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Ben Rock is an American film and theatre director, based in Los Angeles. Rock's career was launched when he served as production designer on the independent sensation ''The Blair Witch Project'' made by fellow University of Central Florida graduates Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez, Greggory R. Hale, Robin Cowie and Michael Monello.〔(Ben Rock Breaths Life into Baal )〕 Rock created the infamous "stick man" symbol that became synonymous with the hit film. == Biography == Following the success of ''Blair Witch'', Rock wrote three and directed two television specials in the mocumentary format, Curse of the Blair Witch〔("Curse of the Blair Witch" )〕 (which Rock served as writer), and (''The Burkittsville 7'' ) and (''Shadow of the Blair Witch'' ), which Rock wrote, produced, and directed promoting the release of the sequel, ''Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2'' that many deemed better than the film itself. He frequently directs TV or viral internet projects that are considered "Branded Content" or are somehow a part of marketing, including The B.P.R.D. Declassified,〔(''The B.P.R.D. Declassified'' )〕 a marketing project for the ''Hellboy'' movie that aired on FX Networks and a series of short action films for Audi's online campaign The Art of the Heist, a series of viral internet videos for "The 4400" and "True Blood". Rock's first feature film as a director, ''Alien Raiders'', was released by Warner Home Video and Raw Feed in February 2009. The film stars Carlos Bernard, Rockmond Dunbar, and Mathew St. Patrick and is produced by Daniel Myrick, John Shiban and Tony Krantz.〔('Alien Raiders' Director Heads to the Stage with 'Baal' )〕 He is also the director of the award-winning short films The Perfect Candidate〔(''The Perfect Candidate'' )〕 by frequent collaborator Jenelle Riley, The Meeting,〔(''The Meeting'' )〕 Hate of Date,〔(''Hate or Date'' )〕 and Conversations,〔(''Conversations'' )〕 starring Curtis Armstrong. Rock worked as a makeup artist (special effects and regular) before pursuing directing. During this time, he worked with Catherine Keener, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Charles Napier, and Leo Rossi. He often participates in Instant Films, a 48 hour filmmaking challenge. He worked as a projectionist for the Florida Film Festival and the Enzian Theater from 1996–1999, before relocating to Los Angeles. Rock was also an Associate Editor for the independent filmmaking magazine Action and a contributing writer at ''Backstage'' and ''Creative Screenwriting'' magazines. In 2010, he returned to theater to direct Baal, the very first play written by famed playwright Bertolt Brecht,〔(Exclusive: Ben Rock and Gregory Sims Talk Bringing Baal to Life )〕 and again in 2012 to direct William Shakespeare's Richard III.〔(Richard III at Sacred Fools Theater Company )〕 Both plays were produced at Los Angeles' Sacred Fools Theater Company, where Rock is a member.〔(Members of Sacred Fools Theater Company )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Rock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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