Ben Farber-McEntee
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Live Sports Broadcasting,
USC Big Ten StudentU
Los Angeles, CA
01.2026 - Current
- Selected for USC's live sports-broadcast program producing professional game coverage with state-of-the-art control rooms and broadcast equipment.
- Worked across multiple live-production roles including camera operator, replay operator, graphics operator, and audio, supporting real-time coverage in live broadcasts.
- Developed hands-on experience with live event communication, technical troubleshooting, timing, and coordination across fast-paced sports environments.
Production Coordinator & Content Creator,
Independent Feature Film
Los Angeles, CA
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Helped elevate the production package by connecting the director with a highly regarded USC/industry cinematographer, strengthening the creative team and improving access to equipment and production resources.
- Sourced various crew positions
- Captured behind-the-scenes photos and video, cast-facing interactive content, and social media marketing assets for use across the film's promotional campaign.
- Provided close creative and operational support to the director throughout production, contributing to problem-solving and day-to-day decision-making in a fast-moving indie environment.
Production Assistant / 2nd AC
USC & AFI Student Productions
Los Angeles, CA
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Worked on a range of student film sets in support roles spanning production assistance, camera department operations, and set logistics.
- Personally brought in to rewrite a short screenplay for DKA, USC's largest student filmmaking organization, in addition to contributing revisions on other student projects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema & Media Studies
University of Southern California, Cinematic Arts
Los Angeles, CA05-2027
Skills
- Live sports broadcasting
- Camera operation
- Social content development
- Social media marketing
- Verbal communication
- Script coverage
- Screenwriting and rewriting
- Photography/video workflows
- Live-production adaptability
- AI fluency
- Automation workflows
- Emerging agentic AI tools
- Film production
- Sports media
- Project coordination
Screenwriting And Creative Work
- Quarterfinalist, Coverfly Screenwriting Competition; project ranked in the Top 19% of the platform across 150,000+ scripts.
- Won Second Place and Best Newcomer for first short script in a screenwriting competition, 2022.
- Written two feature-length screenplays, demonstrating long-form storytelling, project ownership, and disciplined creative development.
Timeline
Live Sports Broadcasting,
USC Big Ten StudentU
01.2026 - Current
Production Coordinator & Content Creator,
Independent Feature Film
06.2025 - 08.2025
Production Assistant / 2nd AC
USC & AFI Student Productions
01.2024 - 12.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema & Media Studies
University of Southern California, Cinematic Arts