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Undergraduate Program | T437: WTIU Production Workshop

T437 can be taken for variable credit hours. The number of hours a student can be scheduled per week is as follows:

• 1 credit hour – from 3.5 to 6.25 hrs/wk
• 2 credit hour – from 6.25 to 9.5 hrs/wk
• 3 credit hour – from 9.5 to 12.5 hrs/wk

T437 – RADIO/TELEVISION SERVICES PRODUCTION CATEGORIES (as of 3/25/09)

1/ DOCUMENTARY
Production Assistant/Coordinator/Researcher

Radio/Television Services (RTVS) is the video and audio production unit for the University and PBS affiliate station WTIU. WTIU is a PBS member television station that broadcasts to 29 counties in south-central Indiana, including the cities of Bloomington, Terre Haute, and Columbus and reaching the Indianapolis Metropolitan area via satellite. WTIU’s primary mission is to deliver distinctive programming and telecommunications services to meet the educational, entertainment, information, and enrichment needs of citizens of all ages in Indiana.

WTIU is well regarded among producers for public television. In its nearly 40 years on the air, WTIU has enjoyed a strong relationship with arts performers and cultural organizations and has produced numerous award-winning broadcast documentary programs, including Spirit of Monroe County I, II, and III, West Baden Springs - Save of the Century, Restoring the Legend - The French Lick Springs Hotel, Beaux Arts at 50; Hard Life, Reverend Ernest T. Butler, Wilderness Plots, Our Town series, Indiana Legends series Sugarplum Dreams: Staging the Nutcracker, and many more.
Each year, RTVS produces between 3-5 local documentaries for broadcast on WTIU and beyond, including broadcast/distribution on PBS and PBS Home Video.

The student will be assigned directly to an RTVS documentary project, under the direct guidance of the Producer/Director. Responsibilities will primarily be centered on production elements research (newspaper headlines, still photographs, archive video footage, interviewee bio research) and legal clearances. Responsibilities may also include participation in field shoots and post production workflow. Students will receive on screen credit within the completed documentary. Hours and work location will be flexible.

2/ THE WEEKLY SPECIAL
Production Assistant
Radio/Television Services (RTVS) is the video and audio production unit for the University and PBS affiliate station WTIU. WTIU is a PBS member television station that broadcasts to 29 counties in south-central Indiana, including the cities of Bloomington, Terre Haute, and Columbus and reaching the Indianapolis Metropolitan area via satellite. WTIU’s primary mission is to deliver distinctive programming and telecommunications services to meet the educational, entertainment, information, and enrichment needs of citizens of all ages in Indiana.

WTIU is well regarded among producers for public television. In its nearly 40 years on the air, WTIU has enjoyed a strong relationship with arts performers and cultural organizations and has produced numerous award-winning broadcast programs, including The Weekly Special, The Friday Zone, and INFocus.

The student will be assigned directly to the WTIU weekly news magazine The Weekly Special, under the direct guidance of the Videographer/Editor. Responsibilities will primarily be centered on production elements research (newspaper headlines, still photographs, archive video footage, interviewee bio research, location research, story idea generation). Responsibilities will also include participation in field shoots, post production workflow, and studio taping productions. Students will receive on screen credit within applicable programs. Hours and work location will be flexible.

3/ THE FRIDAY ZONE
Production Assistant
Radio/Television Services (RTVS) is the video and audio production unit for the University and PBS affiliate station WTIU. WTIU is a PBS member television station that broadcasts to 29 counties in south-central Indiana, including the cities of Bloomington, Terre Haute, and Columbus and reaching the Indianapolis Metropolitan area via satellite. WTIU’s primary mission is to deliver distinctive programming and telecommunications services to meet the educational, entertainment, information, and enrichment needs of citizens of all ages in Indiana.

WTIU is well regarded among producers for public television. In its nearly 40 years on the air, WTIU has enjoyed a strong relationship with arts performers, cultural organizations, and children’s programs and has produced numerous award-winning broadcast programs, including The Friday Zone, The Weekly Special, and INFocus.

The student will be assigned directly to the WTIU weekly children’s educational program The Friday Zone, under the direct guidance of the Producer/Host. Responsibilities will primarily be centered on production elements research (story idea research and generation, arts and crafts research and procurement, interviewee bio research, location research). Responsibilities will also include participation in field shoots, post production workflow, and studio taping productions. Students will receive on screen credit within applicable programs. Hours and work location will be flexible.

4/ WTIU/WfIU NEWS DEPARTMENT
Production Assistant
WTIU is a PBS member television station that broadcasts to 29 counties in south-central Indiana, including the cities of Bloomington, Terre Haute, and Columbus and reaching the Indianapolis Metropolitan area via satellite. WTIU’s primary mission is to deliver distinctive programming and telecommunications services to meet the educational, entertainment, information, and enrichment needs of citizens of all ages in Indiana.

WTIU is well regarded among producers for public television. In its nearly 40 years on the air, WTIU has enjoyed a strong relationship with arts performers, cultural organizations, and News programs and has produced numerous award-winning broadcast programs, including News Breaks, INFocus, Indiana Gubernatorial Debates, and The Weekly Special.

The student will be assigned directly to the WTIU/WfIU News Department, under the direct guidance of the News Bureau Chief. Responsibilities will be centered on video shooting daily news, editing stories on Avid, transferring stories and newsbreaks to online versions, and set-up and break-down daily studio newsbreak tapings. Hours and work location is per the daily news department schedule.

5/ EDUCATIONAL & PRODUCTION SERVICES (CLIENT PROJECTS)
Production Assistant /Coordinator
Radio/Television Services (RTVS) is the video and audio production unit for the University and PBS affiliate station WTIU. The RTVS for-hire unit produces approximately 50+ video projects for University clients and/or external private sector clients each year. Video projects range from educational videos (for web and/or DVD or BluRay), to corporate marketing videos, to University event coverage. RTVS’s largest clients include the University Office of the President, Department of Athletics, and the IU Foundation.

The student will be assigned directly to client project(s), under the direct guidance of the RTVS Director of Educational and Production Services and/or Production Manager. Responsibilities will primarily be centered on production elements research (newspaper headlines, still photographs, archive video footage, legal clearances, interviewee bio research, location research, story idea generation). Responsibilities will also include participation in field eng shoots, field multi camera productions, and post production workflow. Students will receive on screen credit within applicable programs. Hours and work location will be flexible.