URTV Orientation

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***All members must attend***

URTV Orientation is free and open to the public. Reservations not accepted.

Every

Wednesday

6pm - 7pm

Class begins promptly at 6pm. Be sure to arrive early to ensure admission!

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-Basic Workshops-

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Field Gear- Members must attend prior to reserving cameras, lighting, and audio equipment.

Tuesdays	Jun. 3, 10	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Jul. 8, 15	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Aug. 5, 12	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Sep. 9, 16	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Oct. 7, 14	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Nov. 4, 11	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Dec. 2, 9	7:30pm - 9:30pm

$30 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of two sessions scheduled on consecutive Tuesdays. Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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Editing- Members must attend prior to reserving edit bays or suites.

Tuesdays	May 20, 27	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Jun. 17, 24	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Jul.22, 29	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Aug. 19, 26	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Sep. 23, 30	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Oct. 21, 28	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Nov. 18, 25	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Dec. 16, 23	7:30pm - 9:30pm

$30 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of two sessions scheduled on consecutive Tuesdays. Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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Studio A- Members must attend prior to reserving studio time.

Thursdays	May 8, 15, 22, 29	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursdays	Jun. 5, 12, 19, 26	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursdays	Jul. 10, 17, 24, 31	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursdays	Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursdays	Sep. 4, 11, 18, 25	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursdays	Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30	7:30pm - 9:30pm

$60 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of four sessions scheduled on the same day in consecutive weeks. Instruction has been expanded to allow more hands-on time with the equipment. The end result being a live broadcast during the final session.

Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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Studio B- Members must attend prior to reserving studio time.

Tuesdays	May 20, 27	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Jun. 17, 24	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Jul. 22, 29	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Aug. 19, 26	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Sep. 23, 30	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Oct. 21, 28	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Nov. 18, 25	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesdays	Dec. 16, 23	7:30pm - 9:30pm

$30 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of two sessions scheduled on the same day in consecutive weeks. Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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*Advanced Workshops*

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Final Cut Pro- attendance requires membership, orientation and editing certification.

Fridays

JUNE TBA

6pm - 8pm

$85 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of three sessions scheduled on the same day in consecutive weeks. Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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Audio For Video- attendance requires membership and orientation.

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$85 total for the workshop. Each workshop consists of three sessions scheduled on the same day in consecutive weeks. Space is limited so please bring or send payment to URTV to reserve your seat.

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*URTV Media Fest Workshops*

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All Workshops Saturday, June 14. Walk-in attendance is welcome but space is limited, so email jonathon@urtv.org to reserve your seat.

Workshops FREE for Members

$10 for Non-Members

Title	Level	Prerequisite	Time	Location	Instructor/Moderator
Field Audio	Intermediate	Field Gear cert. recommended	10 AM - Noon	Studio A/ Courtyard	Greg Sipes
Animation & Compositing	Beginner		11 AM - 12:30 PM	Edit Room	Ralph Roberts
Sound for Live Bands on TV	Intermediate	Studio cert. recommended	11 AM - 1:00 PM	Studio A	John Blackwell
Studio B Panel			12:30 PM - 2 PM	Hallway	TBA
Intermediate Guide to Preproduction	Intermediate	Field gear & Studio cert. recommended	1 PM - 2:30 PM	Edit Room	Alison Hill
Beginner Outdoor Lighting	Beginner		1 PM - 2:30 PM	Courtyard	TBA
Field Production Panel			2:30 PM - 4 PM	Hallway	TBA
48 Hour Film Project Panel			3 PM - 4 PM	Edit Room	Jonathon Czarny
Advanced Studio	Intermediate	Studio cert. required	4 PM - 6 PM	Studio A	Paul Snow
Podcasting	Beginner		4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Edit Room	Michael Folliett

URTV Media Fest Course Descriptions

Sound for Live Bands on TV - Intermediate - 11:00 AM Studio A

A must for anyonethinking of working with live music in the studio. The course includes hands-on setup for the show Mount Dungeon. You will learn:

• Types of Microphones
• Use fo mics for instruments and vocals
• Microphone placement and techniques
• The mystery of the low impedence balanced line - revealed
• How to calibrate the sound board and achieve proper levels on audio signals
• The use of EQ, Compression, and Reverb
• Sound checking a band and achieving a good balance of sound

This workshop will be informative to people at any level, from Beginner to Pro. URTV Studio certification is recommended but not required. URTV Members will receive first priority for registration, so sign up for your URTV membership today!

JOHN BLACKWELL, for some time considered "he Best Sound Man in Atlanta," has done sound for hundreds if not thousands of live shows, studio recordings, and TV shows over the last 40 years.

 

Guide to Preproduction - Intermediate - 1:00 PM URTV Edit Room

A good finished product in television requires excellent pre-production skills. It's imperative that a producer spend time planning before picking up a camera and going out shooting. There are ground rules in television production, just like there are in writing. By all means be creative and think outside the box - but please, don't break these rules if you're planning a documentary or any other kind of factual based programming!

