CURRICULUM VITAE Feb, 2011 Ben Eriksen 9/1 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, Vic, 3184 Ph: 0431 111

1 259 Email: ben.eriksen@optusnet.com.au UK, NZ passport holder Credits include:

Programme House of Food Obsessives Format 2x 1 hr Documentary series 2 x 1 hr Documentary series 3 x 30 min Documentary series 4x30 min Documentary series Music Video 8x30 min Documentary series DVD Extras ABC Factual Entertainment Renegade Films Production company Renegade Factual Produced for SBS Roles Series Director Editor Camera Graphics Series Director Editor Camera Graphics Series Director Editor Camera Editor Graphics Additional Directing Director Camera Editor Additional Directing

The Unemployables

Renegade Factual

SBS

The Bi Polar Bears

Renegade Factual Renegade Factual

SBS

Last Chance Saloon

(LOGIE NOMINATED)

SBS

Last Minute Love Song Dusty Little by Little Behind The Man In Black / One For The Men In Green Community Cop Summer Heights High Outback House

Pete Sounds ABC TV

Director Camera

1hr Documentary Comedy Series 8x1hr Reality TV Series

360 degree films Princess Pictures ABC TV

SBS ABC TV ABC TV

Editor Online Editor Offline Editor

Wendy Harmers

4x30 min

Princess

ABC TV

Offline Editor

Stuff Catalyst

documentary series Weekly 30 min Science Programme Live OB

Pictures ABC TV ABC TV Offline Editor

Australian Open 2005 08 Sports Centre Salute The Troops Special Gardening Australia

ESPN

ESPN

Cold Opener Editor

Live OB from US barracks in Kuwait

ESPN

ESPN

Segment Editor

Weekly 30 min Gardening Programme Reality Tv Series Weekly 30 min Science Programme Documentary series

ABC TV

ABC TV

Offline Editor

Racing Rivals Best Inventions

Granada BBC Science

ITV BBC

Offline Editor Offline Editor

Real Football

Wall to Wall Television

Discovery

Online Editor Audio Mix

Work History 2004 now Since returning from London, I have been in constant employment with a variety of networks in roles from Editor to Director. Ive worked in all genres - factual, documentary, arts etc. 2000 - 2004 Freelance Avid Editor, London I worked on a variety of factual series for all major networks, both terrestrial and digital Including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery. As well, I was the London correspondent/producer for a New Zealand magazine show - Flipside. I was recruited to travel to the Seychelles as a camera assistant for a Meridian Production for the ITV Network. Other credits are included, above, in the summary of my credits. 1999 - 2000 Editor Editel, Melbourne. I began my two-year traineeship in 1997, and was promoted to Editor at the completion of that traineeship in 1999. My training included a thorough grounding in all aspects of television - including field production - and formal classroom training with various TAFE courses.

As a camera assistant, I worked in the field on numerous occasions - including on international shoots in Sri Lanka. As an Assistant Editor, my credits included The Games for Beyond Productions, Hot Summer DownUnder - a 8x1 hour documentary series for Sky UK, Hessies Shed, an 8x1hr entertainment series for Beyond Productions.

Extra Training ABC Training: Researchers course ABC Training: DV Camera Course ABC Training : Copyright

Referees Alex West Renegade Factual (alex@renegade.com.au) Laura Waters Princess Pictures (laura@princess.net.au)