Ben Hansford / Director

I've been super-lucky to work with so many amazing people, casts, and brands recently.  Here's a smattering of some of the things I've liked best, and check back soon because there's more to come.

loyalkaspar produced this fantastic teaser starring David Schwimmer & Jim Sturgess.  A pleasure working with the AMC family and heavy hitters like NYC Producer Phil Erney, DP Andrew Turman, Creative Lead Dave Abel, and Editor extraordinaire John Thompson.  

Had the incredible pleasure of helping ABC Family rebrand their network as a fresh, vibrant, and authentic home for "becomers".  I helmed 5 separate teams (2 photography, 3 A/V), shooting over two days, with a crew totaling nearly 220 people.  It was an All-Star week-end, working with some of my favorite peeps in every category: DPs Andrew Turman & Rhet Bear, Producer Chris Stoerchle, AD Todd Lent, The Rhoads, Andrew Stanton, Dave Besdesky, Tim Shinkle, Cara McKenny, Susan Harris, my entire LK family, and a client who was actually excited to take a risk. 

TNT was introducing their new 'Boom' campaign, and wanted honest emotional answers. I created an 'Inside the Actors Studio' setting in which I asked Talent personal questions about their lives (How did you feel when your son was born? What will be the last thing you say before you die? ) And the only answer the could respond with was the word...

Super-fun project working with the Food Network gang, PilotNYC visionaries, and superstar-to-be (and all around amazing human being) Hannah Hart. 

I'm also including the Previz on this one, because when you're building a two-ton seven-piece breakaway transforming stage in the middle of a Brooklyn street -- this sort of prep comes in 'sorta' handy.

Shot entirely during an Atlanta rainstorm, we still managed a bright and sunny shoot thanks to the talented CNN Creative Marketing Team, LoyalKaspar, and ring-leader Robin Meade who kept us all smiling through two great shoot days.

In the wilds of Pittsburgh we shot this frenetic stand-off between two of the best actors working in TV today.  We also had an incredible day Mad-Maxing some ATVs, dangling off a picture car, and working with tremendous Producer Christ Stoerchle, the illustrious Andrew Turman, and unstoppable AD James Heth.

Just a glimpse into some of the fun I've had over the past two years working with the incredible Ross Dress for Less team, the visionary Chris Riehl, Jav Jimenez, Anna Joseph, Raindogs, and the kind beautiful minds at Admarket Agency.

A personal piece to Kickstart the world's greatest (and only) Post-Apocalyptic Robot Comedy.  Shot in half a day for a whopping 60 dollars, this film couldn't have been made without the generosity of Ernesto Lomeli, esteemed DP, kind-hearted gentlepimp, and all around amazing dude.

Tru wanted to rebrand themselves from "the car crash network" to the fresh new home for comedy.  I wrote and directed over 30 IDENTS for talent like the Lucas Brothers, Impractical Jokers, Friends of the People, Chili from TLC and many more. Backed by Phil Erney producer-extraordinaire and Creative Director Daniel Dorneman we laughed our way through Atlanta, NYC, and LA.

Marvel, DisneyXD, Playstation, and Nickelodeon are just a few of younger brands I've had the pleasure of working with. To all those teachers who said, "You'll never grow up." You were right. And thank you.

TNT wanted to tease the new season of Falling Skies and the imminent betrayal by the Skitter race.  Shot at 160 FPS, the actual take lasted less than 5 seconds in realtime.  (The rest of the time was spent waiting on the Skitter to come out of his space-trailer.) 

I was fortunate to enough to work with USA Today & Andy Cochrane on this mind-blowing parkour adventure featuring the high-flying, impossibly amazing, Tempest Freerunning Academy. We had the best-of-the-best VR/360 Crew, shooting in an 'airlplane boneyard' -- and more laughs, sunburns, and backflips than we'll ever be able to count.  Throw on your headset and experience it for yourself.

It's always good when you can work on a powerful project with a fantastic cause.  Shining A Light features some of the biggest names in music, raising awareness about the problem of racism in America.  Working with producers Phil Erney & Rayna Saslove, as well as DP David Kruta was an absolute pleasure. A good chance to do great work for an incredible cause.

TNT came to us looking for a minimalist aesthetic that would allow their Procedurals programming to really stand out as the stars that they are.  Thanks to Producer Chris Stoerchle, DP Andrew Turman, AD Todd Lent, Editor Zak Kissinger and many more - what we delivered was criminally good.  (See what I did there?  Yep. That creative.)

Two strong beautiful crimefighters and bold graphics package - what more could you ask for?  Part of TNT's minimalist movement, the Rizolli & Isles (and subsequent 'Perception' shoot) put the focus square on the talent that made the network what it is.

To fully celebrate the breadth and power of the Scripps library of on-air and online programming, ulive asked us to film unique interviews, live action sequences, and beauty footage to give their Upfront sizzle a powerful pop.