Following our successful tests last week of our new, portable Broadcast Pix production system, this week we trained our first year students on it.
We used the portable system to successfully replicate the same “Studio 1 Live” show that we produced earlier in the year with a full control room, audio room, and VTR room within the broadcast centre. The possibilities are very interesting indeed…
Our commercial productions this week fell into two categories: Cleaning Products and Drinking Products.
First up was SoftMoc shoe cleaner. Shot in-studio and on location, showing the product and giving an example of the real-world messes it might have to clean up!
Next was a commercial for Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey – illustrating the hazards of attempting a romantic encounter when alcohol is involved…
Thursday’s shoot was on-location in New Westminster with a commercial for the “Old Spaghetti Factory”.
First commercial production today for our first-year students. Check out the gallery for more behind-the-scenes photos.
This year, the first 8 of our commercials will be SD shoots, then moving to HD for the second 8!
We are going on-location Thursday, should be fun!
Had a chance to get our new Broadcast Pix switcher up and running last week! Our HD gear is commissioned now as well, so we’re going to be starting HD productions in the next few weeks!
We’re starting the training process in order to get students out doing live multi-camera switched productions in the near future! Students will be looking for production opportunities (read: non-profit projects) soon!
A Productive day!
With a small group of volunteers, we assembled our five new Panasonic HPX-300 P2-HD camera packages! Starting next term we’re going to be moving to HD productions and tapeless workflows.
Post production will be one one of our new Mac Pro edit suites which are loaded with both Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Studio, in addition to the Adobe suite of products to give TV & Video Production students the widest possible range of options for their post-production workflow.
Today is our final episode of “studio 1 live”, our short-form live tv training process. Television students are responsible for both the “on camera” performances and the “behind the scenes” directing, audio mixing, camerawork, lighting, etc.
Next term we will be producing tv commercials for real clients, shooting music videos & news stories and much more!
** REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS WEEK – DETAILS INSIDE **
Rogers SportsNet – Sports Broadcasting Seminar at BCIT
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Details
Over the past several years, more than 100 students each year have mixed with and learned from Sportsnet personalities and production personnel, along with local sports broadcasting and print figures at this annual Seminar.
This year sees our series of seminars and presentations focused on Reporting, Play-by-Play, Television Technical Production, Investigative Sports Reporting, Game Production, Public Relations, and repeats of our successful “Critique Sessions”, where the Sportsnet on-air pros assess student on-camera presentations.
Additional screening added!
Vancity Theatre – 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver
Normally a colourful, positive, vivacious young woman, Eva is only a ghost of herself when directors Nimisha Mukerji and Philip Lyall begin documenting her life for this heartrending film. She is suffering through the advanced stages of Cystic Fibrosis. She feels as if she is drowning on the inside – lungs so full of mucous each breath is nearly impossible. Eva’s lungs are functioning at minimal capacity as her family and friends helplessly watch her deteriorate. Physically beaten down by her disease, Eva needs a new set of lungs to save her life. She waits – months – for news of a donor.
If you get a chance to go to the Vancouver International Film Festival, be sure to get a ticket for 65_RedRoses, winner of the Top Ten Audience Favourite Award at Hot Docs 2009.
BCIT Television alumni Justin Cousineau worked to edit this very special documentary which chronicles the remarkable story of a young woman who requires a double lung transplant in order to live through Cystic Fibrosis.
