PUBLIC
ACCESS GOES
DIGITAL
Our state-of-the-art Sony digital editing system, utilizing
Premiere 6.5
and Premiere Pro, is available to Public Access members
for editing programs they produce and we air on Channel 3.
It allows producers to go from their camera or ours, insert pictures,
transfer from digital memory cards, or move digital video from cameras
to DVD format. Use our equipment, your equipment, or a combination
of
the two to produce programs of interest for our viewers in Longmont
who are Comcast Cable subscribers.
For a cost of only $25 for training and materials, you can become
a
Public Access member if you live within the boundaries of
St. Vrain Valley School District. When we have several potential
new members, we will have a three-hour training class on a weeknight
or Saturday morning, then you are eligible to check out our camera,
tripods, and lighting, and I will help you plan your program.
We can pull a crew together from our other members if you need help,
then one of our expert and very patient trainers will help you learn
to
do digital editing. Some computer skills are necessary. When your
program is finished, the Public Access Coordinator will schedule
it
and air it on Channel 3.
THe PA Coordinator will help you figure out how and where to promote
your program, and it will be advertised on our bulletin board and/or
website. Then, after you produce a program or help someone else
with theirs, your annual membership fee is waived for the next year.
NEW PUBLIC
ACCESS PRODUCTIONS
Bob Dornan produced Humorous Interps,
performed by his son’s high
school students and with help from another member, Doug Clayton,
also captured the fifth annual Longmont Handbell
Festival.
Philippe and Rolande Bridenne brought us a summer day trip on
the ski train to the mountains, a good way to cool off in the heat
of summer or plan for a fall ski trip.
Andrew Phillips helped our longtime Longmont Barbershop Chorus
producer, Paul West, and brought their latest production,
“Sunny Side Up,” to the screens of Channel 3.
EDUCATIONAL
PROJECTS
Two of our Public Access members, Bill Decker and Bob Masson,
will be working on another project with Newspaper in Education at
the “Daily Times-Call,” this time featuring the science
of nutrition and
spotlighting local classrooms of sixth-grade students. Related articles
will be featured in the newspaper.
The literacy project we partnered on last year---“Reading
the Sky”---
produced by Bill Decker, has won many newspaper contests and is
now entered in an international contest in France. It was based
on
the “breakfast serial” stories and featured many local
students and
a different school for each of the 13 chapters. Teachers were very
pleased to finally have something on video that tied in with the
written
word; the pre-recorded programs were aired on Channel 3 the same
day that chapter appeared in the newspaper. This was the first time
a
project like this had ever been done, and we thank Cindy Piller,
Newspaper in Education Coordinator at the “Daily Times-Call,”
for her help and cooperation.
NATIONAL
VIDEO CONTEST
Channel 3 Public Access members served as judges again for
the
fourth year for the Hometown Video Contest, reviewing the work of
other Public Access stations and government stations from all over
the
United States and Canada. This year we reviewed 69 programs, both
professional and non-professional. It’s a great way to see
what others
are doing, and we get to air the programs on our channel. So if
you
see some unfamiliar names and places that don’t look like
Colorado,
it’s probably a program from the contest. The work of our
own members
again equals and excels much of what we judged, and this is a good
way to pick up new ideas and technical tips.
Some of the contest entries we kept to broadcast in Longmont are:
Music
Jazz Fest with Nick Colionne
Indiana University Soul Revue: Shades of Soul
Jazz in the Alley – a tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr.
All Night Long: Zydeco in New England
MarketFest: Legacy – Celtic band and dancers
Nature
The Flora and Fauna of the Charles River
Documentaries
MacDill AFB AirFest
Next Stop Chappaqua
On the Home Front: Utility Savers
On the Home Front: Heating and Air
On the Home Front: Keeping Your Houseplants Healthy
WBRW Channel 6 – Helping People
Carver Historical Savery District
Surviving the College Search
Patriotic/Holidays
Memorial Day (Lakewood, California)
Veterans Memorial (Portage, Oregon)
Armed Forces Day Parade (Torrance, California)
Memorial Dedication – Fallen Soldier
Entertainment
JawsFest (30th anniversary celebration of the movie)
La Cuisine du Garage (unique cooking show)
Sports
ClimbFest at Quincy Quarries
Seafair Marathon (race day)
Deephaven Days (triathlon)
Ethnic
Ottawa Greek Festival
We Love Israel
Several of our members have been working
on some long-term productions
that will be premiering this fall, so stay tuned.
If your Scout group or other organization would like a tour of the
facilities
(we can tie it in with their badge work), call and set up an appointment
with Diane at 303 775-3021.
If you are interested in more information about becoming a member
of
Public Access, call Diane at 303 775-3021. And remember to watch
what
our current members have done by tuning in to Channel 3
Monday nights at 10:00
Wednesday mornings at 11:00
Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00.
Thanks for watching Channel 3, your Longmont television station!
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