Awesome Audio and the Power of a Speech

The power of speech, the art of rhetoric, the ability of a voice. Nothing makes the climax of a movie better than a good speech. From Denzel Washington's stirring closing statement in Philadelphia, Jack Nicholson's rant in A Few Good Men, or......well, a speech from any sports movie, nothing makes for a good show like a speech that stirs the crowds both on and off the screen. The art in a well done speech lies in that it gets us to root for the little guy, see the truth in a stirring statement, feel the motivation to cary on through overtime or believe in a cause. I chose this audio clip of Bill Pullman delivering a speech to the troops in the 1996 film Independence Day because it is one of those speeches that makes you in the theatre want to stand up and join in the fight. This clip is a great reminder of how powerful a speech can be (especially when accented by a great score).

Meet Me: Mike Brown

About Me

Hi! I'm Mike Brown. I'm an undergrad at La Salle University and I am a communication major with a focus on mass media. I've loved TV, movies, theatre and pretty much anything else to do with entertainment and mass media so I figured why not give it a go as a college major. 

I went to high school at MaST Community Charter School in NE Philly where I was the first student director of our media studio. It was an awesome experience working in an HD studio that had some of the same equipment as the major local news stations. 

Here at La Salle, I'm diving into the Com department already by working on two of the shows filmed here; Freedom From Fire with Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers and La Salle TV's own gameshow, Q & A. 

This blog will be used to showcase some of the things I end up doing through what I can only hope will be a long and awesome career in communication.

Previous Work

This is our wrap-up video that I edited together that highlights a few of the moments from our broadcast season.