Benjamin Catlin | catlin@umich.edu | 248.892.3829 | https://bencatlin.myportfolio.com/ _______________________________________________________________ _________ *willing to relocate as soon as necessary Education University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science & the Arts Ann Arbor, MI 2015 – 2019 BA Film, Television & Media Major, GPA 3.7/4.0, Graduated May 2019 Professional Singularity Pictures August 201 9 – Present Los Angeles , CA Experience Director of Photography, Editor , Producer - Designed the shots and edited on numerous commercials of all scales - Worked with a variety of clients: fashion, education, health, fitness, etc. - Maintained a remote workflow for editing and file de livery Artist Spotlight: Tadd Mullinix February 20 20 Ann Arbor, MI Director of Photography, Colorist - Short documentary film on influential Techno Music Artist, Tadd Mullinix (Dabrye) - Lead on shot design and lighting for all aspects of the film - Worked with the director to design a color grade that supported the tone of the film Commercial – U of M, Dept o f Film, Television & Media June 2019 Ann Arbor, MI Camera Operator - Lead camera op for the duration of the commercial shoot - In charge of all camera setups and on - set grip construction - Used and maintained a RED Scarlett - W and Zeiss CP.2 prime lens set - Worked closely with director to plan out blocking and direction of each shot “Day in the Life” – U of M Office of Business & Finance March 2019 Ann Arbor, MI Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator - Steadicam operator for a multi - minut e one - take commercial - Lead camera operator for the entirety of the shoot Nexus at the University of Michigan March 2021 Ann Arbor, MI Production Tech - In charge of live lecture recordings for the college of engineering - Operated s ix camera angles, two liv e v ideo feeds, and four audio channels alone - Worked with the head of the program to organize and maintain production s chedules Visi Productions June 2018 – June 2019 Farmington, MI Cinematographer, Editor, DIT - Full - time editor as well as cinematographer at the company - DIT onset and for preproduction, advised management on equipment needs Jackson - Dawson Communications May 2016 – August 2017 Dearborn, MI Motion Media Group – Intern - Handled file management for department, and the archiving of finished masters - Creation of demo commercials client pitches, helped land a large client for the company, Dana Automotive Film “ For t he Birds ” – DP, Colorist November 20 20 Ann Arbor, MI Productions - Designed all the shots and lighting for the film - Worked closely with the director to make sure shot/lighting design supported the story - Used Davinci Resolve’s color suite to process and color grade all the raw footage “ How Could You Leave Us ” – Camera Operator, DIT Octo ber 20 20 Ann Arbor, M I - C am Op for a dance - focused music video, involving a lot o f complex camera movements - Worked closely with the director on blocking and with the producer on media management - Recorded multiple takes on film as well as digital, and maintain ed both rigs throughout “ Better to See You With” – Key Gaffer, 1 st AC October 2019 Oakland County, MI - Head gaffer and 1 st AC on the production of a narrative film - Advised both the director and DP on shot design and lighting Software Skills Davinci Resolve/Fusion, A dobe Suite: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator ; Apple Pro Suite, Microsoft Office, iWork Suite Equipment Experience with: Blackmagic Design, Canon, Sony, Panasonic & RED Camera Systems Experience Experience working with professional grade lighting , grip , and audio equipment