HOLOFONIC.COM is the domain of Ben Stokes. Stokes projects include:

Mission Control Visuals, Ben Stokes, DHS, Tino Corp, Meat Beat Manifesto ....

Resume July 2011

Ben Stokes: Director, Designer, Animator, Multi-Media Artist, Sound & Music etc.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Blowing people's minds.
Recent Projects as Director/Designer:

NASA PSA "Holograph" Featuring Mos Def & Astronaut Leland Melvin, 2009, Director.
Heineken Distributers Convention spot. Director, Designer, Cinematographer.
CO2 Cube visuals, 2009, Designer, Cinematographer.
Latin Revenge (music Video) Azeem 2009, Director, animator.
Gun Fight (music video) for the Mighty Underdogs. 2008, Director & animator.

Recent Tours
Shadowsphere 2010-2011
Meat Beat Manifesto Tour 2010-2011
The Hard Sell Tour - 2008-2009
Hard Sell show at the Hollywood Bowl.

Music videos as Director (partial list)
Public Enemy - "Night Train"
De La Soul - "Saturdays"
DJ Shadow - "Walkie Talkie"
The Orb - "DJ Asylum"(BDA Gold Winner), "Toxygenes"
Meat Beat Manifesto - "Helter Skelter", "Asbestos Lead Asbestos" "Edge of No Control" "Fromage"
Josh Wink - "Are U There?"
Nine Inch Nails - "Head Like a Hole"(editor), "Down in It"(Director)
Ministry - "Flashback, Stigmata,

Commercials & Broadcast Design (as Director):
Tech TV - Two spots
MTV - Music video awards packaging '06
M2 - Promo IDs "Drag", "Drop" (BDA Gold Winner)
Howard Stern - E Entertainment show open & packaging
Levis - "Butterman"

Employment:

Obscura Digital (Freelance director) 2009-2010
Mekanism - June 2008, 2009 Carles Schwab.
The Orphanage Jan - April '07 Compositor - Pirates of the Carribean 3. July-Nov. '06 Compositor - Mimzy
Linc. Design June '06 Motion Graphics - Mervyns
Radium Sept '05 Motion Graphics - Oracle
Tino Corp. Records 99-present Owner, Artist & Founder.
H-Gun Labs 89 -01 Owner, Director & Founder.

Awards:
BDA Gold for "DJ Asylum", BDA Gold for "Drag", BDA Silver for "Helter Skelter",
Monitor Award for "DJ Asylum" & Audience Choice Award at Res Fest for "Walkie Talkie"

Other:
Authored a Chapter for the After Effects Magic book series; "Virtual Sets" New Riders Publishing
Teacher at Film Arts Foundation on After Effects

Skill Set: After Effects, Final Cut, Maya 3D Studio Max, Pro Tools, Abelton Live, & good old fashioned production: cinematographer, producer, animation director.

Contact: holofonic@gmail.com