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| Editing: Ben Kempas |
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| Training: Munich Film Academy, internships with production companies and broadcasters, nine years of professional experience as offline and online editor, assistant editor and sound editor Languages: English, German Editing systems: Avid Media Composer, Media formats: Betacam-SP, |
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Comedian Martin Schneider (right) and Ben Kempas (tired) at the Avid in early morning hours. Photo: Markus Linhof
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| Filmography as an editor |
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| 2003 | Das Bausatz-Haus | P: Preview Production/ProSieben | Edit/Betacam-SP |
| Scottish Green Party - Election Broadcast 2003 | P: expressive (Scotland) Ltd. | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
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| 2002 | Harry und Sally mit Bully und Barbara Schöneberger | P: HerbX | Avid/Super-16 |
| Vier Küsse und eine Email (Assistant Editor) | P: Akzente Film/SAT 1 | Avid/Super-16 | |
| Bullyparade - Die Story | P: HerbX/ProSieben | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| WAR & PEACE: Munich, 7 October | P: The D-Word Community | Final Cut Pro/DV | |
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| 2001 | Der Schuh des Manitu DVD (Bonus Films: Special Effects Feature, etc) | P: HerbX | Avid/Digital Betacam |
| Inside Whisky | P: Lara Celini/Brian Hennigan | Avid/DVCAM, Digital Betacam | |
| MobileKids Elternfilm | P: MPS/DaimlerChrysler | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Making of MobileKids | P: MPS/DaimlerChrysler | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| Malunde (Online and Sound Editing) | P: Traumwerk Filmproduktion | Avid/35 mm | |
| L'Apres-Midi | R: Eva Stotz | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
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| 2000 | Malunde (Assistant Editor) | P: Traumwerk Filmproduktion | Avid/35 mm |
| Das Monster von Loch Long (The Loch Long Monster) | P: Gerd Ruge (HFF)/expressive | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9, DV | |
| SKL-Werbespots | P: MPS | Avid/16 mm | |
| Treacle Pudding | D: Derek Clow/P: Lara Celini | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| Bernd Eichinger - Wenn das Leben zum Kino wird (Co-Editor) | D: German Kral/Husam Chaddat | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| To Be A Nation Again - International Edition | P: HFF/expressive | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Freiheit in Weiss | D: Thorsten Trimpop | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
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| 1999 | Finanzamt Mitte - Pilot | P: Roots | Avid/Digital Betacam |
| To Be A Nation Again - Director's Cut | P: HFF/expressive | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Kennen Sie Kino? (WinTV) - Pilot | P: Roots | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| VA 2412 - Pilot | D: Markus Linhof/P: Roots | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
| Mit Maddin um die Welt - Pilot | P: Martin Schneider | Avid/Digital Betacam | |
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| 1998 | Wir wollen Wellenreiter werden (The Surf School) | D: Andrea Ferrando | Avid/Betacam-SP |
| Prologue - Referendum Day 1997 | P: expressive | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Das Schwein (Dirty Way to the Top) (new version) | P: German United Distributors | Betacam-SP | |
| Nicht nur 08/15 - Hans Hellmut Kirst | D: Hans Beller/P: Aurus/mdr | Avid/Beta-SP/Digital Betacam | |
| Future in Motion | P: DEWE/Daimler-Benz | Avid/Betacam-SP | |
| Leben & Wohnen (single reports) | P: Prisma/tm3 | VM/Digital Betacam | |
| Im Auftrag des Schicksals (Tabloid Television) | D: Kempas & Kaltenhauser | Avid/Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Comedy Factory - Best-of-Staffel | P: Entertainment Factory/Pro7 | VM/Digital Betacam | |
| MBUBE - Die Nacht des Löwen (Online Tape Editor) | D: Stefanie Sycholt | Digital Betacam 16:9 | |
| Jetzt kannst Du was erleben - Südafrika | D: Markus Linhof/P: MPS/ZDF | Avid/Betacam-SP, DV | |
| Comedy Factory - III. Staffel | P: Entertainment Factory/Pro7 | VM/Digital Betacam | |
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| 1997 | I'm here | P: Roots/SAT.1 | VM/Super 16 mm |
| Shorashim (Online Editing) | D: Emanuel Rund | VM/16 mm | |
| Comedy Factory - III. Staffel | P: Entertainment Factory/Pro7 | VM/Digital Betacam | |
| Euro-Öko-Trophy | P: New Trend Agency | Avid/Betacam-SP | |
| Video Machine (Support) | Fast Multimedia AG | VM | |
| Stadtgespräch: Die Vereinsbank baut in der Innenstadt | D: Björn Thönicke | VM/Betacam-SP | |
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| 1996 | Die Ätztechnik | P: CDTS/Siemens | VM/Betacam-SP |
| Die Alfred Lauer Bigband | P: Ja, so!/expressive/AJL | VM/Betacam-SP | |
| Werkbund-Werkstatt Nürnberg | P: expressive/Dt. Werkbund | VM/Betacam-SP | |
| Der Schriftgelehrte (Type Face) | P: HFF München | 16 mm | |
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| 1995 | Gegenwartsbewältigung (Present Past) | P: expressive | VM/Betacam-SP |
| Zell-O-Vid | P: SDR Fernsehen | S-VHS/Betacam-SP | |
| Das Briefgeheimnis | P: expressive | VM/Betacam-SP | |
| Spurensuche Ost | P: expressive | S-VHS | |
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| Ben has also been an Avid lecturer at Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film and Mediadesign Akademie in Munich, following previous experience as a support technician for Fast and Avid systems.
In addition to his editing work, Ben directs and produces documentaries listed in the What? section, and he works as cameraman. |
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