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Off Camera - The Newsletter of The National Television Academy SF-N California Chapter - 0805
Off Camera - The Newsletter of The National Television Academy SF-N California Chapter - 0805
Off Camera - The Newsletter of The National Television Academy SF-N California Chapter - 0805
August 2005
MEMBERSHIP SCHMOOZARAMA
SURVEY SAT. SEP. 17th
First, thank you to the 131 individuals who took the
time to complete the recent Membership Survey which
was included with the June Governors’ Ballot. This is the
first Membership Survey the Academy has done in a
number of years and it is very helpful to the Board to get
feedback directly from the members.
67% of the respondents said that they joined the
Academy to enter the Emmy® Awards. 44% for the
programs, 34% membership discounts, 30% the mentor
program and 26% for the Mid-Career Grants.
“Off Camera” came in with high ratings, 69% have
been reading the monthly newsletter by viewing the e-
mailed PDF in color. Another 19% read it occasionally,
only 4% never opened it. 6% still like receiving the
(black and white) printed copy. There is still interest in
the “National News” and “TV Quarterly” which are cur- Save the date and get ready to
rently only available on-line. “schmooz.”
NATAS programs also received a good response with On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. until 4:30
41% voting for the Cinema Club, 37% seminars and p.m. at CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St. in San
31% mixers. Francisco, NATAS’ Northern California chapter is having
The “Emmy® 2005” show received the most com- an all-day event of keynote speakers and seminars as
ments, especially from those who did not attend, 44%. well as media networking where Bay Area media organi-
The notes ranged from “not nominated,” “on vacation” or zations will have information tables.
“too far to travel,” “Bay to Breakers next morning.” Planned seminars at the “Schmoozarama” include:
Others felt that the evening is “too expensive,” “the show Show Me the Idea
is too long,” “just give out the awards, skip the entertain- The Perfect Resume Tape
ment,” “have the dinner and program together like we Multicultural Media in the Bay Area and...
use to.” Those that did attend liked the venue, recep- How to Sell Your Screenplay
tion, show, dinner and dancing. Fall TV Previews
The Board of Governors will be studying the results of Admission is $10 for members of NATAS and other
the survey at their annual retreat on August 13th. Please participating organizations; $20 for non-members.
feel free to send additional comments or suggestions for RSVPs are recommended for guaranteed admittance.
the board to consider to: comments@emmysf.tv . RSVP to schmooz@emmysf.tv or (650) 341-7786.
By Keith Sanders
The SD video we grew up watching has a 4x3 aspect This camera is backward compatible to the mini-DV
ratio and is composed of 525 scan lines running at 30 and DVCPRO50 tape formats, but also shoots DVCPRO-
frames per second. This single standard was bolted down HD at 100 megabytes per second. It has two stereo pairs
in 1953 and is quite different from the myriad high- of uncompressed audio and two slots for recording on
definition video standards available today. expensive P2 flash media. Eight-gigabyte flash cards will
All HD video has a 16x9 aspect ratio, but it features be available this fall for $1,700 each, but remember they
720 or 1080 lines of resolution. It can run at 24 or 30 can be re-used much longer than the practical life span
frames per second. Scan lines can be progressive or of the camera.
interlaced. Even the amount of compression varies Shooting with flash cards also means no digitizing —
dramatically. The wide variety of HD video standards is just import your video files directly into the NLE and start
one reason why some high-definition video cameras can editing. It will be possible to record directly to hard
cost more than a new Hummer H2, while others are sold drives as well, not a portable solution but more economi-
at Fry’s. cal than P2 media.
Not all HD video is created equal. Quality is usually Sony revolutionized the HDV standard with the
judged by the “bit rate.” The higher the rate, the better introduction of the HDR-FX1 last fall and the HVR-Z1
the video will look. At one end is Panasonic’s D5 format, early this year. Both cameras packed an unbelievable
which is used in most major HD production houses amount of HDV production firepower for the price. Now
worldwide. It runs at 1.5 gigabits per second. It’s com- Panasonic is introducing a $6,000 DVCPRO-HD camera
pletely uncompressed and is too expensive for all but the that has many of the attributes of the $70,000 VariCam
most high-end users. HDV is the low-price leader. It can and the $100,000 CineAlta. It seems clear that for many
run at under 20 megabits per second, or 1/75th the data of us, high-definition video production will not be high
rate of D5. priced much longer. Learn more at www.dvxuser.com.
