Planning to produce his first film from scratch as a contingency plan if he didn't get into film school, Benjamin Wilkins spent the months between submitting his applications and learning if he'd been accepted, reading every book on independent film production he could get his hands on. In 2003, he was accepted into the University of Southern California's master program in Cinematic Arts. Craving real world application of his education, Ben worked with the head of the production program at USC to create a new thesis option whereby students prepare a feature film for financing and production. This thesis option is now a permanent part of the MFA curriculum. Ben's producing credits include award winning short films and nationally broadcast music videos and commercials, as well as web content for the Lexus sponsored site L-Studio. He was the first assistant director for the low-budget independent film Mr. Sadman in addition to several short films. He also made his directorial debut with zombie film Pretty Dead. Ben won the Entertainment Partners Producing Award in 2006.
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