SlingStudio Pro Talk: School Video Production with Stu Stein
By Adam Noyes
The SlingStudio blog recently posted a great outline of how the SlingStudio Production System can be used in a school video production workflow. Since the Sling is one of our favorite products here at Broadfield, we are excited to share that article here today.
At SlingStudio, we love hearing about the inspiring productions our users make with SlingStudio. Today, we’re speaking with Stu Stein of Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting from Bellmore, NY. The Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting program teaches students the ins and outs of video production all while covering the most important events of Mepham High School.
In this sitdown interview, we talk with Stu about how SlingStudio has allowed his students to work more independently than ever, how SlingStudio can be the perfect emergency plan for large-scale productions gone wrong, and much more. Our interview with him is below:
In your own words, can you give us a brief overview of Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting?
Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting is a four-year program at Mepham High School in Bellmore, NY. Our students take one broadcasting class a year and commit to spending 100 hours out of class working on our productions. We produce a pair of weekly news broadcasts as well as three monthly student-produced shows. Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting also covers sports and cultural events at the school.
What roles do the students play within each production?
Our students do everything for our productions. A sports production usually begins two weeks prior to the date, with our kids doing pre-production (building graphics, researching the teams etc.). On shoot night, we generally run a four-camera shoot with two sportscasters, a sideline reporter, audio engineer, technical director, director—like I said, everything.
How long has Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting been operating?
This is Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting’s fourth year. We began in the fall of 2016 with 24 freshmen and five upperclassmen. We now have 75 students spread across all four grades.
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