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art direction / digital art

My name is Ben Smith and I'm a Digital Artist living in Berkeley, CA. I like to make things. I work with the awesome folks at Remedy Editorial as an Art Director, helping to make videos for big events, social media campaigns, and everything in between.

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Direct ............ Edit ............ VFX ............ Animate ............ Art Direct ............ Etc ........... 01 YEARN

During an earthquake, two statues in an art museum finally hook up – defying the laws of religion, society, and physics.

Read more2025 
Short Film




02 “DON’T GIVE UP” - TANUKICHAN

Hand-drawn filters over AI backgrounds. 


Read more2022 
Music Video
Edit / VFX

03 “UNFORGIVING BLUES” - SONNTAG 

A 3D karaoke-style extravaganza for Sonntag’s “Unforgiving Blues”. 
 

Read more2018 
Music Video
Co-Direct / Animate



04 “THE BORDER” - ASTRONAUTS, ETC.

“The border is vanishing at the corners.” I edited this video and composited the recursive TV screens.

Read more2018
Music Video
Edit / VFX

05 “ALWAYS” - MADELINE KENNEY 

A colorful video about control and camouflage in the entertainment industry. Digital paint and projections reflect an inner monologue as performers glare right back at the viewer.  

Read more2017 
Music Video
Co-Direct / VFX




06 “PRISM“ - J.E. SUNDE

“The waters that are rising, soon arriving at our doorstep... I thought we’d be further along.” I was fortunate enough to help create this lyric video for the unparalleled lyricist J.E. Sunde. 

Read more2017 
Music Video
Co-Direct / VFX




07 “LET ME GET THERE” - HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS

A somber, dreamlike music video incorporating a series of stylized clay heads and inspired by the visual aesthetic of Maya Deren.  

Read more2016 
Music Video
Co-Direct / VFX




08 “WHY” - LES SINS

Happy accidents are hard to come by in digital art. In order to capture some, we leaned into every mistake, artifact, and technical error that we could conjure up to create this chaotic, tongue-in-cheek video.

Read more2014 
Music Video
Direct / Animate




09 “I’M LESS HERE” - MAZZY STAR 

A dreamy, psychedelic music video made up of ethereal footage and hypnotic overlays.

Read more2014 
Music Video
Edit




10 “YOUTH“ - THE LAWLANDS 

Over a decade ago, friends who can't skate (at all) made a skate video. We were mourning our lost youth without realizing that we still had it.

Read more2013 
Music Video




11 “MYSTERY COLORS” - ASTRONAUTS, ETC.

Space can be a lonely place. Created in two weeks after a particularly inspiring viewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Read more2012 
Music Video






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