Fall 2004. Taste of Taiwan
Chris Benjamin and Ex-"Survivor" Keith Famie traveled to exotic Taiwan to produce a television show.
Produced for the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, the one-hour program will take viewers all around the island just off the coast of mainland China that Portuguese sailors named "Ilea Formosa" or "beautiful island."
Using the country's varied cuisine as a theme, Benjamin and Famie discovered the beauty and character of the country during a whirlwind 8-day location shoot. The crew traveled to the top of Alishan Mountain to capture a magical sunrise and the depths of Toroko Gorge to show on the ten natural hot springs next to a mountain stream.
Look for the finished product around February 2005.
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Taiwan's Toroko Gorge: Keith Famie, Roger Smith, Bob Berg, Chris Benjamin, Carol Yang
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Chris and crew in Missouri for Court TV's "Forensic Files"
Watch for two other Forensic Files episodes we’ve contributed to: “News at 11” and “Elephant Tracks.”
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2004. Stick 'Em Up!
That’s the title of an episode of “Forensic Files” that Chris Benjamin recently completed writing and producing. The episode has aired several times already on Court TV during prime time.
After extensive research, Chris traveled with an Okalahoma City video crew to the Ozarks where the kidnap-murder-robbery case of a small town banker occurred. Shooting took place over a two-week period, during which Chris traveled to five different states to gather interviews and b-roll.
Following field production, Chris wrote the initial half-hour script and subsequent revisions. He then supervised the rough edit of the show at Medstar’s Allentown, PA location. Medstar is the production company for “Forensic Files.”
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Spring/Summer 2004. GREAT CARS!!
When Michael Rose Productions in California needed some help in the Midwest with several of their shows, they called on Benjamin Creative Productions.
Over the spring and summer, Chris directed a number of shoots at car shows and museums. Most of the footage was for the PBS series “Great Cars,” while other footage was used in the OLN series “Hot Rod TV.”
Chris and Janice Benjamin traveled to Indiana, Pennsylvania, Florida and South Carolina to gather interesting shots and interviews.
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Chris and crew on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats for Michael Rose Productions, California.
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Bill Schmitz and Chris Benjamin in Rochester, MN
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BENJAMIN CREATIVE CATCHES ELECTION FEVER
If you have a live production of any kind, Chris is the guy you want in control.
Chris spent much of the fall as an on-site producer of satellite media tours (SMTs) for the Kerry/Edwards campaign. Working with QRS Newmedia out of Washington, DC, Chris hit the campaign trail more than twenty times to sit in a satellite truck and produce the SMTs with broadcast outlets around the country. His calm, even manner quickly earned him a reputation as someone who can be counted on to respond to any situation and make it go as smoothly as possible.
Chris also on-site produced several SMTs for the Bush/Cheney effort.
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HAWAIIAN ADVENTURE
Chris teamed up with ex-Survivor and chef Keith Famie to produce a half-hour television show for Hawaii’s “Big Island Festival.” The focus was on food, but Famie and Benjamin managed to see a lot of the Big Island during their stay. Watch for the show on TV stations around the country.
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