Co-host of The Cinematography Podcast, director Ben Rock is an accomplished interviewer and one of the biggest cinematography fans on the planet. Ben started his career in the mid-90s, working primarily in indie films in the make-up department. In 1997, Ben was asked to join the team to make
The Blair Witch Project. As Production Designer, he worked to create the immersive atmosphere for the cast and created the iconic “stickman” symbol. Building much of the legend of
The Blair Witch (which became the content of the website), he wrote
Curse of the Blair Witch for SyFy; wrote and directed
The Burkittsville 7 for Showtime; and
Shadow of the Blair Witch for SyFy. He’s directed numerous film projects including sci-fi/horror feature
Alien Raiders for WB and the sci-fi romcom
Future Boyfriend, an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the award-winning web series
20 Seconds to Live. His first foray into narrative audio was the acclaimed
Video Palace for horror streamer Shudder. You can find out more about Ben Rock and see his reel on his
website. You can get a list of most of his credits at ye olde
IMDB.
