ERIC BENSON

1916 MAYFAIR, WATERLOO, IOWA 50701

319-427-1788

eric.benson50@gmail.com

LinkedIn: http://lnkd.in/E29dw6

Objectives
Track record of initiative and achievement; seeking out challenging projects, expanding job
description boundaries, and being selected for positions of responsibility and leadership within
professional fields.

Experience
Owner/Videographer/Postproduction
January 2009 - Present
Bus-Stop Productions
1916 Mayfair St, Waterloo, IA 50701 www.busstopprod.com
Director and Producer of Auction Insider, a broadcast show that brings auction-life of
collectors, bidders, sellers and their stories into the homes of the American viewer.
Directed a 20-person crew in the production of a 6 episode premiere season, which
debuted on Iowa Public Television on December 6th, 2014.
Director of the Behind the Scenes for the feature film The Summerland Project. Managed
a 3 person video crew who shot various scenes of the making of the film that were
edited together to provide weekly updates for the executive producers to show
investors and provide footage for the films DVD behind the scenes.
Executive Producer for the short film Call Me Crazy; organized a crew to help with the
shooting and production of the movie. Supplied financing, equipment, and material for
use in the production, distribution and official selection to 10 film festivals and one
international film festival, receiving Runner-up For Best Short Film at the 2013 Scared Stiff
Halloween Horror Film Festival in Three Rivers Massachusetts and Juror Award at the 2013
Salty Horror International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Produced, directed, shot and edited various documentaries including All Creatures
Great and Small, winner of the Best Documentary in the 2012 Cedar Valley Video Film
Festival.
Produced, directed, shot and edited various commercials for local businesses to
broadcast on public, cable and web platforms winning Second and Third Place for Best
Commercial at the 2013 Cedar Valley Video Film Festival.
Freelance Videographer and Production (Live Broadcast)
Sep 2012 - Present
ESPN (Kwokman Productions/Ming Productions/Niles Media Group)
2082 Business Center Dr. Ste 292 Irvine, CA 92612
Assisted with the set up of production trailers, on and off field cameras and audio
equipment for the live broadcast during the first two rounds of the 2014 NCAA Womens
Championship at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and Iowa State University in Ames.
Assisted with the set up of production trailers, on and off field cameras and audio
equipment for 10 college football games at the University of Iowa and Iowa State
University.
Assisted with the set up of production trailers, on and off court cameras and audio
equipment for 18 college mens and womens basketball games at the University of
Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and Drake University.

Freelance Production (Film and Commercial)

Sep 2012 - Present
Park Pictures, Investigation Discovery, DreamCatcher Productions, Action Cameras Inc
1916 Mayfair St, Waterloo, IA 50701
Production Assistant and Continuity with Park Pictures (NY) on a US Cellular Campaign
(Spring 2014) in Iowa set with feature film Director of Photography Linus Sandgren
(American Hustle, Promised Land) and Director Vincent Haycock.
Production Assistant for Finch Productions on their production of Investigation Discovery's
show Tabloid. I help set up and take down lights and camera equipment as well as
researched and found key people for story and scheduled them for interviews.
Production Assistant at DreamCatcher Productions on two Sedona Staffing Services
commercials for their Fall 2014 Ad campaign that would be aired regionally. I helped
with the lighting, camera set-up, and even acted as an extra in one of the commercials.
Production Assistant for Action Cameras Inc. for a currently untitled documentary to be
aired on The Discovery Channel about the mass immigration of Bosnians to the US during
the late 1990s war in Kosovo. I helped with the lighting and camera set-up.
Videographer
August 2013 December 2013
Around the Corner Productions 5417 Nordic Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Production Director for University of Northern Iowa home wrestling matches.
Operate various video cameras to record athletic events, commercials and
performances.
Produced multi-camera music performances for promotional use on web and
broadcast for local clients and regional broadcast of Panther Sports Talk.
Set up on location multi-camera shoots for various collegiate and high school athletic
events to include University of Northern Iowa Football, Mans and Womens Basketball,
and Wrestling.

Other Experience
Owner/Photographer
November 1996 - Present
Eric Benson Photography
1916 Mayfair St, Waterloo, IA 50701 www.ericbensonphoto.com
Photographed for various electronic media, print, and broadcast costumers to include
being published in Maxim, Time, Newsweek, and other nationally distributed media.
Petty Officer First Class
March 1996 December 2008
United States Navy
Navy Personnel Command 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055

Education
University of Northern Iowa
May 2016 (expected)
M a s t e r o f o f A r t s : Mass Communication
University of Northern Iowa
May 2014
Bachelor of Arts
D o u b l e M a j o r : Electronic Media Leadership, Electronic Media
Production and Performance, Minor: Journalism
Purple and Old Gold Award for conspicuous achievement in Electronic Media
Best in Show Faculty and Audience winner at the 2014 Senior Celebration of Electronic Media Majors
Won 3 Iowa Broadcast News Awards 2013 and 3 American Advertising Student Silver Awards 2014
Cedar River Productions (Student Video Production Org): President 2013, Treasurer 2012
Northern Iowa Student Government: Director of Veterans and Non-Traditional Students
University of Northern Iowa Veterans Association: Co-Chair
Hawaii Pacific University
May 2014
Bachelor of Arts
D o u b l e M a j o r : Visual Media, International Relations
Alpha Chi National Honor Society (top 10 percent of juniors, seniors, and graduate students)
Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society (Scholastic achievement in study of Communications)
Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society (Scholastic achievement in study of Social Science)
Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society (Scholastic excellence by Non-Traditional Students)
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Eric Benson
1916 Mayfair Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50701
(319) 427-1788
eric.benson50@gmail.com

Reels:
Bus-Stop Productions: https://vimeo.com/busstopproductions
Personal Site: http://ericbensonportfolio.weebly.com/
References:
Eric Braley- Associate Professor/Producer/ Owner
Around the Corner Productions
5417 Nordic Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
eric@atc-p.com
(319) 415-5932
David OShields Documentary Filmmaker in Residence/Adjunct Instructor
University of Northern Iowa Department of Communication Studies
2401 Wisconsin St LNG 321
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
david@newlightmedia.tv
(319) 610-8714
Francesca Soans - Associate Professor
University of Northern Iowa Department of Communication Studies
2401 Wisconsin St LNG 321
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
francesca.soans@uni.edu
(319) 939-6255

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