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Benjamin D.

San Francisco, CA, USA

2 reviews

$600 - $1200 / Day

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About Benjamin

I’m Ben Derico - a journalist and documentarian in San Francisco. I’m currently a Video Journalist & Producer with BBC News. 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. More than just a guy with a camera, think of me as a generalist who specializes in generalizing other people’s specialties.

Top Reviews

  • 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!

    - Alex from Storyhunter Stories

Top Services

  • Documentary DP

    1 review
  • Production Assistant

    1 review
  • Production Company

Top Projects

  • Isle Box - Manifesto

    • Documentary DP
    • Commercial DP
    • Production Company
    • Sound Mixer
    • Video Editor - Commercial

    A manifesto to finding your own adventure outside. Islebox helps you create that adventure with monthly and quarterly boxes full of specifically curated outdoor gear to take your journey to the next level. Our Director Ben Derico headed out to Oregon with the guys from Isle Box to film this spot to launch their direct-to-your-door service.

  • Roam Magazine - Toma Cafe

    • Documentary DP
    • Production Company
    • Video Editor - Documentary

    Roam Magazine was created to find the creative heart of Madrid. Through dozens of hangouts, documented on their digital pages, with some of the city's best well-known and hidden creatives, ROAM strives to understand the city’s true identity. We were asked to travel to Madrid, our home away from home, to create about a dozen mini-documentaries including this one about TOMA Cafe

  • Advance Auto Parts - Cars and Culture

    • Documentary DP
    • Commercial DP
    • Production Company
    • Video Editor - Commercial

    Advance Auto Parts Presents, Car + Culture. A series about cars and the cultures that surround them. At Sidekick Video we were asked to join the AAP crew to document 4 car subcultures and the people that surround them New Mexico 4-Wheelers has been active in the Albuquerque area since 1958. Respecting the land, enjoying the challenge, helping others. That's what they're about.

  • Oliver's Apparel - Training

    • Documentary DP
    • Commercial DP
    • Production Company
    • Video Editor - Commercial

    In the summer of 2016, Oliver's Apparel sent us on a week-long train trip from Chicago to San Francisco to test out their new Movement Kit. Our Director, Ben Derico, took his camera along for the trip and created this cross-continental video.

  • How many bots are on Twitter?

    • Documentary DP
    • Video Editor - News
    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Field Producer
    • Animator / Visual Effects Artist

    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?

Equipment

Video

  • 4K video camera
  • Multiple cameras
  • DSLR or equivalent
  • GoPro or equivalent
  • Drone

Audio

  • External recorder
  • Wireless lavalier mic
  • Shotgun mic

Miscellaneous

  • Lighting kit
  • Stabilizer
  • Shoulder rig
  • Sliders

All Services

Pre-Production

  • Production Company

Production Support

  • Field Producer
  • TV News Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • Documentary DP
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Reporter / Journalist

Post-Production

  • Animator / Visual Effects Artist
  • Motion Graphics Designer
  • Video Editor - Commercial
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Video Editor - News

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