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