The Studio Assignment

With the studio really up and running, I want to expand the possibilities. Last spring I gave out an abbreviated form of this lesson - which didn't quite work cause of technical issues in the control room. This year advanced students will produce a talk show as the major part of their second quarter grade. …

Basic studio setup…

I will admit I'm blessed with a pretty sweet setup at my high school. The TV studio was actually (somewhat) planned and built for a purpose - to be used to teach broadcasting/multimedia and to produce a daily program. So the configuration works. There's the studio floor and the control room. We have more gear …

McNair’s EagleVision TV Studio…

Here's an update on what the TV/broadcasting studio/classroom at Ronald E. McNair High School in Stockton (CA) looks like. First...below is a rough diagram of what the layout looks like so you can relate to the photos. And now for the tour. We'll begin in the control room. The room can easily hold up to …

Rethinking my position…

We are now officially three weeks into the new school year and I'm looking over the changes I made in how I teach - and rethinking whether I should have done them. Originally I always started students off with Basic Shots - got the cameras into their hands and them out in the field to …

And here’s what the studio looks like!

Got the anchor desk hauled into the studio this weekend (love you Ron and Lexi for working in 100+ degree heat to haul that monolith) and went in this morning to snap some shots. If you want a closer view, just click on the individual photos. Word of explanation - for the past three years …

Hole In the Wall!!!!!

Life is GOOD. In the past few days something in the universe clicked and said, "Let's be kind to Cyndy." Yesterday I went into my TV studio at McNair High School and the district techies were meeting with the contractor who is wiring me up so we can send a signal campus-wide for daily bulletin. …

Studio up and ready to run…

Moms get caught up in all kinds of stuff...so yesterday INSTEAD of working on the taxes, I spent time on campus as the official teacher in charge of the school's Winter Guard (of which third daughter is a member). Part of that time was invaluable. Word is the campus may be wired soon - which …