UCTV - University of California Television

PROGRAMMING

Program Types

Programming for UCTV falls into 5 broad categories described below. Profiles of specific programs in each category are available in the Appendix of this guide.

1. Captures - Taping events that are taking place on or around campuses. This includes faculty and guest speakers, public outreach lectures, panels and symposia. Often described as "C-Span style," this type of production provides the programming base for UCTV. These programs are usually taped with one or two cameras. Often the speaker uses visual aids such as slides, overheads, PowerPoint or video, which requires modest editing before broadcast.

Examples from our on-demand library.

• "Alexander Manu on business ideas including concept design, user interaction, and intellectual property" (Santa Barbera) #14883

• "Can sleeping pills do more harm than good?" (San Diego) #14203

• "Grey Matters: Neuroscience, what music can teach us about the brain." (San Diego) #11189

2. Performances - Music, dance, theater staged on or around campuses. These performances require more equipment, usually at least 3 cameras and the ability to switch them on site. An introduction may be added to provide context.

Examples from our on-demand library.

• "Switchfoot, Unplugged (2008)" (San Diego) #13983

• "C Davis Symphony - Brahms’ Sextet No. 2 in G Major" (Davis) #8418

• "Reflections on John Steinbeck..." (San Diego) #6891

3. Studio productions - Panels, lectures, interviews, performances recorded in studio rather than on location. Bringing events into the studio can save money and provides control of the production environment. These programs are often "live-to-tape" which then require very little or no editing.

Examples from our on-demand library.

• "Conversations With History: Noam Chomsky" (Berkeley) #6568

• "Health Matters: MS Doesn’t Have Me" (San Diego) #14089

• "HemiScope: Special Edition 2008" (San Diego) #14667

4. Documentary productions - Programs incorporating interviews, visual materials, voice over and music. These programs are the most complex, require more shooting, writing and editing, and are therefore usually the most expensive to produce.

Examples from our on-demand library.

• "When Things Get Small" (San Diego) #6577

• "In the Shadow of White Mountain" (San Diego) #6420

• "OperaTalk, with Nick Reveles: Don Quixote" (San Deigo) #14719

5. Magazine - Programs composed of several short segments (approximately 5-8 minutes) on topics that are not necessarily related. These programs usually combine interviews with b-roll footage and/ or other visual material. Duration of segments vary but together make a half hour or hour-long program.

UCTV is currently collecting program segments from throughout the UC system to include in a new magazine program titled "Open Window." Please contact the show's Executive Producer Shannon Bradley if you would like to submit a segment idea (sbradley@ucsd.edu).

Examples from our on-demand library.

• "State of Minds: "Greening" of two UC's and more, UC Santa Barbara Hosts" (San Diego) #13403

• "On Beyond: Biology and the Future" (San Diego) #13811

• "UCLA: Next (No. 50)" (Los Angeles - student produced series) #8494