Meet The Team
Ben Jenkins
Founder CEO
Gaffer, Lighting Desk Operator
Ben is the lead designer for the Greening the Screen research project, designing innovative zero carbon lighting solutions.. Ben is a Gaffer/Desk Op/Best Boy/Spark, fully qualified domestic and commercial electrician
After working as a lighting technician for BBC Casualty, Ben set up Protem Lighting in 2021 .
Ben’s most recent credits include hit TV shows Rivals, Wolf Hall: the Mirror and the Light and the 2024 BBC Wales General Election Coverage.
Click here to download Ben’s CV
Frances Jenkins
Founder CEO
Researcher, Best Boy
Frances is the project co-ordinator for the Greening the Screen research project. She supports Ben as a best boy and lighting technician
Frances has professional background in research, PR and business consultancy Frances lobbied the Welsh Assembly Government to place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Wales in 2015.
Frances is also professional musician teaching piano and vocals since 2006.