{"id":6,"date":"2026-10-07T12:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benhyde.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:17:20","slug":"6-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benhyde.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Hyde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--\nBENHYDE.COM HOMEPAGE \u2014 WORDPRESS CUSTOM HTML BLOCK\n\nSuggested SEO title:\nBen Hyde | Commercial Editor, Writer & 25 Years Later Contributor\n\nSuggested meta description:\nBen Hyde is a Los Angeles-based commercial editor whose work spans national campaigns, television production and writing for 25 Years Later.\n\nSet this page as the WordPress homepage after publishing.\n-->\n\n<style>\n\/* =========================================================\n   WORDPRESS \/ THEME OVERRIDES\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\nhtml,\nbody {\n    margin: 0 !important;\n    padding: 0 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class=\"bh-home\">\n\n    <!-- NAV -->\n    <header class=\"bh-nav\">\n        <div class=\"bh-shell bh-nav-inner\">\n\n            <a class=\"bh-brand\" href=\"\/\">\n                Ben <span>Hyde<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n\n            <nav class=\"bh-menu\" aria-label=\"Homepage navigation\">\n                <a href=\"#about\">About<\/a>\n                <a href=\"#editing\">Editing<\/a>\n                <a href=\"#25yl\">25 Years Later<\/a>\n                <a href=\"#writing\">Writing<\/a>\n                <a href=\"#profiles\">Profiles<\/a>\n            <\/nav>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    <!-- HERO -->\n    <section class=\"bh-hero\">\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell bh-hero-grid\">\n\n            <div>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-kicker\">\n                    Commercial Editor \u00b7 Screen Production \u00b7 Writer\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h1>\n                    Ben\n                    <span>Hyde<\/span>\n                <\/h1>\n\n                <p class=\"bh-hero-copy\">\n                    A Los Angeles-based commercial editor working across\n                    national campaigns, branded films and entertainment \u2014\n                    with a parallel body of writing and interviews for\n                    25 Years Later.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-actions\">\n\n                    <a\n                        class=\"bh-btn bh-btn-primary\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.benhyde.tv\/\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                        rel=\"noopener\"\n                    >\n                        View commercial work\n                    <\/a>\n\n                    <a\n                        class=\"bh-btn bh-btn-secondary\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4725621\/\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                        rel=\"noopener\"\n                    >\n                        IMDb profile\n                    <\/a>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <aside class=\"bh-profile-card\">\n\n                <h2>\n                    Editing stories into shape.\n                <\/h2>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-profile-sub\">\n                    Commercial, entertainment and editorial work.\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-profile-row\">\n\n                    <strong>\n                        Based\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        Los Angeles, California\n                    <\/span>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-profile-row\">\n\n                    <strong>\n                        Primary craft\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        Commercial editing and brand storytelling\n                    <\/span>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-profile-row\">\n\n                    <strong>\n                        Portfolio\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        National campaigns, social films and television work\n                    <\/span>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"bh-profile-row\">\n\n                    <strong>\n                        Editorial\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        Interviews, features and guides for 25 Years Later\n                    <\/span>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/aside>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- ABOUT -->\n    <section\n        class=\"bh-section bh-section-paper\"\n        id=\"about\"\n    >\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <div class=\"bh-label\">\n                About Ben\n            <\/div>\n\n            <h2 class=\"bh-title\">\n                Storytelling starts long before the final cut.\n            <\/h2>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-story-grid\">\n\n                <div class=\"bh-story-mark\">\n                    The best edit is not simply shorter. It makes the idea clearer.\n                <\/div>\n\n\n                <div class=\"bh-copy\">\n\n                    <p>\n                        Ben Hyde works at the point where performance, rhythm,\n                        story and brand identity meet. His professional portfolio\n                        presents him as a commercial editor, with work spanning\n                        national campaigns, social content, television specials\n                        and branded films.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        His commercial work includes projects associated with\n                        brands and productions such as Heineken,\n                        <em>McEnroe vs McEnroe<\/em>, OGX x Demi Lovato,\n                        Mookie Betts x <em>The Accountant 2<\/em>,\n                        Finish Ultimate and Chameleon Coffee.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        The common thread is editorial judgement: finding the\n                        strongest performance, establishing pace, protecting the\n                        idea and shaping individual pieces of footage into a\n                        finished story that feels intentional.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Hyde&#8217;s wider screen experience also reaches beyond\n                        commercial post-production. IMDb records additional-crew\n                        work on television, including credits connected to\n                        <em>New Girl<\/em> in 2016.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- COMMERCIAL EDITING -->\n    <section\n        class=\"bh-section bh-section-dark\"\n        id=\"editing\"\n    >\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <div class=\"bh-label\">\n                Commercial editing\n            <\/div>\n\n            <h2 class=\"bh-title\">\n                Campaigns, culture and the cut between them.\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"bh-lead\">\n                Hyde&#8217;s portfolio at BenHyde.tv shows work across global brands,\n                entertainment, sports and lifestyle campaigns.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-work-grid\">\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Brand film\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Heineken\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        \u201cFans Have More Friends\u201d appears among Hyde&#8217;s selected\n                        commercial editing work.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Television special\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        McEnroe vs McEnroe\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        A sports and technology television project included in\n                        Hyde&#8217;s commercial reel and selected work.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Beauty\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        OGX x Demi Lovato\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Celebrity-led brand work combining performance,\n                        product and campaign storytelling.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Entertainment\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Mookie Betts x The Accountant 2\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Branded entertainment connecting professional sport\n                        with a major film release.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Campaign\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Finish Ultimate\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        \u201cVolcano\u201d is featured among Hyde&#8217;s current portfolio\n                        selections.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n\n                <article class=\"bh-work-card\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Multi-city campaign\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Chameleon Coffee\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Campaign work spanning a wider brand system rather than\n                        a single isolated film.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/article>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-imdb\">\n\n                <div>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Screen-production experience\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Alongside commercial post-production, Hyde has an IMDb\n                        profile documenting screen-production credits. That\n                        background adds another layer to his work as an editor:\n                        an understanding of how productions are built before\n                        footage ever reaches the timeline.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n\n                <div class=\"bh-imdb-actions\">\n\n                    <a\n                        class=\"bh-btn bh-btn-primary\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4725621\/\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                        rel=\"noopener\"\n                    >\n                        View Ben Hyde on IMDb\n                    <\/a>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- 25YL -->\n    <section\n        class=\"bh-section bh-section-soft\"\n        id=\"25yl\"\n    >\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <div class=\"bh-label\">\n                25 Years Later\n            <\/div>\n\n            <h2 class=\"bh-title\">\n                The editorial side of the same storytelling instinct.\n            <\/h2>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-25-grid\">\n\n                <div class=\"bh-25-copy\">\n\n                    <p>\n                        Ben Hyde&#8217;s connection with\n                        <strong>25 Years Later<\/strong> adds a second form of\n                        editing to his work: not cutting pictures, but shaping\n                        conversations, arguments and information on the page.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        His bylines stretch back to the site&#8217;s earlier editorial\n                        years. In 2018 he interviewed figures working across\n                        television and film, including\n                        <em>Kidding<\/em> creator Dave Holstein and filmmaker\n                        Daniel Farrands. Later work moved through music and\n                        cultural interviews, including conversations around\n                        <em>The Anthology of Emo<\/em> and emerging artists.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        His 25YL work has continued to evolve. More recent\n                        bylines include practical long-form guides covering\n                        subjects such as US online casinos, offshore casinos,\n                        cryptocurrency casinos, blackjack and payment-focused\n                        comparisons.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <p>\n                        The formats are different, but the underlying job is\n                        familiar: identify what matters, remove what does not,\n                        create structure and give the audience a clear path\n                        through the material.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n\n                <aside class=\"bh-25-panel\">\n\n                    <small>\n                        Editorial range\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <strong>\n                        Interviews to long-form guides\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <p>\n                        Film. Television. Music. Culture. Practical editorial\n                        guides. A 25YL archive covering very different forms of\n                        audience-focused storytelling.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <a\n                        class=\"bh-inline-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                        rel=\"noopener\"\n                    >\n                        Visit 25 Years Later \u2192\n                    <\/a>\n\n                <\/aside>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- WRITING -->\n    <section\n        class=\"bh-section bh-section-paper\"\n        id=\"writing\"\n    >\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <div class=\"bh-label\">\n                Selected writing\n            <\/div>\n\n            <h2 class=\"bh-title\">\n                Conversations, culture and practical long-form work.\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"bh-lead\">\n                A selection from Hyde&#8217;s bylines at 25 Years Later.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-writing-grid\">\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-article\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/tv\/interviews\/kidding-creator-dave-holstein-discusses-shocking-finale-shows-origin-jim-carrey-much-more\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-meta\">\n                        Television interview \u00b7 2018\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Kidding Creator Dave Holstein\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        A long-form conversation about the Showtime series,\n                        Jim Carrey and the development of its distinctive tone.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-more\">\n                        Read on 25YL \u2192\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-article\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/film\/interviews\/daniel-farrands-discusses-next-3-films-writing-halloween-6-horror-documentaries-more\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-meta\">\n                        Film interview \u00b7 2018\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Daniel Farrands\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        A discussion spanning horror filmmaking,\n                        Halloween 6 and documentary work.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-more\">\n                        Read on 25YL \u2192\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-article\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/tv\/interviews\/the-anthology-of-emo-volume-2-an-interview-with-tom-mullen\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-meta\">\n                        Music \/ culture \u00b7 2020\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        The Anthology of Emo Volume 2\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        An interview with Tom Mullen about documenting,\n                        preserving and understanding emo history.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-more\">\n                        Read on 25YL \u2192\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-article\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/guides\/best-online-casinos-usa\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-meta\">\n                        Long-form guide \u00b7 2026\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <h3>\n                        Best Online Casinos in the USA\n                    <\/h3>\n\n                    <p>\n                        A structured practical guide comparing products,\n                        payments, payouts and availability for US players.\n                    <\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"bh-article-more\">\n                        Read on 25YL \u2192\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- PROFILES -->\n    <section\n        class=\"bh-section bh-section-dark\"\n        id=\"profiles\"\n    >\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <div class=\"bh-label\">\n                Elsewhere\n            <\/div>\n\n            <h2 class=\"bh-title\">\n                Work, credits and writing.\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"bh-lead\">\n                Explore Ben Hyde&#8217;s commercial portfolio, screen credits and\n                editorial work directly at their source.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-links-grid\">\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-link-card\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.benhyde.tv\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n\n                    <small>\n                        Commercial portfolio\n                    <\/small>\n\n                    <strong>\n                        BenHyde.tv\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        Reel, selected commercial work and contact information.\n                    <\/span>\n\n  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    25 Years Later\n                    <\/strong>\n\n                    <span>\n                        Interviews, features and long-form editorial guides.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- FINAL -->\n    <section class=\"bh-end\">\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell\">\n\n            <h2>\n                Find the story. Find the rhythm. Make the cut count.\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <p>\n                Ben Hyde&#8217;s work crosses commercial editing, screen production\n                and editorial storytelling \u2014 different formats connected by the\n                same instinct for structure, pace and clarity.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bh-actions\">\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-btn bh-btn-primary\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.benhyde.tv\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n                    Explore the commercial reel\n                <\/a>\n\n\n                <a\n                    class=\"bh-btn bh-btn-secondary\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4725621\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n                    View IMDb\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <!-- FOOTER -->\n    <footer class=\"bh-footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"bh-shell bh-footer-inner\">\n\n            <span>\n                Ben Hyde\n            <\/span>\n\n\n            <span>\n\n                <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.benhyde.tv\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n                    Commercial Work\n                <\/a>\n\n                \u00b7\n\n                <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4725621\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n                    IMDb\n                <\/a>\n\n                \u00b7\n\n                <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                    rel=\"noopener\"\n                >\n                    25 Years Later\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/span>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/footer>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Hyde About Editing 25 Years Later Writing Profiles Commercial Editor \u00b7 Screen Production \u00b7 Writer Ben Hyde A Los Angeles-based commercial editor working across national campaigns, branded films and entertainment \u2014 with a parallel body of writing and interviews for 25 Years Later. 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