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Student DV Season Jump-Starts in September
Student DV starts the school year with 16 new shows including two special topic episodes on driving safety and on the environment. As in past years, the shows will air weekly on SECC’s cable channels and, new this year, will all be available in September in the Video Gallery. Carlos Eliason, a Sacramento State student, returns this season to host the show which he feels is a great way for students to show others their work. “Students with outlets for their videos have much more motivation to get out there and create when they know their work will actually be seen by someone other than themselves,” he says. His best tip for producers? Keep everyone smiling! Carlos believes that “true energy and vibrancy in the people around you will enhance your videos to an unimaginable degree.” Vanessa Gomez from Casa Roble High also returns this season and is joined by two new hosts Ryan Fackler from Bella Vista High and Jasmine Watson from Franklin High. Vanessa likes video production because “it lets you express yourself in any way that you want and there's so much to learn about it,” she says. “The learning is just never-ending.” She is also involved with the CRCN (Casa Roble Cable Network) class at her high school. Student DV (Digital Video) is a unique, award-winning program that includes participation from 16 school districts, community colleges, a local ABC affiliate, local cable company and the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Commission and inspires students to produce educational videos to share their vision and ideas. SECC produces the program to showcase digital video programs created by Sacramento students, and the program is aired weekly on SECC’s educational cable channels that reach more than 300,000 Sacramento households. SECC Production Manager Doug Niva says, “The great thing about Student DV is that SECC can showcase local students and their videos to the greater Sacramento community via cable — and the entire world — online. Student DV allows students’ videos to go beyond the walls of their classroom. During the Student DV/SEVA production process we (Niva with Production Assistant Eric Sawyer) go out to each of the school sites and interview the student producers. It’s always fun to hear how they came up with their idea, how they shot it, what they learned in the process of making their video and, most importantly, what they like most about making videos.” Student DV features student work entered in the annual SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) contest. Open to Sacramento county K-20 students, the SEVAs provides a variety of categories to express an educational message — PSA, school news/events, documentary and instructional/how-to. Since many schools have a multimedia program, Student DV provides teachers with useful instructional materials to help students learn more about video production and also see what their peers are creating. Producing a video program involves much more than just taping an event. The knowledge and expertise needed for a successful production requires numerous cross curriculum skills including teamwork, ability to research topics, knowledge of subject areas, ability to communicate ideas, reading, creative writing and organization. |
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Fall Semester Courses by TV Students can receive credit for distance learning courses and, of course, at home lifelong learners can tune in to improve skills, knowledge or find an enlightening alternative to other television programming. |
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