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Being Weird is Ok? | Ben West | TEDxCulverCity

Ben West’s talk “Being Weird is Ok?” teaches us that being an outsider and can lead to unexpected opportunities. Embracing weirdness rather than conforming to the norm promotes creativity and marks a unique path to success. Ben West is an award winning filmmaker and the creative director at Academy Award winning studio Framestore. His seminal film 'FREAKS', described as Christopher Guest meets Chris Cunningham, took the internet by storm in 2008. The award winning 'FUGU & TAKO' followed, setting a new benchmark for digital characters in a truly original film which has just been expanded as a feature length graphic novel. His latest short film with Framestore Pictures, 'OTHERHALF,' continues the journey representing the evolution of this director's unique storytelling vision. Ben West Ben West is an award winning filmmaker and creative director. He has a Masters in directing, over 15 years experience in film, visual effects and design, worked on hundreds of commercials, television, features dark rides and virtual reality projects. He started his career as an Architect, studying at University of Technology Australia. As a designer with Cox Architects, Ben developed advanced techniques for filmmaking and Architectural design on many International projects including the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2015, Ben was featured by UNCUBE, CHAOS and the BBC as an expert in Architecture and filmmaking. He was also a studio advisor at University of California, Los Angeles, for the Suprastudio Architectural Masters programme. His recent work, a collaboration with architect Greg Lynn, is featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx