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Ben Avchen Film Reel
My most up to date film reel.
2025
The Buzz in Ben Official Trailer
April 2025
The trailer to my first official feature film, a documentary I decided to call "The Buzz in Ben", which is not only an omage to my username BuzzNBen, but a title I consider to be significant because of all the "buzz" that goes on in my brain.
This is a documentary about my life growing up on the autism spectrum and how exactly it has impacted my life! From being completely unable to speak at age 2 to being able to effectively communicate and express myself as an adult, this film highlights my perspective on what it has meant to me to be on the autism spectrum while breaking the stigmas surrounding it.
2024
Treats for Toonces (Short Film for Easterseals Disability Film Challenge)
April 2025
After Ben gives his cat Toonces the taste of new treats, Toonces becomes addicted and pesters his owner to no end while Ben insists he got plenty. Will Ben resist his cats consistent nagging or give in to the pressure of feeding his cat more?!
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This was a film I made for the 11th annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge where we had to make a 1-5 minute "Buddy comedy". I had the idea to film me and my cat which resulted in this.
April 2024
2023
BuzzNBen 1000 Subscribers Special
A significant milestone celebration video to commemorate my YouTube channel reaching over 1000 subscribers.
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This video features unreleased videos I never uploaded before.
December 2023
The Mario and Luigi Iceberg
November 2023
A YouTube "iceberg" video is a video covering a specific topic where the further down you go, the more obscure facts you learn about said topic.
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This topic I made about a video game series I love. The Mario and Luigi RPG spinoff games. This was a behemoth to edit, but I think it turned out fantastic. It quickly became the most viewed video on my YouTube channel.
2022
The Buzzy Bee Show: Buzzy's Christmas Story Remastered
December 2022
Buzzy's Christmas Special is an old animation of mine way back in 2010.
12 years later, I remastered it with new music and sound effects.
Jonas Evant's California Visit Vlog 2022
September 2022
A special half hour vlog filmed when my buddy Jonas Evant visited California and I got to meet him for the first time after knowing him online over a decade.
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These are the adventures we had.
Buzzy Bee Shorts: Earth Day PSA (Remake)
April 2022
A remake of a video PSA project I made back in 2012 for Earth Day starring the characters of Buzzy.
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This demonstrates how far I've come with the designs of the characters and animation.
2021
Ability Life Solutions Teaser Trailer
October 2021
A teaser video I edited for Abilitylifesolutions.com, a resource center for parents and those with autism.
I did the editing for this video here and visual effects graphics for another video on their website.
2020
The Buzzy Bee Show Season 1 Bloopers & Outtakes
May 2020
A blooper and outtake compilation from my animated cartoon series: The Buzzy Bee Show.
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This is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first episode uploaded to YouTube back on May 2nd, 2010.
2019
BuzzNBen YouTube Channel 10 Year Anniversary
A celebration video celebrating the 10th anniversary of my YouTube channel. From starting off making videos with Windows Movie Maker, this channel has truly been through alot these past 10 years. I've evolved so much as a filmmaker and for this anniversary, I wanted to make a video on how I got to where I am now.
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This video showcases past work not released before.
June 2019
Spec Labs El Rey Record Show Teaser
January 2019
Spectrum Laboratory hosted a musical extravaganza for artists on the autism spectrum that was performed at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.
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This is a teaser video I edited for Spectrum Laboratory's Facebook page.
2018
Ben Avchen's The Birds (Parody)
December 2018
A fun video I filmed and edited after I saw a ton of crows. I couldn't help but think of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as they flew all around me. Because of it, I was inspired to make my own rendition.
Spectrum Laboratory and Atypical Casting Session
A collaboration between Netflix's "Atypical" and Spectrum Laboratory, helping to pave the way for actors on the autism spectrum.
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Edited a video promoting Netflix’s Atypical and Spectrum Laboratory.
September 2018
Joey Travolta and Inclusion Film Camps West Hills Screening
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May 2018
Edited a video about a screening that took place during Joey Travolta's Inclusion Film Camps.
"Big Big Heart" Original Music Video
May 2018
"Big Big Heart" is an original music video produced by Spectrum Laboratory and performed by autistic singer Chelsea Cathcart.
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This was a wonderful little video I edited together for Spectrum Laboratory's annual "Spec Fest" event, which empowers those on the autism spectrum.
CHIME INSTITUTE Promotional Video
April 2018
A collaboration between CHIME Academy and Spectrum Laboratory. This is a promotional video I edited for them.
2017
Evil Buzzy and the Soup Store
Dr. Stingy Bee calls upon Evil Buzzy #2 on his cell phone to ask him for a favor, but what results is nothing more than frustration, yelling, and soup.
