Lonely Ben was originally photographed in color and was turned to black and white in post production by director Nolan Raay to the protest of cinematographer Paulian Amadeus Morris. The movie was then nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2012 Orlando 48 Hour Film Festival Sponsored by Universal Studios Orlando. Lonely Ben received two nominations at the Orlando 48 HR Film Festival for Best Cinematography and Best Composer for Kemuel T. Jones. The Film then won Best Cinematography honors for Cinematographer Paulian Amadeus Morris for his work on "Lonely Ben" at that year's 2012 Orlando 48 Hour Film Festival