Ben Smithard's guest appearances

Ben Smithard

Spoiler Alert Radio

Creative Principles

Jane Eyre

Jon Alpert

Adriano Goldman

Aron Gaudet

Gita Pullapilly

Andrew Ahn

Phedon Papamichael

Sam Levy

Jennifer Lopez

Chris Redd

John Butler

David Letterman

Hans Zimmer

Patrick Smith

Susan Johnson

OwlTail

Ben Smithard spent his childhood watching movies. When he decided to enter the business, he made his way into Cinematography with commercials and music videos. He struggled, but eventually made his way into TV and film, with credits including ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin,’ ‘Blinded by the Light,’ and ‘Downton Abbey.’In this interview, Smithard talks about research before meeting the director, how he uses paintings to describe the hypothetical look of film, what it means to “refine ideas” during pre-production, why storyboarding isn’t always necessary, how he collaborated with Costume Designer Anna Robbins (Episode 175), the unique visual differences between the PBS series and the film, and how the industry has changed with excessive special effects. If you enjoyed this interview, join thousands of viewers for the new YouTube series, Creative Principles, which dissects new films, series, and more: bit.ly/2FARJz5

Ben Smithard spent his childhood watching movies. When he decided to enter the business, he made his way into Cinematography with commercials and music videos. He struggled, but eventually made his way into TV and film, with credits including ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin,’ ‘Blinded by the Light,’ and ‘Downton Abbey.’ In this interview, Smithard talks about research before meeting the director, how he uses paintings to describe the hypothetical look of film, what it means to “refine ideas” during pre-production, why storyboarding isn’t always necessary, how he collaborated with Costume Designer Anna Robbins (Episode 175), the unique visual differences between the PBS series and the film, and how the industry has changed with excessive special effects. If you enjoyed this interview, join thousands of viewers for the new YouTube series, Creative Principles, which dissects new films, series, and more: <a href="http://bit.ly/2FARJz5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/2FARJz5</a>

Ep181 - Ben Smithard, Cinematographer ‘Downton Abbey’ & ‘Blinded by the Light’

Ben has worked in still photography, commercials, and music videos, in addition to television and film.  Ben's projects for television include the series Vincent, The Trip, The Dresser, and Cranford, for which he won a cinematography Emmy.  His feature film work includes such acclaimed films as The Damned United, My Week with Marilyn, and Belle.  Ben's most recent work includes the author biopics Goodbye Christopher Robin about A. A. Milne and The Man Who Invented Christmas about Charles Dickens.

<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810430" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ben</a> has worked in still photography, commercials, and music videos, in addition to television and film. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810430" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ben's</a> projects for television include the series <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467742" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vincent</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1698441" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Trip</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4247618" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Dresser</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974077" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cranford</a>, for which he won a cinematography <a href="https://www.emmys.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Emmy</a>. His feature film work includes such acclaimed films as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226271" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Damned United</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1655420" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">My Week with Marilyn</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404181" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Belle</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810430" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ben's</a> most recent work includes the author biopics <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1653665" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Goodbye Christopher Robin</a> about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A. A. Milne</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Man Who Invented Christmas</a> about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Dickens</a>.

Ben Smithard - Director of Photography - The Damned United, My Week with Marilyn, Goodbye Christopher Robin, and The Man Who Invented Christmas