BEN PEPIN

ben.a.pepin@gmail.com
415-350-4225
PROF E SS I ONAL E XPE RI E NCE
Dada Productions 2006-Present
Production Assistant
Assisted on over 30 video shoots for VISA, EPSON, AT&T and other Fortune 500 companies.
Answered phone calls, sent offce emails, and tracked production assets in excel.
E DUCATI ON
Emerson College 2007-2011
BFA Film Production
Minor in Marketing
DreamWorks Animation March 2012-November 2013
Production Assistant - Mr. Peabody and Sherman - Lighting and FX Departments
Supported and managed over 100 artists onsite and cross-site at Glendale and Bangalore locations.
Coordinated and ran dailies reviews for VFX Supervisor and Head of Lighting Department.
Organized assets to allow producers to track progress of flm.
Ensured departmental productivity goals were consistently met.
Head Facility Clerk
Directed fve-person team responsible for all onsite facility management.
Trained incoming clerks in best practices of cataloging and distributing mail.
Facilitated mid-production move of more than 600 work-stations.
Developed moving strategy with head mover that hit deadline without disrupting production.
Designed logistical and promotional documents including maps, directories and fyers.
ACHI E VE ME NTS
Best Short Screenplay, The Dugout.
All Sports LA Film Festival.
Co-founder of Sweet Tooth Animation.
Emersons frst animation club.
Disc Jockey, Emerson College WECB
radio show.
Founded annual dodgeball tournament
for testicular cancer.
Bay Area Robotics Sumo Competition.
3rd place.
Big City Foosball Tournament.
1st place.
S KI L L S
Microsoft Offce Adobe Photoshop Adobe
After Effects Maya Final Cut Pro Unity
Quickbooks Event Planning People
Wrangling Cold Calling Pet Photography
F I L M PRODUCTI ON E XPE RI E NCE
Writer
Visa Confdential
Used elevator metaphor to teach new VISA employees (in a fun way) how computer
security levels are structured.
Visa: Making a Better Wheel
Short movie to inspire and celebrate innovation at Visa.
SILVER TELLY AWARD FILM & VIDEO
PLATINUM AURORA AWARD BEST OF SHOW
The Dugout
7 episode webseries about a little league benchwarmer who decides to
sabotage his own team to get playing time.
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ALL SPORTS LA FILM FESTIVAL.
Framed
Head writer of webseries about prison art teacher who pretends that students work
is her own and sells it.
Closing Time Live
Staff writer for Emersons late night tv show. Wrote jokes about Charlie Sheen going
crazy and Snooki wearing a neckbrace.
Writer, Director, Editor and Producer
Sams Mom vs. Gargantusaur
BFA Thesis Film - Sams frst sleepover goes very poorly when his friend tells him that
his mom is fghting a dinosaur.
Kevins Fourth Year
After three years of botched piano recitals, Kevin is due for a good one.
Production Design
Ruination
Designed look and feel for post-apocalyptic survival flm.
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
30 plays in 60 minutes required lots of props.
New Language Media 2010-2012
Assistant Designer
Coded web pages, designed artwork and managed fnances.