 Ben Shedd has described large-format film and fulldome video as “exploding the frame,” where the frame to which he refers relates to experiences typified by “framed” cinematic art.Ben Shedd shared a Peabody Award for the second season of "Nova".Shedd and Jacqueline Phillips Shedd, producers of "The Flight of the Gossamer Condor" film, received the 1978 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.