Even though HDV doesn’t cost much more than mini-
DV, the high compression rates can create artifacts if
your HD project requires a lot of post-production. The Keith Sanders, is the NATAS
audio is compressed as well and this could become an vice president for San Jose and
issue if sweetening is needed. But HDV has been the owner of Perfect Pitch TV.
only HD format with camcorders priced less than In addition to being our
$10,000 until now. technology chair he also produces
This fall, Panasonic is coming out with the AG-HVX200 the Emmy® show.
for less than $6,000. It can record almost any frame Send your technology stories
to sanders@perfectpitchtv.com
rate, be it 24fps, 30fps or slow motion. It’s also the first
camcorder to record high-definition 1080/24p, the same
standard that Lucas used to film “Star Wars Episode II.”
TELEVISION
QUARTERLY
ON-LINE
www.emmysf.tv
click on NATAS National link
JOB BANK at www.emmysf.tv
Off Camera, August 2005, page 4
CINEMA CLUB
By Lynn R Friedman
In the San Francisco area, we are still receiving free
film passes to numerous screenings.
If you’d like email notices when these passes become
available, kindly send your email address to
cinemaclub@emmysf.tv. Please request to be put on
“Lynn’s List.”
My long-term goal is to give NATAS members dis-
count admission at local theaters, providing you with
another reason to join NATAS besides entering the
Emmy® awards. Another goal would be for NATAS
To maximize the coverage of the recent San Jose members to receive free admission to select films during
Grand Prix KNTV NBC 11 set-up a remote studio above Oscar consideration period just like DGA, WGA, etc.
turn #11 of the course. Do you have ideas of what screenings you’d like
Cinema Club to provide for you?
I’d love to hear from you.
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THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OFFICERS:
David Mills, KPIX, President
Lynn R Friedman, KGO, VP, SF
Keith Sanders, Perfect Pitch TV, VP, SJ
Dan Adams, KXTV, VP, Sacramento
Nancy Osborne, KFSN, VP, Fresno SAN FRANCSISCO
Terri Russell, KOLO, VP, Reno NORTHERN C ALIF
CALIF ORNIA
ALIFORNIA
Pamela Young, KITV, VP, Hawaii 4317 Camden Avenue
Janice Edwards, KNTV, Secretary San Mateo, CA 94403
Sharon Navratil, KTVU, Treasurer (650) 341-7786 F: (650) 372-0279
NATIONAL TRUSTEES:
Linda Giannecchini, KQED (Museum) Terry Lowry, LaCosse Productions
Alison Gibson, Media Cool (Education) Tamar Maghdissian, KHSL
Cynthia Zeiden, Zeiden Media (Activities) Deanne Moenster-Poitras, KTVU
GOVERNORS: John Murray, JM Communications
Terri Amos, Cornerstone Prod. (Membership) John Odell, CCSF
Bob Anderson, KBWB Sheraz Sadiq, KQED
Duncan Armstrong, KHNL Pam Schoen, KTXL
Dan Ashley, KGO Javier Valencia, KRON (Awards)
Brian Avery, Avery Media COMMITTEE CHAIRS: (not listed above)
Samuel Belilty, KFTV John Catchings, Catchings & Assoc.
John Burgess, KFTY (Museum)
Thomas Drayton, KTXL Darryl Cohen, Cohen & Cooper (Legal)
Janice Edwards, KNTV James Spalding, Spalding & Co., (Finance)
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, KCRA Rick Zanardi, Notra Dame de Namur (Publicity)
Albert Garcia, KUVS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Bob Goldberger, KGO Darryl R. Compton, NATAS
Stewart Heller, York Productions
Valeria Hernandez, KDTV Off Camera
Justin Kanno, KOLO Bob Goldberger, Editor
Jack LiVolsi, KBWB (Publicity) Darryl Compton, Publisher
Ronald Louie, KTVU (Alt. Trustee) Robert Mohr, Photographer
Off Camera, August 2005, page 6