Ben Shedd

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Ben Shedd (* 20th century ) is an American film director , producer and screenwriter .

Life

Ben Shedd received his BA in 1968 from San Francisco State University and his Masters in 1973 from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts .

In 1972 he started his career at PBS , where he was responsible for the science program Nova . He worked on the first season in 1972 and then worked from 1973 to 1976 as director, producer and writer for the next two seasons. For this work he received a Peabody Award .

In his career he made 33 films for science and school, including three IMAX productions. In addition to his work as a director, he worked as a professor at various universities, including the University of Southern California, the California Institute of the Arts , the Art Center College of Design , Boise State University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

In 1979 he received the Oscar for the short documentary The Flight of the Gossamer Condor .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1973–1976: Nova (TV show, producer, director, author)
  • 1978: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (producer, director, writer)
  • 1985: The Homefront (Second Unit Director)
  • 1987: Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (Advisor)
  • 1987: Seasons (short film, director, producer)
  • 1992: Tropical Rainforest (short film, director, producer)
  • 2007: Green Is the Color of Money (short film, director, producer)
  • 2009: Star Waiters (short film, producer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ USC Cinema - Alumni - Notable Alumni. February 24, 2008, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Ben Shedd. In: Boise State University. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  3. ^ Ben Shedd - Campus Party Singapore. In: singapore.campus-party.org. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ The 51st Academy Awards | 1979. Oscars.org, accessed February 6, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Shedd, Ben
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director, producer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century