BEN BALSER
Media Production • Technical Training
any media for any medium
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CURRENT ENGAGEMENTS
- Livestream Producer at St. John’s UMC
- Producer of the “Neely UMC” and “Capital K9s” TV shows
- Lighting Designer at Ascension Community Theater
- Owner of FETCTH Training LLC
- Owner of Balser Properties LLC
SPECIALTIES
- Management Services
- Broadcast Production Services
- Audio Engineer
- FAA Licensed Commercial Drone Pilot
- Apple Certified Pro Apps Master Trainer
PAST ENGAGEMENTS
- Owner - Balser Productions
- VP of Production - WLFT TV and The Louisiana Film Channel
- Post-Production instructor LSU and Delgado College
- IT Project Manger/System Admin- Whole Foods, US Computers, Global Data, NCR
My experience over the past 25+ years includes crew management, teaching, voice over work, acting, audio engineering, lighting, music composition, videography, and television production.
Consulting, training, and production clients include:
Ochsner Hospital, Shell-Geismar, Louisiana Economic Development, Progressive Insurance, EF Educational Tours, Homeland Security, Southern Methodist University, Louisiana State University, Delgado College, Louisiana University Lafayette, Fox News, CNN, Discovery Channel, ComCast, WLAE-TV, Acadiana Open Channel, Deaf Talk Services, Burns & McDonnald Engineering, US Central Command, Future Media Concepts, Sterling Ledet & Associates, New Orleans Video Access Center, Go4Cast, Mac Consultants Inc, Johnson Community College, and Louisiana State University.
I’m an Apple Certified MasterTrainer.
Taught several professional seminars for the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Las Vegas, NV.
As a technical writer I created and wrote the weekly Edit Lab Report, created and wrote the monthly “Cut Lines” Final Cut column and product reviews for Event DV magazine for 5 years. Contributed to Louisiana Film & Video, WEVA International, VideoMaker, and Edit Well magazines.
I’ve created numerous video and written trainings for ArtBeats, macProVideo, VideoMaker, FilmmakingWebinars, and others.
I also founded and ran the Louisiana Cajun Cutters Final Cut Pro Users Group for 10 years.
- VP of Production for WLFT-TV and the Louisiana Film Channel.
- DIT for the “Colorado Extreme” reality TV show.
- Adjunct instructor for TV/film post-production at Louisiana State University’s Performing Arts Academy.
- Lead trainer for Louisiana State University’s Teen Filmmaking Bootcamp.
Consulting, training, and production clients include:
Ochsner Hospital, Shell-Geismar, Louisiana Economic Development, Progressive Insurance, EF Educational Tours, Homeland Security, Southern Methodist University, Louisiana State University, Delgado College, Louisiana University Lafayette, Fox News, CNN, Discovery Channel, ComCast, WLAE-TV, Acadiana Open Channel, Deaf Talk Services, Burns & McDonnald Engineering, US Central Command, Future Media Concepts, Sterling Ledet & Associates, New Orleans Video Access Center, Go4Cast, Mac Consultants Inc, Johnson Community College, and Louisiana State University.
I’m an Apple Certified MasterTrainer.
Taught several professional seminars for the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Las Vegas, NV.
As a technical writer I created and wrote the weekly Edit Lab Report, created and wrote the monthly “Cut Lines” Final Cut column and product reviews for Event DV magazine for 5 years. Contributed to Louisiana Film & Video, WEVA International, VideoMaker, and Edit Well magazines.
I’ve created numerous video and written trainings for ArtBeats, macProVideo, VideoMaker, FilmmakingWebinars, and others.
I also founded and ran the Louisiana Cajun Cutters Final Cut Pro Users Group for 10 years.
