It’s a crafts show and a cooking show. You can learn about
gardening, scrapbooking and quilting, depending on the episode.
It’s 30 minutes of live,
”
how to
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television
– for the cast and the crew.
It’s a crafts show and a cooking show. You can learn about gardening, scrapbooking and quilting, depending on the episode. It’s 30 minutes of live, “how to” television – for the cast and the crew.
Dozens of CMAP volunteers have taken our studio production workshop. They’ve learned how to run the big studio cameras, how to “pan” and “tilt,” “zoom in” and “truck left.”
Members have also learned how to direct live television (a total adrenaline rush!), run a 24-channel audio board and do graphics for a talk show; but until you’ve been on an actual studio crew, you really don’t know what to expect.
Hence, we’re now producing an actual show where the crew can practice their newly learned skills. You don’t have to be a pro. In fact, we’d prefer you weren’t.
On “How to,” the crew gets to experience the real process of shooting a multi-camera studio program complete with guests and a set.
The content of the program will vary from month to month, depending on who the Producer Extraordinaire (aka CMAP Operations Manager Kelly Abbott) recruits to be on camera.
For the premiere episode, Kelly recruited a friend, C.J. Cameron, to be the on-camera talent. C.J. did a wonderful job instructing viewers on how to cook two vegetarian pasta dishes. He’s definitely a natural.
The staff also worked together to create a great set for him to work with, complete with a raised mirror for the cameras to shoot, thus giving the viewer an overhead shot of the demonstration.
I got hungry just watching the tape. I can’t imagine being in the studio while it was cooking. Yum!
The best part of the deal for the studio crew was not only getting the practical studio experience, but also being able to chow down after they finished taping the show.
Many thanks to the eight-person crew of students for their wonderful work on this premiere episode of How to. The program can be seen on Public Access Channel 20 on Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. and at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
FYI: If you are ready for your on-camera debut and have a special craft or skill you’d like to share on “How to,” give Kelly Abbott a call at 408-846-4983 ext. 2. If you’d rather be behind the camera than in front of it, there are plenty of opportunities for you as well.
Our next Orientation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7. Once you’ve been “oriented,” sign up for the next round of studio workshops starting on June 9.
For more details, go to our Web site at www.mycmap.org.
