exexec Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 Just an FYI they do have a cameraman in the Akron area he lives in Cuyahoga Falls-I know it to abe fact! Quote
zip81 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 All of that sucks! Such is life in TV news.Still, I think Akron could get a lot more milage out of the Web.Stream the post-game audio...FOR FREE.Stream game highlights...FOR FREE.To me, all this Web stuff should be a no brainer. Quote
FearTheRoo Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 I will not be renewing my Zips Live subscription for next year and I will offer an explaination as to why to the University. I can't see laying $50 for something most other universities offer for free or MUCH cheaper.Highlights seem like a no-brainer to me too! Use your resources at the U. There are radio and TV production classes. Outside of concerns for quality, why not work with respective instructors to provide these highlights post-game? Imagine the incentive for the students as this would be a nice resume item! Quote
zip81 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 I will not be renewing my Zips Live subscription for next year and I will offer an explaination as to why to the University. I can't see laying $50 for something most other universities offer for free or MUCH cheaper.Highlights seem like a no-brainer to me too! Use your resources at the U. There are radio and TV production classes. Outside of concerns for quality, why not work with respective instructors to provide these highlights post-game? Imagine the incentive for the students as this would be a nice resume item! This would be great experience for media majors.I'm not sure how the U is set up these days, but when I was on the Hilltop, all the TV editing equipment was in Kolbe Hall..right next to the JAR. I think it is still there since they consolidated the communications department from Guzzetta.Tape the video feed from the scoreboard and edit that baby down to the highlights.Have the kids charting the tapes as the game goes along.This is what we had interns do at Channel 8. This would be great experience.They could also put highlights to music and play the best of the best on the scoreboard during games.And, of course, all of this could be streamed on the Web.There is just unlimited potential here. Quote
FearTheRoo Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 Unlimited WASTED potential!Do they still 'cart tapes'? I think it is all digital now my friend! Quote
zip81 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 Unlimited WASTED potential!Do they still 'cart tapes'? I think it is all digital now my friend! Oh contrarr mon frar!I think you are a bit confused over some radio vs. TV terminology.Yes, they still "chart" tapes.Charting tapes is the act of watching the game as it is taped, and marking down the time code of when something that may be included in the highlights happens."carting up" tapes is the act of dubbing a commercial or song or jingle to an eight-track looking kind of tape, usually used in radio, however, some TV stations did use them for audio recording purposes.I believe most radio stations are now digital, however, I'm sure you can still see some, mostly in the smaller markets, still using carts.WNiR still uses them. Quote
zip81 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 Just an FYI they do have a cameraman in the Akron area he lives in Cuyahoga Falls-I know it to abe fact! That's right...I forgot about him. Nice Guy...former Channel 23 (ABC) shooter.The other two live in far, far away parts of Portage County. Quote
FearTheRoo Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 I stand corrected!!!But I couldn't pass up that chance to poke at our age!! Quote
zip81 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Posted February 26, 2007 I stand corrected!!!But I couldn't pass up that chance to poke at our age!! You should have been there when Moses brought down the tablets.I was there. I covered that story! Quote
FearTheRoo Posted February 27, 2007 Report Posted February 27, 2007 Ok, well answer this: was there really 15 and Moses dropped the third tablet??! Quote
zip81 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Posted February 27, 2007 Ok, well answer this: was there really 15 and Moses dropped the third tablet??! Yes there was...and as usual, my cameraman missed the shot. Quote
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