This was an animation I produced based off of a parody of the soup store scene from Code MENT Episode 16 by Purple Eyes. It took quite some time to make, but I feel it turned out quite nicely.
December 2017
A Little Faith
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A Little Faith, a short film by Caroline Partyka that I edited and color corrected. It was the first short film I ever exported in full 4K.
December 2017
Bates Final Showdown
November 2017
A video I helped direct and edit with Anthony Bates for Columbia College Hollywood's 48 Hour Film Challenge where participants are given a prompt and must make a film within 48 hours.
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Anthony has had his final straw with fighting inanimate objects. So for his last one, he fights none other than himself. It's actually pretty epic and we had alot of fun making it.
Picaphagia
Picaphagia is a comedic short film about 5 disorderly people who attend a support group for people with Picaphagia, meaning to eat food off the floor.
It's a film I wrote, directed, and edited for my Directing 1 class.
June 2017
The Bulls from Hell
The Bulls from Hell is a short film directed by Anthony Bates. We filmed this one in North Hollywood on a $500 budget one I believe to be Anthony's most ambitious. Also one of the darkest films I've edited.
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Five prison inmates have an opportunity presented by their current warden to get time off their prison sentences. However, what they don't realize is that where they will be going next is run by the world's most dangerous criminals.
May 2017
2016
Royal vs Simi Game 2016 Trailer
This is a trailer I edited leading up to the hyped Royal vs Simi cross town rivalry football game, showing off the previous football games from 2015, 2014, and the beloved 2013 game.
November 2016
The Royal Footloose
This was a music video I made for my Editing Genres class. The purpose of the assignment was to create a music video telling a story. This inspired me to tell the story about how dancing was banned where I went to high school. I took stock footage from a lot of my past projects, videos of us dancing, and I even found vine posts of footage I have never seen of us before.
October 2016
Just a bit Buzzzy
July 2016
This was a little short animation I made using Toon Boom Harmony. It is a parody based off of a video called "Just a bit Crazy" by Eddsworld.
The Anti-Vertical Video Man
This is a short video I made for my Principles of Production class at Columbia College Hollywood. It was the first video I ever edited using Avid Media Composer.
March 2016
2015
Basketball Battle
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Basketball Battle is a short film I wrote, directed, and edited for my Film Television Media Camera Production class at Moorpark College.
April 2015
Moorpark College - Lost and Found PSA
A Public Service Announcement about Moorpark College's Lost and Found I edited for my Film Television Media Camera Production class.
March 2015
William Shapesphere's Cross Calamity
William Shapesphere (yes, Shapesphere) a local tourist, decides to claim the top of a hill. But in order to make it his, he must destroy a piece of it's property, the cross on the hill. Why does he need to destroy this cross? The world may never know.
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This was a video collaboration with Jeremy Hall.
February 2015
2014
The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away is the 2nd short film I have done. The project was started late September 2014 and finished November 2014.
In the suburban city of Sunnydale, two secret agents named Jack and Charlie are called and given a job to track down a dangerous terrorist who is disguised as a college professor who poses a threat to a community college.
November 2014
THIS IS IT - Senior Memories
THIS IS IT is one of the first short films I made and yet is still a classic favorite of mine! I poured alot into the making of this film a month before I graduated high school, sharing my experiences in the form of an 11 minute short film back in 2014.
June 2014
The Promposal 2014
My high school promposal had to be great for I keep my standards high. This was a video 8 months in planning and I knew exactly what my vision was. With the help of some friends, we filmed this in 3 days. Even though the edit was done, the whole thing had to tie together in real life where as this video was playing, I'd walk into the classroom at the exact cue. This is The Promposal.
May 2014
Group Meeting: Eating Food Off the Floor
Group Meeting: Eating Food Off the Floor is an old demand film I edited for my Advanced Video Production class.
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A group of people have a meeting to discuss their obsessions with a rare eating disorder of eating food off the floor.
April 2014
Teen vs Cow
Five teenagers find themselves lost in a California national park with very little supplies on them and no food.
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This video was shot originally as a casual vlog during mountain bike season when I was on the mountain bike team in high school. We came across a cow and the rest was history. I decided to use my editing skills to turn this into a narrative.
April 2014
MALFUNCTION
MALFUNCTION is an old demand video I edited for my Advanced Video Production class.
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Mark, a high school student, breaks a school computer that malfunctions right in front of him. To avoid getting in trouble, he attempts to fix the computer.
February 2014
They Don't Care About Us (MJ Tribute Video)
January 2014
A Tribute Music Video to Michael Jackson's They Don't Care About Us that I edited.
This video was directed by Efren Balam, a talented dancer and Michael Jackson enthusiast.
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