NRB 2007: RPI TV Live Production

Overview

Learn the technical and artistic sides of TV production! RPI TV's Live Production program at NRB 2007 will offer new students a fun introduction to life at RPI. Better yet, participants will get a hands-on opportunity to explore television production. Some will learn video switching, sound mixing, and camerawork, while others will start from scratch and prepare a script for live production -- and eventually act in front of the camera. After just one day of work, the students will combine their new skills and create their own live video masterpiece.

Schedule

Tuesday, 21 August 2007

9:30pm – Informational Session in DCC 232

Wednesday, 22 August 2007

9:00am – Introduction: Get to know the members of RPI TV and your fellow freshmen. We'll go over the various types of equipment and possible ideas for the production so you can see what we have to offer and decide whether you want to join the technical group or the scripting/acting group.

10:00am – Divide into groups: Once you've decided which group you'll join, the groups will separate and RPI TV members will guide the scripting/acting group with idea development and will teach the technical group how to use the equipment.

12:00pm – Break for lunch: We'll have meal tickets for both the RPI TV members and freshmen for lunch at the Commons.

1:00pm – The groups will reunite to briefly discuss the script and how we’re going to act/produce/direct/film it. The technical crew will decide on the best way to shoot the production, including camera positions and angles, types of microphones to use, etc.

1:30pm – Rehearsal: Once all of the details have been worked out, we'll rehearse a few times so everyone knows exactly what they need to do. Depending on how quickly everyone can learn their tasks, we may stop earlier, but we will likely end around 4:00pm.

Thursday, 23 August 2007

9:00am – Final rehearsal: Meet and discuss anything we need to and rehearse as much as needed.

10:00am – Begin recording final shoot

11:00am – Break down and leave (if everything goes well!)

Contact

If you have any questions or comments regarding RPI TV's NRB 2007 program, feel free to e-mail rpitv@union.rpi.edu. Otherwise, we'll see you Tuesday!