Bennet Tefu | Filmmaker

ABOUT

Bennet Tefu

Recent Cinema & Media Studies graduate from Carleton College with pre-to-post-production experience. Recipient of a $7,000 Professor Roy F. Grow Fellowship for documentary work in Japan, and proficient in cinematography, storyboarding, directing, content writing, and editing with creative instincts for visual effects and dynamic video editing.


I also have a background in Computer Science, with experience in programming and web languages and computer systems which has greatly informed my design skills and an understanding of management systems (WordPress CMS, Patron Portal), data-driven content decisions, technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills for hardware (camera & audio equipment, computers, etc) and software (Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects) systems.


Awards & Recognitions:

  • $7,000 Professor Roy F. Grow Fellowship: I was awarded this grant to film a short documentary in Japan for Liden Films, an animation studio in Tokyo.. Titled, LIDENFILMS: Behind the Scenes, it explores the animation production pipeline of Japanese animated films ("anime") and the stories of the people working at the company.


SKills:

Creative Skills: Directing, Editing, Cinematography, Storyboarding, Content Writing (view blog), Motion Graphics, Inventory Management.

Technical Skills: Adobe (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Lightroom), DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, CapCut, WordPress CMS, Patron Portal, WriterDuet, Canva, Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google (Docs, Sheets, Slides).

Equipment: Sony PXW-FX5 Mark II, Canon C100 Mark II, Sony HXR-NX100, Canon EOS DSLRs (80D & 60D)

Programming & Web Languages: Python, JavaScript, HTML & CSS

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