Practitioner

Ben Dodd is a graduate from Plymouth College of Art & Design. he is an in house direction of a very successful production company and is working on many short film at the moment.I specially like his piece called “SUPRRISE” the film was a one shot movie that was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s film noire style and use of one shot which Hitchcock often use. The short film is a surprise for the viewer and the character in the film.


"I was inspired to create Surprise by the brief set from Single Shot, which necessitated the entire film was created using one shot. A Hitchcock inspired film seemed appropriate as many of his films include single takes.

In a month of pleading, charming and building, and with the help of Space City Productions, I managed to put together the production and was able to use 35mm film on a motion control camera.

With the financial support of the Single Shot Scheme, I was able to complete the complex post-production process. The film later went on to premier at Tate Britain and also went on a nationwide tour."
Ben Dodd