Andrew Bennett

Commercial Photographer & Director. Founder of Bennett Creative video & animation agency in ATX. Featured by T-Mobile, Dell, Adobe, Indeed, Absolut Vodka & more

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

Need video content?
We make fun(ny) marketing videos.
Reach out today!
https://t.co/aFs089BL3W

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

Highly recommended for any business owner!
Visuals from @danmartel & YT: Productivity Game

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

When I lose 20 lbs of stress weight from being a dad of 3 and running a business...I won't post a shirtless photo...But there will be signs.

#weightlosstransformation #smallbusinessowner #dadbod

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AI experiment. Felt cute. Might delete later.

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

Should you ever work for free as a freelancer?
Yes—but only if it’s strategic.
You need 2 out of 3:

Good PEOPLE
Good PAY
Good PORTFOLIO work

Only 1? Proceed with caution.
None? Run.
All 3? Go all in.

#selfemployed #freelancer #creators

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BTS of our @BUZZBALLZ commercial photo shoot!

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@sujewafantastic The most accurate and insiteful analysis yet

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In just 10 days, we produced a $100k commercial featuring NBA star @JordanClarksons

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@guelphgirlchris This is fake. The original photographer is Evan Vucci. Check his feed to see the actual photo.

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@RichardAlbert @uaustinorg @RobertKennedyJr @ACLUTx @TexansforRFKJr @TheFIREorg @FreeSpeechAmer @BasedTexas @freespeechtv @SpeechUnion @ConstitutionCtr @UTexasLaw @COSProject Looking forward to it!

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

@MorningWire In Cabot’s defense, Ford CEO Jim Farley does look a lot like his cousin

[Ian Rowe @IanVRowe]

A primary source of today’s much discussed mental health “crisis” among young people, is immediate access to mobile devices and the toxic social media apps that typically accompany them.

That’s why each morning at arrival at Vertex Partnership Academies, our virtues-based, public charter high school in the Bronx, each student deposits ALL of their devices (e.g. cell phone, AirPods, smart watch, etc) into his or her personalized Yondr pouch.

That pouch is then locked by the school, and unlocked by the school at the end of the day.  When Vertex defeated the teacher’s union and opened in 2022, we allowed student access to cell phones during the day, trusting that kids would have the self control to turn them off or not use them. In retrospect, a bad move.

When we changed the policy for 2023-24, there was some initial student howling at the beginning of the year. But now, just a few weeks into the school year, it’s incredible how much less drama there is, how much less time students spend in the bathroom, how much less distraction there is and how much less time is spent by teachers futilely policing phones, AirPods, watches, etc that somehow find a way to be used by kids.

But more importantly, it’s incredible how much more focused the students are, and how much more calm the learning environment is. As far as we can tell, the kids not only don’t miss the devices. They also appreciate not having the peer pressure of having to deal with the typical nonsense that social media brings into their lives. We have created an oasis.

We are also teaching them that they can actually survive without the devices every minute of every day. And heaven forbid, they can actually have in person conversations, human to human!

As the great economist Thomas Sowell says, there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. One could argue that there are some limited benefits of allowing cell phone use during the day such as the ability for parents to reach their child or the ability for students to do research.

But if a parent or guardian calls, a school aide can immediately access their child. There are always practical solutions. The benefits of no devices far outweigh allowing any access during the day. These little details are how we are trying to build a strong, academically focused school culture.

Lessons learned from @JonHaidt @tombennett71 @Doug_Lemov @Miss_Snuffy @rpondiscio

For more on the consequences of excessive use of devices and social media by young people: https://t.co/YGN3D4xyPb @AEIeducation

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Behind the scenes of building 4 custom sets for an OLLY Vitamins commercial in Austin, Texas!

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Just do the @DaveRamsey course. It’s hard, but it works. My wife and I paid off $90,000 in student loans in 2 years, and we weren’t making attorney salaries.

[Alessandra Biaggi @Biaggi4NY]

In 2012, I graduated from Fordham Law School with $180,000 is student loan debt.

I’ve been paying loans for 11 years. Even paid two of them off completely.

In 2023, my balance is $206,000.

[Stability AI Japan @StabilityAI_JP]

Stable Diffusionを使ったコカ・コーラのCMがすごすぎる

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@TheCMOPodcast @TaiteGal @JimStengel @Mailchimp This was a great episode @TaiteGal . "People work on a challenge, but are driven by a mission," has me re-writing our mission statement this morning.

[Andrew Bennett @randrewbennett]

When I was a college student I thought I was busy. 

Then I got a full-time job and thought I was busy.

Then I started a business and thought I was busy.

Then I became a father and thought I was busy.

…Growing up just means growing more efficient with your time.

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Studies have shown that looking at the color teal will lower your stress level.

What I mean, is that I just studied this video and now let me show you our latest spot for @OLLYwellness !

This is one of a series of custom sets we built for their eComm commercials.

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How do you make an eComm video stand out on Amazon?
Build a pink monochromatic set.
Hire a great actress.
Throw in some motion graphics.
Keep it short and sweet.

#ecommerce #olly #videoproduction
#videomarketing #setdesign #pink

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@lapajaritalulu Hi Luz! Finley's told me you are no longer with them. Have you moved to a new barber shop?