{"id":18133,"date":"2024-03-26T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/comm\/?p=18133"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:14:05","slug":"comm-355-hosts-a-live-broadcast-at-smhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/comm\/blog\/2024\/03\/26\/comm-355-hosts-a-live-broadcast-at-smhs\/","title":{"rendered":"COMM 355 Hosts a Live Broadcast at SMHS"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMM 355, TV Production II, hosted a live broadcast at Smoky Mountain High School, SMHS, on February 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

The broadcast featured live music from a collaboration between a professional jazz quartet, members from the Western Carolina University band, as well as students in the band at SMHS.<\/span><\/p>\n

The groups practiced together the week before and then put on the concert that the TV II students broadcast.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event highlighted the collaboration between the many groups and the incorporation of the professional jazz group that worked with a variety of students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Binford, professor for COMM 355, looks to provide students with opportunities like live broadcasts to give additional professional projects for students to work on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe students seem to take these types of projects more seriously than just in-class work,\u201d said Binford. \u201cAlso, as someone who used to earn a living doing video for live music, I know there are great paying jobs in that sector of the industry and I want to prepare our students for that type of work. Also\u2026 it’s just fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Julian Vanderhoef, a first-year communication student, participated in the live broadcast.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis experience helped me realize that I actually enjoy doing what I do. If I can make a living off of this sort of thing then that\u2019s even better,\u201d said Vanderhoef.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shooting a live broadcast is much different than putting a package beforehand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPutting a package together beforehand you typically only have one camera and you are recording individual clips to then be edited together into a complete story at a later time. In a show like this, the videography is happening at the same time as the editing,\u201d said Binford. \u201cIt is also much more of a team effort. You need a team of camera operators, an audio person making sure it sounds good, a technical director who is operating the video switcher that cuts between the cameras, and a director who is calling all of the cues. It is such a team activity. It is also all happening live. There is a real adrenaline rush knowing that you only get one shot at it and once the show starts there is no stopping it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Because of the nature of the live broadcast, it does provide professional development for students and shows how the department is capable of helping students prepare for their future careers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only does the live broadcast require additional skills, but it also requires different technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe used the communication department’s new flight pack,\u201d said Binford. \u201cA flight pack is basically a portable TV studio and it allows us to record and broadcast multi-camera shoots from anywhere in the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although there are no more shoots planned with SMHS currently, there will be more live music broadcasts in the future. On April 4, TV II will record a vocal ensemble from the WCU recording studio. And on April 25, the class will host a live broadcast of a tech ensemble concert.<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the WHEE-TV Instagram and YouTube to see what more broadcasting students are doing @wheetv_wcu and @WHEE-TV.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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