benjie harrah

Within the Voice & Diction course, we were taught how to: speak from our diaphragms, clearly and with intent/etc., report news live on television (anchoring), voice acting for cartoons/anime/etc., acting in front of a camera (film/television), etc.

Within the Intro To Audio course, I successfully created a 30 second podcast intro/outro, and a 15 minute podcast episode both projects voiced, produced, written, and directed by myself. We were taught: how a radio station is owned and operated, the various music and talk shows that can be found on the radio, how to voice act and/or report local news, sports, events, etc. live on radio, regulations and other information regarding the Federal Communications Commission, etc. etc.

Within Intro To Digital Editing, I successfully created multiple film and audio projects, my final being a short film called "Twin Flames" written, produced, directed, edited, and acted by myself. We were taught how to edit within the class using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Within my Screenwriting course, we were taught how to write a feature/short film script. Our textbook, read cover to cover, was Syd Field's Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. I successfully wrote a 120-page feature film-length script called "Getting Older".

Within the Speech Communications course, we were taught to: speak in front of large audiences, write speeches, how to speak clearly/confidently, how to connect to your audience/learn your audience, etc. I successfully wrote and performed various speeches, and won the debate held within the course.