Blake T.

Chartrant
chart1bt@cmich.edu • (248) 247-4646 • Lake Orion, MI

EDUCATION
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor of Applied Arts, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts. Anticipated Graduation – May 2021
Relevant Coursework:
• BCA 223: Video Production • BCA 513: Media Entrepreneurship
• BCA 222: Audio Production • BCA 332: Online Electronic Media
• BCA 311: Electronic Media Copywriting • BCA 503: Critiquing Mass Media
• BCA 440: Intro to Cinematics Production • BCA 510: Electronic Media Law
• BCA 317: Electronic Media Performance • BCA 210: Survey of the Mass Media

LAKE ORION HIGH SCHOOL Lake Orion, MI

High School Diploma June 2015
EXPERIENCE
VIDEO PRODUCTION
• Wrote, produced, edited, and directed short video productions.
• Applied understanding of the basic stages of video production.
• Operated basic to advanced video and audio equipment/editing software.
• Identified the roles and responsibilities of video production personnel.
• Executed skills as a member of a production teams in a variety of positions.

AUDIO PRODUCTION
• Operated audio production equipment.
• Executed audio production techniques.
• Critiqued and evaluated the quality of radio station productions.
• Demonstrated understanding of interrelationship between production equipment.

MEDIA COPYWRITING
• Learned the various copy types utilized in the electronic media industries.
• Absorbed the role of a copywriter and the variety of tasks included.
• Conceived and prepared television storyboards.
• Composed an entry-level copywriter’s portfolio.

MEDIA LAW
• Demonstrated an understanding of the federal law-making process relating to electronic media.
• Applied factual case material to everyday electronic media situations.
• Identified and discussed components of the American judicial system.
• Distinguished laws and regulations created for radio, TV, cable, internet, and other electronic media.

EXTRACURRICULAR
News Central 34 Sept. 2018 – June 2019
• Edited news clips/short stories for CMU’s live news station.
• Executed skills as a member of the news production teams in a variety of positions.
Eagle Financial Solutions Group, LLC. Sept. 2020 – Nov. 2020
• Gained financial industry experience by soliciting prospective clients to attend financial seminars via phone
calls and emails.
• Demonstrated communication skills, obtained knowledge needed to re-build website via HTML client.

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Technical: Windows OS, Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe
Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Sony NX100 camera.
Personal: Motivated, Team-player, Excellent communication skills, Strong organizational skills.
Interests: Cinematography, Studying Film, Creating Video Content, Golf, Baseball.