LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!!

… AND SO MUCH MORE!

Teacher Counselor Exchange 2011Lauren BedichStacey Briggs

TV Broadcasting

It’s no “singular sensation”

Assume Nothing

Most people assume there are only a few positions/careers that are really

involved in TV broadcasting, such as:

Anchormen Directors

Producers Cameramen

The Plan of Action Our plan was to look

into the field of TV broadcasting and report solely on careers in front of the camera.

However, we soon discovered that all performers must still perform numerous tasks that include a multitude of skills, talents and expertise.

Targeted Population

Initial Targeted Population:- 9th through 12th grade students with an interest in TV production

New Targeted Population:- Entire student body

How to reach the masses?

Best method to reach the entire student body with this information, was with the school news broadcast.

Double Whammy

What better way to show

TV BROADCASTING

than through the medium of

TV BROADCASTING

Course Selection Impact

Essentially all courses connect in some way to careers within a TV broadcasting station.Including but not limited to:

Business/Marketing Sales/Accounting

Graphic Arts/Web Design Journalism/Creative Writing

Photography Drama/Performing Arts

Physics

District Visit: Lakeland HS

Courses offered:Basic VideoAdvanced VideoApplied Video

InternBroadcast NewsHVS-TV Intern

Benefits:CFE may be

furthered developed and expanded to reach all students with a variety of interests and goals.

Campus Visit: OSTC-SW

Differentiated LearningFirst Year Students complete core

curriculum in technical, integrated, academic and workplace skills.

Exposed to different angles within this field and offered job shadow opportunities and competitions

Workforce Visit: Joseph Productions

Here we saw the smallest scale production of what we researched in broadcasting.Though it was a small venue, it was big in the amount of work still required.

Workforce Visit: Compuware Arena

Student interns worked with experienced media personnel on local, live and taped broadcasting of games.We saw producers, directors, and computer engineers in action, and all that required to run what may appear to be a “small production.”

Workforce Visit: Channel 7-WXYZ

This is really where it hit home for us that multitudes of careers are needed and utilized for a station of this magnitude to operate.Our eyes were opened to the amount of high school classes we could actually promote for this field.

Channel 7 Studio

Lesson 1Theater Arts/ TV ProductionImprov activity modeled after TV

Shows where acting and performing skills are learned

Refinement of spontaneity and body movement skills are taught if one chooses a career that puts them in front of the camera.

Channel 7 News Room

Lesson 2

Journalism/EnglishLearn the art of writing for an

interviewLearn how to compile separate

pieces into a flowing presentationLearn the importance of gathering

and reporting on accurate and fact-based information, and presenting it in a professional, responsible way.

Lesson 3

TV Production 1&2/ JournalismStudent learn the art of taking all

gathered information such as interview material, research, etc., and formulating it into a newscast.

TV Broadcasting

Business/ Sales &

Marketing

Web/Graphic Design

Journalism

Writing Photography

Drama

Physics

CTE

Jeopardy Game

Computer Program Poster Board for schools

with limited funding or computer access

Played in broadcast studio over live newscast

A creative visual that provides valuable information about the countless careers needed in this field.

Game Rules:- Students pick their

category and dollar amount and answer the questions accordingly.

That’s a wrap!

Students will be educated and enlightened on levels they never expected on the ways essentially any career field can be utilized in the area of TV broadcasting.