hello! my name is ben rymer. i am a current senior at ithaca college expecting to graduate in may 2025 with a b.s. in cinema and photography.
I have experience in every aspect of the filmmaking process, though i gravitate towards documentary work and post-production. I have directed several short films and i am currently in production of an experimental documentary short.
I have years of musicianship experience including 7+ years on guitar and bass. i have played with three bands in and around the ithaca area (Shoptalk!, paintblank, and delia-h). AS part of doghouse media, i have experience playing/recording live music, operating live sound, booking artists, and organizing shows.
Technical skills and equipment:
Equipment: Sony FX-6, Ursa Mini, Canon DSLRs, MixPre-6, LitePanels LED Lights
Software: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, GarageBand, VizRT, OBS, canva, Microsoft Office, Google Suite
Social Media: Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, letterboxd, threads, X (formally known as Twitter)
Operating Systems: MacOS, Windows
relevant coursework:
Intro to European Cinema, Cinema Production I, Film Aesthetics and Analysis, Hollywood and American Film, Intro to Photography, Intro to Screenwriting, Cinema Production II, Intermediate Photography, Advanced Cinema Production: Editing, Cinematic Currents: Environmental Activism, Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction, Thesis Cinema Production, Motion Design and Animation