Rob Bender

Hired to coordinate shoots, direct field shoots, operate HDV camera, research and acquire still and moving images for 4-part documentary series "The History of the Port of Los Angeles."

Researched, pitched, shot, wrote, field produced, & edited investigative stories about real crimes. Developed working relationship with major city police forces, state patrol, and FBI agents.

Prepped and directed field shoots at various sites in US. House coverage and interviews with owners as well as local b-roll.

Crafted episodic stories based on four main characters and their mentors for reality show featuring Al Sharpton.

Produced, field directed, wrote 1/2 hour documentary stories for Animal Planet's "Pet Story"

Worked as second camerman on documentary about a eclectic group of storytellers. Sequences shot: sweatlodge & kitchen session.

Directed and shot a behind the scenes look at the making of “InterFire” - one of the most ambitious interactive projects ever attempted. Conducted interviews with police, fire, ATF investigators, production crew, and producers at large scale shoot where fire scenario and investigation was re-created.

Chief videographer for shoot in El Salvador. This short documentary is the story of war-orphaned children in El Salvador and the work of rebuilding their lives.

Oversaw 26 episodes of magazine style show. Wrote for host Gary Burghoff, supervised VO sessions w/host & other talent, developed style and content guidelines, developed production schedule, interfaced with network execs, scheduled & reviewed work of researchers & producers, negotiated with composer, negotiated contracts, created promos & bumps. Two National Daytime Emmy Nominations 2001 & 2002.

Worked as one of two cameraman, chief writer, post-production supervisor and story editor. From bar room cheesecake to Paris runway, five models are portrayed at different stages of their careers revealing what it's like living on their looks.

Produced, directed and also shot story in the US, UK, and Ireland. A Tilling Tale is an emotional diary of one man’s journey back to health as he confronts the loss of, and eventual regaining, of his ability to walk.

Directed awarding winning documentary telling the motivational story of one man’s 2,000-mile cross country cross-country bicycle trip. Responsible for hiring crews, scouting locations, field directing, story editing, original soundtrack development. Shot on-location in AZ, TN and NC. Grand Prize winner at Houston International Film Festival.