Workshops at Saugus Community Television

A single session (1 hour) for an introduction to the world of public access. SCTV staff will explain what membership is all about, including responsibilities (equipment use, and behavior), benefits, and any other aspects involved with being a member of SCTV. Every Member and future member is required to attend this session.

Basic knowledge of how to use a camcorder to videotape your event. Step by step breakdown on camcorder use, and do’s and don’ts of camera operations.
Training will cover the following:

• Tape loading
• Basic Auto settings for immediate recording
• Camera movement (do’s and don’ts)
  • Panning left to right
  • Zooming in and out
• Tripod use, mounting, adjusting for smoothness
  • Don’t over torque fittings

• Making it look more professional (Framing a shot)
• Audio awareness (Monitoring)
• Setting variables and controls
  • Backlighting
  • Various settings beyond Auto

Basic knowledge of editing footage together for productions, by using iMovie, a MAC based software program. You will learn the basic ins and outs of iMovie and how to produce your own video programs.

• Turning on the MAC and iMovie 08
  • Choose the proper edit program
  • Project management
  • Initial Settings & Set-up
  • Choose 4 X 3
  • Project Name
• Signal Input (Plugging in the Camera)
  • How & Where to plug in the camera w/tape
  • Or use a MiniDV deck for same results
• Click on Import
  • Assign where it is going
  • Create new event, title it, hit OKAY
  • Process will automatically begin, Image Capture
• Now Drag the image Icon into the project pane/area (you’ll see it)
• This is the timeline work area:
  • Where you put it together in the order you want and
• Add transitions and titles (you’ll see how easy it is in iMovie 08)
• Description of Icon Bar
  • For transitions we…
  • Find and open transition window and pick transition
  • then we place the transition effect between the clips where we want them and apply them
  • For Titles we go to T on the Icon bar and pick our title type and
  • Place on our desired clip, Box comes up and apply the title
  • We preview, show fonts and controls
• Titling Tips
  • Extra features: High light blue area to:
  • Change type, font color, etc.
  • Time duration, speed by clicking blue bar in window area of workspace

Okay, you’re happy with your project, corrections are done, everything looks good, Well guess what? We’re Done, (well, almost)! Now what? Now we have to get our movie out of the computer by exporting it to the next program, iDVD, another handy MAC program. This allows us to burn the project to a DVD.
Come on! Let’s go…

While still in Edit mode we go to: SHARE
• Export Movie
  • Export as: Name of project
  • location of project (where on the drive)
  • size to export
  • Export
  • Project saves itself to the hard drive. There, all done.
But how do we get it out? Now we, iDVD it!

iDVD: Burning your project DVD from the hard drive storage media (1 Hour)
• Title DVD
• Choose DVD theme from Menu
• choose movie: your project: just drop in place
• Hit burn: (insert DVD carefully to avoid scratching surfaces)
• Everything is automatically done from this point
• Gently remove finalized project DVD and enjoy


Intermediate Studio Production (Multiple Phases)

• Phase 1 Control Room:
  • Step 1: Control Room Power Up
    • FIRST, All Monitors ON, Broadcast Pix and Rack monitors
    • Turn on Broadcast Pix main frame in rack
    • Turn on all record decks in rack
    • Turn on all CCU, remote camera controls, to bars, studio cameras on
  • Step 2: Turn on the Broadcast Switcher Program by:
    • click on B’Pix Icon-double click
    • wait for the program to fully open (takes a moment)
    • Next: go to Window: floating layout templates (1st one)
    • go to SCTV Primary
    • Turn on speakers and audio board (Control Room Monitors)
    • Last step: press “Join the Show” top right on the Broadcast Pix Switcher
      That’s all it takes to Rock & Roll
  • Step 3: Make sure record media is ready to record: Record your program
    • Phase 1 Camera:
      • How to focus camera
      • Camera controls (zoom & focus)
      • camera movement direction (voice of director)
      • dolly left & right, in & out
      • Zoom, push in & out, or zoom in & out
      • Setting the camera remote controls (CCU) in control room
    • Phase 1 Audio:
      • How to mich (place microphone) talent, positioning
      • Audio board settings and use
      • Audio levels
    • Phase 1 Switching on the Broadcast Pix Direction
      • Camera inputs and their positions in the switcher
      • Director language: standby, take, focus, etc
    • Phase 1 Talent
      • wear no white or black extremes due to limits of Video
      • no fine striped clothing, ties, shirts, etc creates moiré
      • mich properly for sound
      • no chair movement\
      • where to look, camera other talent, tally lights on camera
    • Phase 1 Lighting
      • We will have and explain either basic 3 point lighting and/or fill lighting for optimal studio use
    • Phase 1 Direction:
      • A director establishes and controls all show program parameters mentioned above. The Director, runs the show.
    • Phase 1 Graphics:
      • Show titling intro will be in place for you to use for your program
      • We will assist in logo/names/title placement for you.

Advanced Workshops: To Be Determined
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