About

Ten-Four Films was the brainchild of Ben Wyman during his college years. Originally launched as a blog in 2004 in order to do film reviews and critical commentary (and, as it turned out, futz around a lot and complain about things), it eventually became the home of a number of his videos. As the media portion of the blog expanded and his work began to be spread over several different video sites, he launched this site in late 2009 in order to keep all of his work in one place.

The Resume Version

Ben attended Asbury College in Kentucky and graduated with honors from their Media Communications program with a triple emphasis in Film, Production, and Performance. He received a number of academic honors for his work in the department, including both Radio Producer of the Year and Television/Film Production of the Year. For the latter award, he was the first student in school history to have two of his projects tie for first prize, and he ended up splitting the award - with himself. At the inaugural Highbridge Film Festival, he took a number of honors, including Best Picture, Best Drama, and Audience Favorite. 

In 2005, Ben was the only solo male student selected to receive the Asbury Initiative, a program designed to fund intensive mission work. He spent the summer working at a struggling rural orphanage in Beius, Romania. Later that year, he attended the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, where he was one of eight students selected for the directing program. He interned at Scott Free Films, famed directors Ridley and Tony Scott's production company, during production of motion pictures A Good Year and Deja Vu, as well as number of other Scott Free films including Tristan + Isolde, Domino, and In Her Shoes. Upon his return to Asbury, he was selected for employment by the Torino Olympic Broadcasting Organization (TOBO) as a camera assistant at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.

After graduating in 2006, Ben was hired by an 8,000 member church in The Woodlands, Texas as their chief video producer. His work there has received a Gold Addy, been nominated for a Covenant Award, and been broadcast on both TBN and GMC. He remains in ministry there, serving on the Worship Planning board and producing more than 150 videos per year for the church and its ministries. 

The Normal Version

Ben grew up as the second of four brothers in southern New Hampshire, and, when September rolls around and the trees fail to turn vibrant colors, he misses it dearly. He remains somewhat surprised to find himself living just outside of Houston in the sweltering heat, and more surprised still to discover he's grown fond of both city and state. 

He grew up without a television (since there were - sigh - "better things to do"), so film and media always held a mystical appeal for him. He eventually chose it as a major, since it sounded like fun.

Ben is a proud Christian, a longtime Boston sports fan, an indie music fanatic, and he's famous for having no luck at all. He's completely helpless around a $5 DVD rack and can't ever seem to find a way to unclutter his DVR.