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School TV Studio Idea and Information Exchange
Bob Hallett
Riderwood Elementary
Workshop Objectives:The sharing of school TV studio….
• Goals• Specific Objectives• Basic Equipment
Needs• Funding Options • Job Descriptions• Job Assigning• Training• Scheduling
• Break-Out Session• Tour of Windsor Mill
Middle TV Studio
Small studio example:
Riderwood Elementary
Riderwood Studio Goal
To establish a student-operated television studio to support curricular needs in all grade levels through a
variety of studio activities.
Riderwood TV Studio Objectives:
• Raise MSA scores in areas of need• Expand student ability to use current
technologies to meet curricular goals and objectives.
• Collecting, organizing, preserving and reviewing information and data
• Demonstrating mastery of curriculum indicators• Allowing students to organize, write and produce
daily morning announcements.
• Sharing or reviewing one-time only events.• Application of writing, outlining, sequencing and
reading skills in the development and use of shooting scripts.
• Recording, sharing, reviewing, and analyzing field trips.
• Sharing close-up views of activities, procedures, and objects.
• Recording, compressing and reviewing long-term processes and procedures.
• Record lessons, meetings, etc. for absentees.• Allow full use of video components of
computers, and use computers to aid in video presentations.
BASIC TV STUDIO
EQUIPMENT NEEDS
Digital Video Cameras
STUDIO
FIELD
Microphones
Handheld Lapel
Microphone Desk Stands
On-Camera Light and Battery
Fluid Head Tripods
Video Distribution Amplifier
Digital Video Mixer(Digital Video Effects Processor)
Mini DV / SVHS Combo
DVD Player
Character Generator
CD / MP3 Playerand/or
Audio Cassette Player
8 Input Audio/Mic Mixer
8 Input MixerAudio Mixer
Headphones
Audio Monitor
Monitor Amplifier
TV Monitors
PREVIEW
PROGRAM
Control Console
Anchor Desk & Chairs
Backdrop(Curtain, Green Screen, Blue Screen, etc.)
Other equipment and supplies
• Blank Mini DVDs
• Blank DVDs
• Blank CDRs
Installation
Cables and Speaker Wires
Editing Suite• Video Editing Program• Mini DV / SVHS Recorder/Player• PC Desktop Computer• PC Speakers• PC Monitor
Media Retrieval System
Riderwood’s TV Studio Cost (in 2005)
• Basic Studio - $12,500
• Editing Suite - $3,500
Total - $16,000
Funding Options:
• School Technology Allocation• School Library Allocation• School Audiovisual Allocation• Grants• PTA Funds• Fundraising Events• Local Business Sponsors• Parent Sponsors
Organizing the Crew
The TV Studio Crew Application:
• Specify time commitment
• List all jobs and job descriptions
• List all personal job qualifications
Tear-off includes:• Checklist of skills for
applicant to indicate strengths.
• Student agreement signature
• Parent agreement signature
Multi-Crew Scheduling With an excessive number of
qualified applicants, consider forming
2 DIFFERENT CREWS
alternating months
Multi-Crew Scheduling
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
• Camera Operators – in-studio & on- location videotaping
• Video Tech - controls camera switching and some special effects
• Audio Tech – sets up, monitors, and controls audio feeds
• Script Writer – collects, organizes and writes script content
• Script Editor – works alongside script writer to double check accuracy, etc.
• Music Director – selecting, cueing, and playing music and sound effects
• Character Generator Operator – setting up, cueing and playing titles and graphics
• Director – makes sure each crew member is doing his or her job in an efficient manner before, during and after taping.
• Floor Manager – in charge of traffic flow in and out of studio. Also in charge of setting up studio before and after broadcast.
• Anchors - On-air broadcasters of news and announcements.
• Reporters – collect, write, and sometime report information from the field for live or videotaped broadcast.
• Video Bulletin Board Tech – collect, organize and write scrolling announcements for continuous display.
• Video Bulleting Board Editor – works alongside Video Bulletin Board Tech to double check content accuracy, spelling, and grammar
TRAINING
Very First Crew
• Each crew member trained by advisor for first job
• Practice broadcasts videotaped, then critiqued by entire crew.
• Stress reliance on interaction of all jobs to make a successful broadcast.
Subsequent Crews
Old crew trains new crew in the
following steps:
• One-on-one training using specific job Check Sheet
• New crew member shadows old crew member
• Old crew member shadows new crew member
• New crew member works independently.
Job Assignments (within the same crew):
• Use job application strength check sheet to initially place each member in a suitable job.
• Assign new job every month• Try to achieve balance among broadening
experiences, presenting challenges, and achieving a successful overall broadcast.
• Give students some choice in their next job – before the new month begins, students select 3 jobs they haven’t done yet. Advisor tries to assign one of these.
BREAK-OUTSESSION