Ben Derico is a Bay-Area Video Journalist & Cinematographer
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CAMERA
Sony FS7 MKI Super35 Camera
Sony A7s MKII 35MM Mirrorless
Canon C100 MKI Super35 Camera
LENSES
Canon L 35mm F/2 IS
Canon L 50mm F/1.2
Canon L 24-105mm F/4 IS
Canon L 70-200mm F/2.8 IS
Metabones EF-E Speedbooster
AUDIO
RODE NTG 4+ Shotgun Mic
Sony URX-P2 Wireless Lav
Zoom H4n Field Recorder
SUPPORT
Manfrotto Fluid Head Tripod
Manfrotto Fluid Head Monopod
Atomos Ninja V+ Monitor/Recorder
Hi! Nice to meet you.
I’m Ben Derico— a journalist and documentarian in San Francisco. I currently work as a Video Journalist & Producer with BBC News where I focus on stories at the intersection of Art and Technology. I’ve also produced for CNN, The Washington Post, and Público, Portugal’s largest newspaper, as well.
In 2022, I completed my master’s at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism after working for a decade as a commercial producer. My thesis documentary Hasta la última gota, following the fight for water and a new constitution in Chile, was published in The Intercept. The film also screened at the Mill Valley and Banff Mountain Film Festivals.
My work includes news segments, explainers, and mini documentaries
I work in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Education
University of California - Berkeley
Master's of Journalism
2022
Loyola University Chicago
B.A. Digital Film & Media Studies
2011
University of Porto - Portugal
Portuguese Language Certificate - B1
2021
University of Madrid - Complutense
Spanish Language Certificate - C1
2010
