This design case focuses on the development of an alternative to Penn State's One Button Studio, but with a do-it-yourself mentality and a substantially smaller budget. The development of our one button video kiosk began as a class project but is part of a larger design-based research project. Video production is not something that all faculty,…

One of the challenges that social studies educators face daily is how to make student learning relevant. Digital technologies can play an important role by connecting what happens in the classroom to the world beyond. One way to do this is by turning students into producers of information and having them create content rather than simply consume.…

The author spent many years in the classroom as a traditional technical education teacher. He was always attracted to emerging technologies, and visual technologies in particular interested him. In this article, he shares some of his experiences with setting up and running a very successful TV/video technology program.

With increasing accessibility to quality video recording technology, researchers and trainers can create data sets that are rich in content and application. Practical and ethical aspects of videotaping children and staff for research and teaching purposes are critical to successful use of videotaping. Taping and equipment strategies for achieving…

In this article, the author chronicles his odyssey to search for an elusive prize. He was teaching a television production class that had many students and little equipment. The equipment he had was barely consumer grade. He needed to replace it with higher grade equipment as well as massively increase the quantities of everything he had so more…

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators produce images that tell a story, inform or entertain an audience, or record an event. They use various cameras to shoot a wide range of material, including television series, news and sporting events, music videos, motion pictures, documentaries, and training sessions. Those who film or…

Four systems of presenting script to the television performer are described. (BD)

How backup systems and spare parts insure against equipment breakdowns. (Author)

How to plan on-location videotaping so as to minimize missing shots and repetition of camera and lighting setups. (BD)

A discussion of how ENG (Electronic News Gathering) equipment makes location production easy, but only pre-planning makes it good. (Author)

How one television station solved the problem of no 8mm projector in its filmchain. (Author)

A comparison between real-time duplicating and the new highspeed principle for 1/2 inch videotape. (Author)

How ENG (Electronic News Gathering) equipment can benefit educational and business users of television. (HB)

Some simple techniques that will improve the quality of masters. (Author)

Key ingredients of small camera techniques are discussed. (HB)