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Training: Munich Film Academy, internships with production companies and broadcasters, 11 years of professional experience as camera assistant, operator, and director of photography.

Languages: Fluent English and German

Locations: Austria, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, United States (with US jounalist visa)

Film and video formats: HDCam 24p/25p, HDV, Digital Betacam, Betacam-SP, DVCAM, MiniDV, 16 mm, 35 mm

Ben Kempas (camera) und Jim Loomis (sound) surrounded by the North Sea, near Pennan. Photo: Lara Celini


Filmography as a cameraman
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Year

Director/Production/Broadcaster Format
2005 Rimini im Ruhrpott - Das größte Freibad im Revier P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Players Run 2005 P: Axel Ebermann/Markus Lex HDV
Battlefield Detectives P: Granada/History Channel Digital Betacam 16:9
The Pope comes from Marktl am Inn P: Mediaset/RTI Betacam-SP
5 Sterne in New York - Das Waldorf-Astoria
P: Preview Prod./Kabel 1 Betacam-SP
Letzte Chance Bootcamp P: Preview Prod./Kabel 1 Betacam-SP
Mobilfunk und Gesundheit P: Channel 2 Israel Betacam-SP

2004 Voyager: Esoteric Nazism P: RAI DUE Betacam-SP
Albtraum Eigenheim - Neues von den Pfuschern am Bau P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Ordnungsamt Koblenz P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Gegen die Grenze - Das Leben des Michael Gartenschläger P: Xframe/RBB Digital Betacam 16:9
Bundesnachrichtendienst Pullach P: Towers Prod./History Channel Digital Betacam
Die schnellste Fracht der Welt: Ein Rennzirkus zieht um P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Players Run 2004 P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Making of (T)raumschiff Surprise Periode 1 (Interviews) P: herbX Betacam-SP
Countdown in Las Vegas - Das Hofbräuhaus zieht in die Wüste P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Ordnungsamt Frankfurt P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP

2003 MTV "kinder Maxi King" Promotion P: Kaliber35/MTV/Ferrero Digital Betacam
David Hasselhoff sings America (commercial) P: Kaliber35/edel music Digital Betacam
Unternehmen Wolkenkratzer P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP, Digital Betacam
Uschi Glas: Sonne, Mond und Sterne (EPK and commercial) P: Maxi Cress/edel music Betacam-SP, Digital Betacam
Bauruine Eigenheim - Diagnose Pfusch P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Phänomen IKEA P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Das Bausatz-Haus P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP, Digital Betacam
Achtung, fertig, Luxushaus P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP, Digital Betacam
Albtraum Eigenheim P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Das frisierte Eigenheim P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Leben im Baustellen-Chaos P: Preview Prod./ProSieben Betacam-SP
Biodynamic Agriculture D: David Herman/P: BDAA MiniDV
Countdown am Airport - Ein Terminal im Test P: Preview Prod./Kabel 1 Betacam-SP
German Monks & Money P: Elsash/APTN Digital Betacam
Schnulleralarm IV (episode) P: Blue Eyes/RTL2 Betacam-SP, Digital Betacam
Hitlers amerikanische Geschäftsfreunde (interview and repro) P: Preview Prod./ARD 16 mm, Betacam-SP

2002 Biodynamic Agriculture D: David Herman/P: BDAA MiniDV
Eine Manege auf Achse - Der Zirkus Roncalli zieht um P: Preview Prod./Pro7 Betacam-SP
Scottish Green Party - Election Broadcast 2003 P: expressive (Scotland) Ltd Digital Betacam 16:9
Das Milliardenspiel - Kampf der Hoteliers in Las Vegas P: Preview Prod./Kabel 1 Betacam-SP
Willi wills wissen: Wer bringt die Action in den Film? P: Megaherz/BR Digital Betacam
Willi wills wissen: Wer rennt, wenn's brennt? P: Megaherz/BR Digital Betacam
Knochenjob Kirmes (unit camera) P: Preview Prod./Pro7 Betacam-SP
Träume werden Räume (unit camera) P: Preview Prod./Kabel 1 Betacam-SP
Bauplan für eine Seele D: Maya Reichert Digital Betacam 16:9
Secret History (crew Germany) P: RDF Media/Channel 4 Digital Betacam 16:9
Der Oscar des Kinderfernsehens P: Megaherz/BR/3sat Betacam-SP
Schnulleralarm II (episode) P: Blue Eyes/RTL2 Digital Betacam, Betacam-SP
ARTE Reportage: Das Monster von Loch Long (additional footage) P: expressive/ARTE Digital Betacam 16:9, MiniDV
Camphill (working title) D: David Herman MiniDV

