Thanks to all who posted this invaluable information on TV studio equipment
and development. The ideas and and specs are great!!!
Holly Roge
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We looked into that. I have applied for a grant
because it can get expensive.
You need a video camera and a digital camera.
You need a room for taping (word has it the room
should be green, for a good backdrop).
You really need video editing equipment. This is
where the cost comes in. The best video editing
equipment is the Krohn. But it costs about $6000.
You can get a Sony computer that has the editing
equipment built in, but it is not perfect. You need
obvious things like TV and VCR, videotapes and
video camera tapes. A SmartBoard would come in handy,
but you could do without. Also, make sure you
purchase some copyright free music for background.
There is a lot out there. We have a collection from
Roger Lamb that we purchased for the district at a
tech convention.
Overwhelming, huh?
Good luck
Sue
Our district outfitted every elementary school with a
video production room during our district-wide
reconstruction bond.
Each room contains a video distribution system - wired
to every classroom, a super-duper PC with printer &
scanner, a monitor on a rolling stand. I just went to
training on the OTHER pieces: digital video camera
(uses the little tiny cassettes) with tripod, 2-3
portable mikes, an editing system which consists of a
monitor, and two pieces referred to as the JVC and the
AVIO (those are probably the brands) BUT those two
pieces enable you to pop in a tiny cassette, break it
down into frames, edit, add sound & music, etc. and copy
back onto a regular sized videocassette to be used in
the distribution system or in individual classrooms.
Needless to say, I have NO IDEA what all that costs, but
I'm sure in the upper thousands!!! If you don't get
more information from another source, I can probably
find out costs for you. Also, don't forget to include
some training costs. I've been to the intro. class
twice now, and it's just starting to make sense!
Leah Hawkins, Librarian
West Hurst Elementary
Hurst, TX
leahleah@attbi.com
If I was setting up a studio from scratch, I would go with a digital video
camera and
iMac instead of the traditional editing suite.
The cost is much less and so easy!
iMac Studio
Digtal Video Camera = $ 800 - $1500 each
iMac with iMovie 2 = $900
VCR for transferring digitized video to tape = $700
1 monitor = with s-vid / stereo sound = $400
Lights = $100
Microphones (I would say minimum of 2 - wireless are nice, but I also have
a boom for the video camera) = $50 - $150 each
Extra Camera batteries ( I always send out 2 with every camera) = $30 each
Traditional Studio
Video Camera (minimum 1, but 2 is very nice) = $800 - $1500 each
Tripods (one for each camera) = $100
Dolly for tripod = $100
2 monitors with s-vid / stereo sound = $400 each AND
2 VCRs set up as an editing suite = $700 each
1 Editing Controller machine linear or digital = $200 - $700
Lights = $100
Microphones (I would say minimum of 2 - wireless are nice, but I also have
a boom for the video camera) = $50 - $150 each
Extra Camera batteries ( I always send out 2 with every camera) = $30 each
Production Packs (for sound effects and Titles) = $500 for a "simple" one
CD Player = $100
Audio mixer = $100 - $150
Of course Training should be included in your budget!
Good Luck
Brook A. Berg
Media Specialist
ISD 22
Detroit Lakes Middle School
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
There is an article (with my by-line) in this month's School Library
Journal - the "What Works" feature about this very topic.
The room was there when the new school was built. Cable television and
closed circuit cabling was installed throughout the building. The closed
circuit control "box" was also in place. This has video and sound inputs
that are transmitted through the school. A monitor and VCR were added.
First we installed very bright lights, perhaps too much so, in front of the
anchor area and smaller back lights behind. I painted the wall a
blue-gray. My husband, a friend and I built a raised floor and an anchor
desk (with 2 inch X 6 foot lumber) using high-grade plywood for the parts
that could be seen and Formica counter for the desk. We added PVC pipe
to make a removable puppet theater.
Next came small desktop microphones that cannot be seen over the Formica
back splash. We also added rolling chairs so the chairs wouldn't make so
much noise when the anchors stood for the pledge. It ended up costing
about $3000, but most of the expense was for lights. Desks and backdrops
alone were estimated at over $6000 and I couldn't get anyone out to give me
an estimate. The district paid to have the lights installed.
There may be other ways -- our analog camera focuses on the light and
leaves some of our students in the dark. New digital cameras are not
supposed to have that problem. You really won't know until you begin to
broadcast. Begin small with the minimum and add as you can. It took us
three years.
Carol Savage
Library Media Specialist
Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Charlotte, NC
c.savage@cms.k12.nc.us
First of all, are you looking to create a video class, or just one editing
station? If a class, figure on one editing station for 2-3 kids. Here's
what you need: at least two cameras that use full-size video tape, a
digital camera for the studio (this isn't really necessary, but sure great
to have), and a digital editing suite (I've got a Casablanca and a Sequel
here). Also, get a subscription to Videomaker magazine.
