Can’t touch this…

On June 25, 2010, in Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

I need to post a list of things that students in the Television & Video Production program won’t be able to touch from this point forward:

  • 3/4″ VTRs
  • Black and White Monitors
  • Video Typewriters
  • Amiga Computers
  • Cassette Tapes
  • Audio Carts
  • …and more

And the reason for the inability to touch this equipment is that we’re getting rid of it all.  This is what our hallway looks like right now:

The guys who have to dispose of all of this old analog gear have their work cut out for them.

While some of this equipment has served us well over the years, we’ve been replacing it with networked video servers, new character generators, iMac edit suites, and High-Def Cameras.

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Practicum 2010

On April 28, 2010, in Other BCIT Broadcast Programs, Television & Video Production, by Television Faculty

The regular semester has finished, and our Broadcast students are current involved in Practicum, where the Broadcast Center turns into a leaving, breathing Television station.

Television & Video Production students perform the roles of:

  • News Camera (aka “Shooters”)
  • News Editors
  • Graphics and Animation production
  • Newscast production (Director, Assistant Director, Technical Director, Audio, Floor Director, etc.)

Our Broadcast Journalism students are responsible for the stories and interviews that make up the content of our weekly BCIT Magazine production.

Practicum is an intensive 4-week process that ensures that all students get exposure to all aspects of Television & Video Production in a live environment, with the challenges and deadlines that exists in a real station.

Practicum begins another first this year, as BCIT Broadcast has installed two video servers as we move closer to gracefully retiring our tape infrastructure.

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Our Facilis server is an 18 terrabyte storage server that provides us with almost 1400 hours of storage for our edit bays.  The Omneon server is a play-to-air server which takes the final edited stories and allows playback through our control rooms.

Most of our aquisition and editing facilities are currently using digital tape formats, however we’re moving towards a totally tapeless workflow that allows us to go from acquisition to broadcast without any physical media (aside from memory cards) involved in the process.

Tape, old and busted…

Our Television & Video Production advisory committee, composed of broadcast and film professionals from Western Canada are very supportive of us making these changes.

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Employers demand students and alumni trained in digital and tapeless production technology.  BCIT delivers.

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