both video and audio.   My experience in camera, editing and video assist has made me very well rounded within the technical side of the entertainment industry and has helped broaden my skill sets.

Over the next year I hope to widen my creative endeavors by directing and writing a selection of music videos and a webisode series currently in pre-production called “Love Virus”.  Right now, I’m enjoying my work and I look forward to what lies ahead.

Experience

Benjamin Pitts

Phone: 917-399-7877

Email: ben@freebenpitts.com

Causal Pictures / Post Production & Playback

November 2009 – Present

CEO, Pete Arias   email: pete@causalpictures.com

Video Assist Production Company.  I provide editorial services and video and audio playback for commercials, music videos, and features.

Directing

Short:   “Tilting At Missiles”  Written by Frank Stacio; Wemakemovies Production

Short:   “The Chase”  LACC Cinema 2

Artist Video Promos:   Artists; Andrew Myers, Micha Von Doring

Camera

June 2007 – December 2009

Camera PA Biggest Loser, Director of Photography The Acceptance, , Director of Photography Elect ’08, DP for EPK, Unthinkable Dir Gregor Jordan, 2nd Camera Op, Orlando Brown music video Peter Pan Dir Austin Davoren, Camera Op, Comedy Bootcamp Kyle Cease and Tom Wilkins, DP, feature: “Dialogues”

Set Production Assistant

August 2003 – Fall 2008

Don’t Come Knocking Dir. Wim Wenders, Beauty and the Geek 2 Dir. Brian Smith, Mind Of Mencia Dir. Kelly, World Trade Center Dir Oliver Stone, Alias Various directors, Notes from the Underbelly Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld, 3/6 Mafia Dir.  Mark Jacobs, Transformers Dir. Michael Bay, Frost/Nixon Dir Ron Howard, Enlightened Episode 5,6,7 Dir.
Jonathan Demme

Vault Manger / In House Editor

September 2006 – June 2007

ParanoidUS

8603 Washington Blvd

Culver City CA 90232

310 202 1100

paranoid@paranoidUS.com

Responsibilities Include:  Linear editing and dubbing of showreels. Stocking vault with showreels. Working closely with directors and sales reps on special projects.

Knowledge of Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor

Other Production Experience

Co-Producer Dialogues 2009 Dir. Owen Land

Art PA Biggest Loser 2008

Prop master Beautiful Loser Dir. John Nolte and Producer Steven J. Wolfe

Art PA four State Farm Insurance commercial spots Production designer Nathan Amondson

Additional Experience

Assistant Sales Manager, Ductbills Incorporated Portland , OR

Front Desk, Essex House Hotel NY, NY   212-247-0300  10/03-7/04

Education

BA, Communications   Seattle Pacific University   June 2002

Interests, Hobbies & Awards

Eagle Scout Award 1998 Troop 151; Musician, runner, writer, traveler.

Recent Projects

A short film I directed with writer/producer, Frank Stasio (2011)

“Tilting at Skyscrapers”

A selection of promotional videos I directed, shot, and edited.

ANDREW MYERS

MICHA VON DORING

More coming soon…

Contact Me

Phone

917-399-7877

Email

ben@freebenpitts.com


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