2001 Inside Whisky P: Lara Celini/Brian Hennigan DVCAM 16:9
Making of MobileKids P: MPS/DaimlerChrysler Digital Betacam
Müllers Geburtstag D: Götz Vierkant HDCam 25p

2000 L'Apres-Midi D: Eva Stotz Digital Betacam 16:9
HD Test P: HFF/Krausser/Taurus/ARRI  HDCam, Digital Betacam, 35 mm
Das Monster von Loch Long (The Loch Long Monster) P: Gerd Ruge (HFF) Digital Betacam 16:9, MiniDV
Marie D: Maximilian Cress Digital Betacam 16:9

1999 Freiheit in Weiss D: Thorsten Trimpop Digital Betacam 16:9
"Echt" wirklich echt (unit camera) P: Text & Bild/SZ-TV Betacam-SP
Finanzamt Mitte - Pilot (operator) D: Markus Linhof/P: Roots Digital Betacam Letterbox
Mordgedanken D: Götz Vierkant Betacam-SP
Wakes  D: Manuela Mancini 16 mm
VA2412 - Pilot (operator) P: Roots Digital Betacam Letterbox
Treacle Pudding D: Derek Clow Digital Betacam 16:9
To Be A Nation Again - Scotland 99 P: HFF/expressive Digital Betacam 16:9
Das Gesicht der Zeit (unit camera) D: Tanja Frank Digital Betacam 16:9

1998 Wir wollen Wellenreiter werden (The Surf School) D: Andrea Ferrando Betacam-SP
Future in Motion P: DEWE/Damiler-Benz Betacam-SP
Film Kiss  D: Barbara Miersch 16 mm 
Brasil D: Giga  16 mm 
Bitter Sweet (gaffer) D: Peter Wilkes  16 mm 
Im Auftrag des Schicksals (Tabloid Television) D: Kempas & Kaltenhauser  Digital Betacam 16:9 
Lighting workshop with Axel Block P: HFF München 35 mm
Hyundai Starex P: New Trend Agency Betacam-SP, vox/n-tv 

1997 Prologue - Referendum Day 1997 P: expressive Digital Betacam 16:9
Euro-Öko-Trophy P: New Trend Agency Betacam-SP
Stadtgespräch ... die Vereinsbank baut in der... D: Björn Thönicke Betacam-SP 
P.M.T. (2nd unit camera) D: Drew Tremlett  16 mm, BBC/EIFF
Es war einmal ... ein Bastard  D: Fuchssteiner/Dieckmann 16 mm
A letter to the 21st century D: Gary McDonagh Betacam-SP 

1996 Die Ätztechnik  P: CDTS/Siemens  Betacam-SP 
Die Alfred Lauer Bigband  P: Ja, so!/expressive/AJL Betacam-SP 
'Pizzicata' auf dem Edinburgh Fesitval  P: afk München Betacam
Werkbund-Werkstatt Nürnberg P: expressive/Werkbund Betacam
Liebe Grüße aus Prora D: Björn Thönicke 16 mm s/w
Der Schriftgelehrte (Type Face) P: HFF München 16 mm s/w

1995 Gegenwartsbewältigung (Present Past) P: expressive  Betacam 
Zell-O-Vid  P: SDR Fernsehen S-VHS 
münchen aktuell (camera assistant) P: tv-münchen Betacam-SP
Das Briefgeheimnis P: expressive Betacam 
Spurensuche Ost  P: expressive S-VHS 

1994 Packende Stoffe (camera assistant) P: Filmakademie/BASF  35 mm 
Blickkontakt  P: expressive Betacam 


Ben Kempas also shot a number of short, corporate, music and promotional films that are not listed here.

In addition to his camera work, Ben directs and produces documentaries listed in the What? section, and works as editor.



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High Defintion: 1080p - HD Test by Ben Kempas and Johannes Kaltenhauser (German)


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Please use our Contact page, or email Ben directly.


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