Ben C. - Award Winning Filmmaker & Photographer-17 yrs experience-highly rated!

Cal Tech Ben C. Tutors California Institute of Technology Students in Pasadena, CA
$110 / hr
Brattleboro, VT
(145)
25 miles Travel Radius
In-person + Online
I am passionate about education and committed to an individualized approach to teaching. Currently I teach photography and filmmaking classes at a local non-profit. In the past I worked at the University of Minnesota running online classes. I also guest lectured in Super 8 filmmaking at Amherst College, designed and co-taught a course at Hampshire College, assisted in three other film courses at Hampshire College, and taught for two years at a summer pre-college film program.

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Reviews
Ben is enjoyable to work with. He is familiar with both the details and the big picture of video production work, and gave me a clear direction to go with my marketing video materials. I will continue having lessons.
- John C. from La Canada Flintridge, CA
My daughter is motivated and needs to learn Premier Pro so Ben got us off to a fast start with practical skills to apply. There is a lot to learn and Ben was able to provide a solid foundation to launch from. We?ll be back.
- Kristen S. from Seattle, WA
I had very little experience with DaVinci prior to our first session together and learned so much from Ben. He is extremely knowledgeable of not only the software but how to build videos that are captivating and interesting to the viewer. Ben is patient and gave me so many useful tips. I look forward to working more with him and would highly recommend Ben!
- Rick J. from Phoenix, AZ
Ben helped me by guiding me so that I can most efficiently organize my photos, find missing photos, have in place a system which can work for me in the future.
- Lauren K. from East Setauket, NY
I was rusty with or just unfamiliar with so much of Premiere Pro. Had not used it for. year. Ben was an excellent coach and guide. After just a couple of lessons I feel able to work independently.
- Terry H. from South Webster, OH
Ben picked up on the exact areas and type of coaching I needed to focus on. Overall very patient and accommodating! Will schedule again when I have more questions.
- Joshua P. from North Little Rock, AR
The video came out great! All said and done the issue was with the graphics card itself not being compatible with the program I was running.
- Shawn K. from Danville, NH
Ben was super helpful. I am experienced with Adobe Premiere but knew there were still a lot of things I didn?t know. Ben explained a lot of complicated things to me in a simple way. I would definitely work with him again.
- Jonathan S. from Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Ben was super patient and helpful in answering all my backend computer questions about files, storage and keep the disc cache empty so that I can have everything in place and be ready to make some art.
- Randy G. from Brooklyn, NY
I'm getting back into video production after many years. The software has changed a lot. Ben knew every trick. I'm coming back to Ben for more as I have questions on my project, a documentary feature film.
- Sandor L. from Portland, OR
Ben C taught me the basics of Adobe Lightroom in my lesson. He was very helpful, and I would meet with him again. He tailored the lesson to my needs. This was a great present from my husband!
- Patrick T. from Columbia, MO
I had the hardest time getting crisp, sharp video, even with a fancy camera. Ben gave me a bunch of pointers on camera settings (I love manual focus, forget auto focus). 15 minutes after our session, I implemented everything Ben taught me, and it worked! Thank you Ben.
- Melissa L. from Jarbidge, NV
I had been wrestling with my lack of Lightroom organizational skills. I am one who takes pride in my computer skills and ran into a walk. Ben appreciated my viewpoint and took the lead as we worked together to resolve my problem. He stayed with me until we repaired my catalog and file management confusion. If you have any problem with Lightroom, this is your guy. Thank you Ben for your efforts, kindness and expertise!
- Roger S. from Atlanta, GA
Ben was a really great and knowledgeable tutor. We did an online lesson with screen share that was much easier than expected. He was able to answer my questions and help me get started with DaVinci Resolve!
- SUSAN T. from Jersey City, NJ
Ben is extremely patient, easy to work with and knows what he's doing. He was able to help me finish a video and give me great advice. I told him what I wanted and he showed me how to do it. Great job!
- Chris M. from Virginia Beach, VA
Ben quickly adapted to the unique needs of our lesson and was very friendly! Saved us a lot of time and energy with his quick tips and advice on video production in FCPX
- Lera N. from Austin, TX
Ben is very knowledgeable in all aspects of video production and editing! I've been working with Ben in Davinci Resolve for the past few weeks and he has helped me significantly in understanding the workflow and details of this program.
- Anton M. from Rochester, NY
Very Helpful, gently walking me through the keys to premier. Easeful and effective~! Ben was able to show me how to be a Pro in Premier. There is a lot to learn! And I am excited to learn it thoroughly bit by bit with Ben's expertise and professionalism. I really appreciate it.
- Christopher N. from Ashland, OR
Ben was patient and answered the questions I had. My session with him was very helpful. Looking up video tutorials on YouTube takes forever to weed through to find the specific answer you need. It was well worth the money to be able to ask my specific questions about Premiere Pro.
- Darla S. from Corona, CA
This was our first session, and I had a bunch of pretty obscure questions about Aperture and conversion to Lightroom. It was really helpful and moves my project along significantly to have a sounding board and some good guidance. We also talked about general good practices and organization in Lightroom, and a good option for backing up an external hard drive.
- Laura C. from San Juan Capistrano, CA
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