Summary

Ben Traylor is a DP with 21 years experience in corporate and broadcast news. Ben is very good and efficient at lighting interviews and shooting b-roll. Ben Traylor Productions provides crews for news networks, corporate and reality/doc style shoots.

Credits

8/21 – 9/21

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony PDW-F800) Hurricane Ida

The Weather Channel — TV Details
8/21 – 9/21

Travel to Louisiana and cover hurricane Ida before and after the storm with Weather Channel meteorologists.

6/21 – 7/21

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony PDW-F800) SportsCenter

ESPN — Live/Special Event — ESPN Details
6/21 – 7/21

Provide two broadcast camera packages, camera op and sound tech for live shots of NBA Playoff coverage in Atlanta for the Hawks-Bucks playoff games.

7/18 – 7/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HDX-900) SEC Nation

ESPN — Live/Special Event — SEC Network Details
7/18 – 7/18

Shoot coach interviews, fan interviews and scenics during SEC Media Days in downtown Atlanta.

6/18 – 6/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony F5) Atlanta Falcons

NBC — TV — NBC Sport Group Details
6/18 – 6/18

Set up green screen with lighting and shoot player intros for Sunday Night Football on NBC with the Sony F5. The ProRes files were captured on the Odyssey 7q+.

5/18 – 5/18

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HDX-900) Tropical Storm Alberto

The Weather Channel — Live/Special Event — The Weather Channel Details
5/18 – 5/18

Drive to the Florida coast and worked with the Weather Channel meteorologists covering Tropical storm Alberto. We also followed the storm inland to Huntsville, Alabama

6/17 – 6/17

Camera Operator (Sony F5) Caribbean's Next Top Model (Season 4)

CBS — TV — CaribeNTM Details
6/17 – 6/17

Camera Op for CaribeNTM. Also provided my Sony F5 package.

1/15 – 1/15

Director of Photography (DP) (HDX-900) SEC Rewind

ESPN — TV
1/15 – 1/15
12/14 – 12/14

Director of Photography (DP) (Panasonic HDX-900) UPS

Digital — StudioNow
12/14 – 12/14

Orgs

  • IBEW
  • National Assoc. of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET)

Media

  • Atlanta Video Production - Corporate Interview Montage

  • Atlanta Video Production - Broadcast interviews and live shots

Recos

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Education

Class of '02

University of Alabama

Bachelor or Arts/Telecommunication and Film

My Gear

  • SONY EX3
  • Sound Devices 633
  • Scrims
  • Sony F5
  • Odyssey 7Q+
  • DJI Phantom 4
  • Lectrosonics Wireless Mics
  • LED's
  • diffusion
  • Softboxes
  • Kino's
  • 2 Sony F800's
  • 2 Canon C300's
  • Canon 18-80mm Cine

Skills

  • Lighting
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Drone
  • Video Editor
  • Gimbal
  • DP/camera