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Name: Ben Miller
Number: 213-447-7719
Site: http://www.mrdigitech.com
Teching Since: 2002
Current passport: Yes, I speak fluent Mandarin Chinese, travel Spanish and French. Have been to 20+ Countries, 35+ US states.
Do you have a location workstation? Yes, a Custom mobile shoot cart with advanced sun shade and the latest Mac Pro. Wireless iPad tethering, internet access / wifi, printing, and instant online gallery included. iMac or tripod based MacBook Pro setup also available for shoots that require extreme mobility.
Do field retouching? Yes. Compositing, skin retouching, color treatments, liquify, grain, or anything else...
Do you feel comfortable retouching while people watch? Of course. Especially comfortable if they give me a back rub while they watch 
. And touch the screen all you want!
Have a lot of experience work on location? Tons. See my website for on-set photos and final images from recent shoots.
Are you an expert at troubleshooting operating systems, calibrating monitors, setting up a network, automated backups, file formats, servers, raids, scripting? Yes, all of this. I have done shoots where I was running 7 computers, 2 printers, and 2 projection screens all networked together with automated backup and custom scripts.
What raw processor do you prefer? Adobe Camera RAW. Use Capture One and Lightroom all the time too.
Special Skills Fun and likeable enough to have on set, responsible and detail oriented enough to protect your workflow and solve problems before they happen. Young and energetic. Video. Very experienced shooting and editing HD, using my 5d Mark II or 7d HDSLR. I am also a very experienced 1st assistant, and sometimes serve as both digitech and 1st on smaller shoots. I know a lot of great crew folks. Call me and I can line up everything for you - computer, camera, lighting etc. I know Canon, Contax, Hasselblad, Leaf, Leica, Mamiya, Nikon, and Phase One gear- inside and out.
