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Ben Williams

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   Production Credits   
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   Non-Production Credits   

About Ben

Ben is a 26-year old British director, producer & assistant director who has worked on over 20 feature films in the last 2.5 years. Ben has worked on known projects like “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” (2023) which grossed $5 million World-Wide & it’s sequel “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 2” (2024) budgeted at over £400,000 as 1st Assistant Director. Recently also worked as 1st AD on “Bambi: The Reckoning” (2024), which along with Winnie 2, will also be recieving a world-wide cinema release in 2024. Ben’s work also includes directing 10+ Micro-Budget Feature Films, 3 of which are currently available for purchase on Amazon, including “Spiders on a Plane” releasing in 2024, also via Amazon for rent or to buy. In just 2.5 years Ben has successfully delivered 11 projects through pre-production, production & post-production as producer in genres such as: Romantic-Comedies, Horror, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama & Period pieces. Ben’s work has been praised due to it’s fast paced turn-around, driven on-set presence & creativity under limited facilities. Most projects Ben has produced were written, film & edited with-in a few months, scripts being provided a week before filming, filming taking place from 7 - 9 days & post-production with-in 1-month.

Locations I would like to work
Bristol
London
Production areas I would like to work in
Production Assistant, Production Runner, Director's Assistant
Non-Production areas I would like to work in
The collaborations roles I am interested in
Director, Floor Runner / Set PA, Production Runner

Skills & Experience

Driving license
Full UK

General Experience

Is DBS checked.
Yes
Has a valid First Aid Qualification.
Yes
Has a valid UK drivers licence.
Yes
Has experience of driving a van.
Yes
Has their own car.
Yes
Has had COVID training.
Yes

Software Experience

Adobe Illustrator
- Basic
Adobe Photoshop
- Competent
Adobe Premier
- Basic
After Effects
- Basic
Final Cut
- Basic
Final Draft
- Expert
MS Excel
- Expert
MS Powerpoint
- Competent
MS Word
- Expert

Production Experience

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Bambi: The Reckoning
Jagged Edge Productions

3 Weeks

Jan 2024

Director. Feature Film Production
Shark City
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Nov 2023

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 2
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Month

Aug 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Mega Twisters
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Jul 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Sunfall
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Jul 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Freddy's Friday
Jagged Edge Production

1 Week

Jun 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Spiders on a Plane
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

May 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Mega Lightning 2
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Apr 2023

Director. Feature Film Production
Pterodactyl 2
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Mar 2023

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Monsternado
Dark Abyss Productions

1 Week

Nov 2022

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Oct 2022

Production Manager. Feature Film Production
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 1 (Additional Photography)
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Oct 2022

Director. Feature Film Production
Dinosaur Hotel 3
Jagged Edge Productions

1 Week

Oct 2022

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Bad Things
Hopwood Films

1 Month

Jul 2022

Production Manager. Feature Film Production
Dinosaur Prison
Dark Abyss Productions

1 Week

Jun 2022

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Punch & Judy
ChampDog

1 Week

May 2022

Director. Feature Film Production
The Viking's Revenge
ChampDog Films

5 Days

May 2022

First Assistant Director. Feature Film Production
Toothfairy 5
ChampDog Films

1 Week

Apr 2022

Logger. Short Film
Vestige
Hopwood Films

3 Days

Sep 2019

Director. Student Production
The Renegades
BAFP

4 Days

Mar 2019

Editor. Student Production
Lucid
BAFP

4 Days

May 2018

Director. Short Film
You Are Who You Are
Ben Williams Films

1 Day

Apr 2018

Director. Student Production
Lights Out 'remake'
BAFP

4 Days

Oct 2017

First Assistant Director. Short Film
Neon Alley
The Rural Media Company

2 Days

Feb 2016

Director. Short Film
Death In The Darkness
Ben Williams Films

1 Day

Mar 2015

Non-Production Experience

Runner. Internship / Work Experience
Post Production
ENVY

5 Days

Jun '19

Runner. Internship / Work Experience
Production Company
The Rural Media Company

1 Month

Aug '14

Education

2019.
University of Portsmouth
Film production

2014 - 2015.
BFI Academy
BFI Academy


Showreel & Photographs


No
Yes