Benjamin A Olsen
Out of Line Productions Creator/Producer
Portland, OR
Ben is a writer, photographer, drummer, filmmaker, documentarian, digital artist, but his 10,000 hours are in video editing. In television, he has worked in camera and production departments for Think Out Loud (PBS), Portlandia (IFC), and The Librarians (TNT). He has also worked on many music videos, indie shorts, and feature films including David Sedaris' C.O.G. (Focus Features).
In 2013, Ben was invited to the SXSW Film Festival with two CYOA (choose your own adventure) short films "Caretaker" and "Silver Star Mountain," that held over 3 million possible story combinations. He also participated as a speaker on the Collaborative Filmmaking panel.
Ben runs Out of Line Productions, a video production company specializing in music videos and creative work.