Benedict Spence

Benedict Spence
Nationality	British
Occupation	Cinematographer/director of photography
Website	www.benedictspence.com

Benedict Spence is an English cinematographer and director of photography. He has worked on a number of television series including Witless , ^[1] In My Skin , GameFace ^[2] and The End of the F***ing World . ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Spence began his career in factual entertainment, shooting programmes for the BBC, MTV and Sky. He has shot music videos for artists such as Beth Ditto ^[5] and Leona Lewis, ^{[6] [7]} and TV commercials for clients such as Sony, Carphone Warehouse and Asda. His credits also include steadicam operating on The Inbetweeners Movie and camera supervisor on Sky Living's The Face with Naomi Campbell. ^[8]

Spence was cinematographer on The Blue Door, ^[9] nominated by BAFTA for the Best British Short in 2019, ^[10] and has worked on all five episodes of the BATFA award-winning In My Skin . ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Selected filmography

Mister Winner (TV Series) (6 episodes) ^[14]

• - The Stag Do (2020)
• - The Package (2020)
• - The Interview (2020)
• - The Decorating Job (2020)
• - The Piano (2020)
• - Episode #1.6

In My Skin (TV series) (5 episodes)

• - 5 (2020)
• - 4 (2020)
• - 3 (2020)
• - 2 (2020)
• - Pilot (2020)

The End of the F***ing World (TV series) (4 episodes)

• - Episode #2.2 (2019)
• - Episode #2.1 (2019)
• - Episode #2.4 (2019)
• - Episode #2.3 (2019)

Witness (TV series) (11 episodes, 2016 - 2018) (director of photography - 4 episodes, 2016)

• - Episode #3.5 (2018)
• - Episode #3.4 (2018)
• - Episode #3.3 (2018)
• - Episode #3.2 (2018)
• - Episode #3.1 (2018)
• - Episode #2.5 (2017)
• - Episode #2.4 (2017)
• - Episode #2.3 (2017)
• - Episode #2.2 (2017)
• - Episode #2.1 (2017)
• - Episode #1.5 (2016)
• - Episode #1.4 (2016)
• - Episode #1.3 (2016)
• - Episode #1.2 (2016)
• - Episode #1.1 (2016)

The Blue Door (Short) ^[15]

GameFace (TV series) (6 episodes)

• - Conch (2017)
• - Skint (2017)
• - Spider (2017)
• - Onion (2017)
• - Wild (2017)
• - Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar (2017)

The Face (TV series) (director of photography as Ben Spence - 16 episodes)

• - Week Eight (2013)
• - The Final (2013)
• - Week Seven (2013)
• - The Semi-Final (2013)
• - Week Six (2013)
• - Meet the Press (2013)
• - Week Five (2013)
• - The AD Campaign (2013)
• - Week Four (2013)
• - The Lingerie Shoot (2013)
• - Week Three (2013)
• - The Catwalk Show (2013)
• - Week Two (2013)
• - The Magazine Shoot (2013)
• - Week One (2013)
• - The Casting Call (2013)

References

1. "Low-budget shooting on BBC Comedy Witless". British Cinematographer. 28 July 2017.
2. "Get your face on". Definition Magazine.
3. "Lenspire". lenspire.zeiss.com.
4. "Bringing a New Perspective to "End of the F***ing World" Season 2". INDIE Shooter. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021.
5. "Beth Ditto - I Wrote The Book". www.benedictspence.com.
6. "S+O Media". Somedia.tv.
7. "Leona Lewis - One More Sleep". www.benedictspence.com.
8. "'The End of The F***ing World's Lucy Forbes On How The Dark Comedy Drama Has Been A Catalyst For Young Female Directors". Deadline Hollywood. 13 November 2019.
9. "The Blue Door". IMDb.
10. "BAFTA Shorts 2019". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . 16 January 2019.
11. "2019 Cymru Television Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
12. "BBC In My Skin". Shotoncooke.com.
13. "Post-production uncovered: In My Skin (BBC3)". Broadcast .
14. "Mister Winner". IMDb.
15. "The Blue Door". IMDb.