An innovative director and VFX artist whose work combines technical wizardry, surreal whimsey, and rich emotional storytelling. Ben was born and raised in Seattle. He moved down to LA at 18 to earn a BFA in film production from USC. Since then, his short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and his music videos have been viewed over a million times online. Ben wants to make movies that connect through empathy and advocate for social justice and equality… and to shoe-horn puppets into as many projects as possible.

BenKadie

An innovative director and VFX artist whose work combines technical wizardry, surreal whimsey, and rich emotional storytelling. Ben was born and raised in Seattle. He moved down to LA at 18 to earn a BFA in film production from USC. Since then, his short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and his music videos have been viewed over a million times online. Ben wants to make movies that connect through empathy and advocate for social justice and equality… and to shoe-horn puppets into as many projects as possible.

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An innovative director and VFX artist whose work combines technical wizardry, surreal whimsey, and rich emotional storytelling.

Ben was born and raised in Seattle. He moved down to LA at 18 to earn a BFA in film production from USC. Since then, his short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and his music videos have been viewed over a million times online.

Ben wants to make movies that connect through empathy and advocate for social justice and equality… and to shoe-horn puppets into as many projects as possible.

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Skills

3D
3D Model

Experience Level

3D Model
Expert

Education

BFA in Film & TV Production at University of Southern California
August 14, 2013 - May 17, 2017
Presidential Scholar, Thematic Option Honors program

Qualifications

On-set VFX supervisor
December 3, 2024 - December 3, 2024

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Sia & Kylie Minogue “Dance Alone’ Music Video
    On-set supervisor for this Sia video with production company Dreambear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7WzXB9iac
    uniE608 Visual Effects Reel
    Visual Effects for music videos, short films, commercial
    uniE608 "Ahead, Behind" - 2-minute surreal dance short
    Dance short film by Ben Kadie and JA Collective Featured on DirectorsNotes : tinyurl.com/4px899fe directed by Ben Kadie choreography and dance by JA Collective vfx and edit by Ben Kadie

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