The Cassie has been replaced by the Kron, and I don't have current prices.
The Sequel is by Applied Magic. You can locate local dealers by going to
the respective web sites. I'd look at the Hitachi/RCA cameras (they are the
same camera, just different names). Be sure to get extra batteries. You
need at least two batteries for each camera.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions.
David Lininger, kb0zke
LMS, Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
mailto: tss003@mail.connect.more.net
More free advice: Buy what you need to start. If there is sufficient money
left, upgrade. By this I mean that both Kron and Sequel have upgrades
available. I would rather buy two basic suites than one top-of-the-line
suite. Don't forget that you will need a monitor. A regular tv will work,
but the monitors that the dealers sell are designed for this type of work,
and have all of the proper connections already. If possible, go with the
real monitor.
You will also need some sort of work table. Your dealer may have some
available, or check your Highsmith catalogs for ideas. I'd go with
something on wheels. Sooner or later it will have to be moved, and it is
much easier to roll a cart than to unplug everything and haul it off.
Be sure to buy some royalty-free audio cds. Since you are starting from
scratch, don't fall into the trap of using the popular songs from the kids'
cds. Yes, legally you can use up to 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less,
of any song as long as you give proper credit. The problem is that the cd
belongs to a student, and sooner or later one will get damaged or lost.
Then what? Better to have "elevator music" that no one will want to steal.
Also, there is no legal question then.
Have you given any thought to your studio? You want a plain, light-colored
background. Ideally there will be no windows to mess up your lighting. Talk
to your high school drama instructor about borrowing some lights to play
with, and then buy what you need. With digital editors you don't need the
blue screen anymore. You can click on the background and change it to what
you want.
BTW, do not even think about using the so-called editing programs that run
on regular computers. They just aren't powerful enough, and in the case of
Windows programs, you also have to contend with Windows. Even the Macs just
can't cut it, no matter what they say.
Feel free to ask as much as you want. I'm here every day now.
David Lininger, kb0zke
LMS, Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
mailto: tss003@mail.connect.more.net
Some items to include
Sound board
Microphones for each on air person
Video Selector
A laptop computer running through the selector
Two cameras- can be just camcorders
Jackets for the on air people look nice
CD player to run through the sound board for intro music
I am at home so don't have pricing. You can find pricing at websites
like Alpha Video-
http://www.alphavideo.com/5.0/schools/index.php
Holly, I am a media specialist in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and we are
blessed with studios in each school. Our county has developed its own T.V.
studio and produces programs on local cable access channels. Greg LaHatte
is our director of Broadcast and Distance Learning. He, and his entire
staff, worked in the public sector before joining the school system and are
a fount of knowledge. He posts responses on LM_NET frequently, so I'm sure
he would be glad to offer you advice if you email him directly. I'd
recommend that you contact him about your request.
Contact him through Greg_LaHatte@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
There needs to be an underscore between his first and last name (i.e.
first_last)
Linda Houghton houghton6@earthlink.net
Yes,
thank you for your email.
We have a daily 5 minute news show that is run by our fourth graders. It is
live TV and we all love it here at Kinkaid lower school.
We have 3 cameras, video mixer, sound board, 2 computers, and title maker.
It takes 8 to 10 students to run the show.
We have 2 anchors and 1 to three reporters with a Green screen.
We got into it for around $10,000.
What do you need to know?
The first thing I would tell you is to get a good vendor.
We have a great one! Donald Burden of
Aves Audio Visual Systems.
281 295 1300.
He made sure I we got the correct equipment and he trained me.
I can and have called him at anytime!
You will need microphones, one for each anchor (preferably a lavalier mic).
Depending on how sophisticated you want to get (and your budget!) you might
consider a digital video mixer (a "switcher" in the vernacular), a character
generator, television monitors for each, a vcr to play segments which have
been taped ahead of time, and a computer with teleprompter software. If you
really want to go all out you could also purchase a nonlinear editing
machine, used to edit videotape. I taught a high school television
production class last year, and we had all of that (and more). I believe
even our elementary schools have the equipment listed above. Florida
schools are really into television production!
If you check out this website http://www.schooltv.com you should find more
helpful information. If you have any questions, please feel free to email
me. I did not learn anything about tv production in library school, and had
to learn it on my own in a hurry last year. I won't have all the answers,
but I'm willing to help! : )
Hope this helps,
Allison Carver
Media Specialist
Navarre High School
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Holly Roge
Grad Student - School Library Media
UW-Milwaukee
HLROGE@PEOPLEPC.COM
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