Bay Area Pictures

the castaways

benhess — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:16 +0000

the castaways is an original script featuring seventeen-year-old Marina “Ree” Thomas who creates a surrogate family on the streets with other abandon kids. Along with sidekicks Bridgett and Emmanuel, they recruit and help others like themselves and strive to provide the basics of a stable life – shelter, food, and an emotional support they never thought possible. Through their hi-tech underground network kids age 6 to 18 – funded by an anonymous high-tech entrepreneur turned advocate – the castaways take on a range of adult predators and dish out their unique breed of justice.

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Volunteer Nation – social media convergence

benhess — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:15:42 +0000

Volunteer Nation is an original series exploring social innovators, the organizations they create, and the volunteers that serve. This episode is from a video podcast series produced in partnership with the Center for Social Innovation and Professor Jennifer Aaker at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Volunteer Nation – get out the vote

benhess — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:10:56 +0000

Volunteer Nation is an original series exploring social innovators, the organizations they create, and the volunteers that serve. This episode explores the impact of political volunteers in the 2008 presidential election by focusing on San Francisco volunteers in the primary season.

ACE Capital Holiday Symposium – event production

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:37 +0000

We covered ACE Capital Group’s Annual Holiday Symposium and client dinner, which featured multiple guest speakers and over 400 attendees. This highlight reel includes brief excerpts from several speakers and also client testimonials.

Bullying Education and Prevention – informational DVD

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:30:08 +0000

Most of us were bullied or bullied others during childhood. Former San Jose Police Detective Joe Grasso put together a dynamite program for parents and kids featuring reknowned child psychiatrist Dr. Tom Tarshis and martial-arts experts including World Judo Champion Mike Swain and World Kickboxing Champion Javier Mendez. We produced a ~70 minute DVD, which can be purchased here.

Caustic Graphics – executive interview series

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:00:33 +0000

This is one video of five we produced for Caustic Graphics. Co-founder and CTO James McCombe discusses and demonstrates the CausticRT™ raytracing system for fuzzy effects, including ambient occlusion, glossy reflections, and depth-of-field. James also covers the CausticOne™ architecture, and primitive & texture support in the Q&A session.

Fujitsu America – executive interview series

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:30:21 +0000

Fujitsu America’s Marketing SVP Richard McCormack was looking for a new way to share insights with current and prospective Server Business customers. We teamed up with journalist and podcaster Alison van Diggelen for a three-part executive interview series to produce short-form informative, insightful conversations.

GOOD Magazine – corporate event coverage

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:00:31 +0000

We covered a San Fran Block Party for GOOD Magazine, the mag for people who give a damn. The party featured two stages, good music, good vendors, great time. We shot interviews and primary coverage in HD with the Panasonic HVX 100, recording to a Firestore, and covered the stages in SD with a trusty Canon GL2.

Host / Interview Reel – Ben Hess

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:30:49 +0000

We like to think former SAG actor and former high-tech sales director Ben Hess is an energetic and dynamic on-camera talent. Clink the Send Us a Note link for availability and rates..

Host / Interview Reel – Jonathon E. Stewart

benhess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:00:48 +0000

The incredibly versatile Jonathon Stewart brings his writing & directing sensibility to all the spots he hosts. An online hosting veteran, Stew is a natural host for your event or corporate video.