Concepts covered:

• Research
• Iinterviewing tips
• Shot lists
• Crews
• Location scouting
• Permits
• Networking skills
• Preparation for studio shows
• and more!

This workshop offers attendees simple and effective steps to achieving their goals. All it takes to bring a vision to reality is careful planning! And of course a little skill and a good idea!

Attendees should have an interest in television production and the desire to create a show. URTV Studio and Field Gear certifications are recommended but not required. The workshop focuses on factual programming and documentaries, but studio concepts are also covered.

ALISON HILL is an Emmy-nominated television producer, writer, and journalist with over ten years experience spanning two continents. Alison is also a seasoned interviewer and on-camera talent. She has produced more than 500 hours of programming, including live and taped studio discussion shows, current affairs programs, news reviews, segments, roll-ins, documentaries and entertainment programs. Her credits include PBS, BBC, Channel 4 Wales (S4C), HTV Wales (ITV 1), Zootoo.com and of course URTV! She has interviewed a diverse range of people from celebrities to politicians and activists (including Michael Moore, Jason Alexander and a member of the Baghdad City Council).

 

Field Audio - Intermediate - 10:00 AM Studio A/Courtyard

The Field Audio workshop will demonstrate procedures and tips for capturing good sound in the field, for both indoor and outdoor scenarios.  Topics of discussion will include properties and measurement of sound, microphone types/polar patterns and their various applications, cables and connectors, field mixers, calibration of mixer and camera, and monitoring, as well as setup and strike procedures.

The URTV Field Gear Certification is recommended as a prerequisite for this workshop.

GREG SIPES became fascinated with audio recording after receiving a portable cassette recorder for his 8th birthday, and he’s been committing the sounds around him to tape (and hard drive) ever since. Greg’s professional experience includes recording concerts and recitals for the Department of Music at UNC-Chapel Hill (1991-1994), and Producer of a top-rated drive-time radio talk show (1995-1998). After studying television production at Santa Ana College in Southern California, Greg began applying his audio recording skills to video production.  While working as a freelance sound engineer for a variety of television and film productions throughout Los Angeles and Orange county, his work has been heard on HBO, Discovery Channel, and MTV.

Expanding your Horizons: How to upload video to the World Wide Web - Beginner - 4:00 PM Hallway

In this course you will:

• Learn about what’s happening to the Internet – now that we can upload video.
• Learn how to convert and upload you video production to The Internet.
• Learn about advantages and limitations of uploading your video to different Internet Service Video Providers (ISVP).
• Learn what video production techniques will give you the best video for The Internet.
• Learn about the new upcoming Internet 2 which will move data 300,000 times faster than our current Internet. (Gee, imagine a High Def Video playing from The Internet instantly!)
• Learn how Public Access TV and The Internet came into existence through a brief video history lesson.
• See an example of the power of Internet Video with a simple how-to-video that communicates a thought, idea and a way of being. (How to fold a pop-up Green Screen)
• What the difference between code embedding and URL embedding.
• Class handouts will be made available to course attendees.

The World is changing and is rapidly growing into a global village where all of us on the planet will be able to freely communicate among ourselves without the restrictions and limitations of conventional corporate media.  In this course you will find how Public Access TV played a major role in the beginnings of The Internet and the World Wide Web.

Back in the early days of The Internet - we were introduced to the concept of hypertext which allowed us to search out information on any subject by performing keyword searches. Later, with the invention of the Internet Browser with added images; and now with the addition of videos – anyone can upload and share their videos with the World.  Today, we have moved to a whole new level of mass communication and understanding.

If you are looking to promote your point-of-view in our local community through Public Access TV or export your video to the World through Internet Video, this is the course you definitely want to attend. Or, if you are just curious about  Public Access TV and  The Internet - you will be informed and maybe even enlightened to the many possibilities Public Access TV and The Internet has to offer you.

In this course you will find out, “If a picture is worth a thousand words – a video offers priceless understanding”.  Come and find out what you don’t know – that you don’t know. You will be glad you did.

BOB HORN – Qualifications and Experience:

• Pinellas County Public Access TV Producer since 2001 – Show: Tell-A-Vision – Certified Studio, Lighting, Sound, Camera and Field Production.
• Active member of the Pinellas County Public Access TV Advisory Council 2003 – 2007.
• President – Automated Technical Support Services Inc. – Produce multimedia productions using both Video and the Internet websites to market and sell products and services.
• Training Program Consultant - NUS Training Corporation – Marketing and Sale of Videotape Skills Training Programs for Nuclear Power Plant Operations.
• BA Degree – Mass Communications – Cinematography – University of South Florida
• Reactor Operator – US Navy – USS Von Steuben

Get a head start on your training with these tutorials:

Television Photography Tips-

Keep up to date with industry tends.

Filmmaker’s Library-

Independent Feature Project

Cinéma-

TV Production Overview-

Student Production-