Website www.nutv.ca | First air date 1984 | |
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Owner New University Television | ||
NUTV at the University of Calgary is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada. Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991, NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization that offers opportunities to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production. These opportunities include reporting/interviewing, hosting, writing, camera operation, lighting, sound mixing, using Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite, editing, producing, and directing. NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance, composed of print The Gauntlet, radio CJSW 90.9, and television (NUTV). The University of Calgary is unique in that it is one of only two Canadian university that houses three media operations on-campus, the other being the University of Toronto Mississauga and UTM/TV ([1]).
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NUTV provides an important service to the community by broadcasting a bi-weekly community magazine program about news, sports, and arts for both the University of Calgary and greater Calgary community viewers. It is important to recognize that this non-profit society has volunteers who provide services directly to the community. Examples of these services include providing short videos to non-profit organizations for advertising, fundraising, or training purposes, giving students and community members the opportunity to gain professional level training on high quality equipment, and display interesting and useful information for the campus community's benefit on NUTV's closed circuit network.
History
NUTV: A brief history of time & space
1984
1986
1987
1990
1991–1992
1992-1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996 -1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001 - 2002
2002 - 2003
2003 - 2004
2005 - 2006
2006 - 2007
2007- 2008
2008 - 2009
2011
2014
2015
Programming
The majority of NUTV programming is produced by the volunteer members with NUTV staff giving guidance for quality and content. NUTV encourages a forum for a free exchange of ideas and opinions and provides a voice to individuals and groups without the constraints of for-profit media. NUTV has many branches of programming and you can watch all NUTV content online on youtube.com/nutv:
Current
Studio 315(2014-2016)- NUTV's current live late night talk show in the early evening. Studio 315 is designed to explore the topics and issues that are important to students, and includes games, interviews, and live music by local bands. Studio 315 is designed to give members of the audience the best entertainment experience on campus. Studio 315 also consists of four pre-recorded segments: Awake, Bite Me, Sports!, and The News. These segments are played for the studio audience throughout the live show, and are then published to YouTube. Studio 315's final episode was taped on July 26, 2016.
Retired Programming
*[Full Frontal](1995-2014) - was NUTV's magazine program. It consisted of three main segments: news, arts and entertainment, and sports. Stories were mainly campus based, but there was also coverage of community events of interest to the University community.*[NUTV LIVE] - was a web initiative to broadcast live events, such as sports games and concerts. It also housed Live-to-tape content, all streamed, allowing viewers to skim through long events.*[Dino_Myte] - was a web-based show featuring short segments like athlete profiles, rapid-fire interviews, skill demonstrations and skits, all featuring University of Calgary DINOS athletes.*[Doc School] - was an annual documentary school program. Participants in doc school would attend workshops taught by NUTV staff as well as industry professionals to learn the skills and techniques involved in creating a documentary. Participants would then create their own short documentaries as a final project, using the skills they had learned.*CCT (Campus Community Television) - was broadcast around campus and in residence on Channel 17. Channel 17 provides information and relevant advertising to students and faculty.
You can watch NUTV programming on Shaw cable or on the NUTV website:
Please note: NUTV programming adheres to all CRTC Regulations, all other applicable broadcasting regulations and practice, and abides by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in all actions.
Greenlite Festival
Greenlight Arts Festival is an annual festival started in 2011 to raise issues surrounding environmentalism. The Festival hosts several events that are part of the green art movement, starting with a 48-Hour Eco Film Challenge and a Photography Competition. The festival's mandate is to provide opportunities for students to dialogue about environmental issues, develop technical skills, engage their creativity and facilitate the production of film and photographic work. Taking place in the last week of March the festival serves to jump start Earth Week and consists of various environmentally themed activities including; digital photography competition; 48-hour film challenge; digital filmmaking workshops; environmental documentary screening with panel discussion; daily shorts exhibition; and a closing gala. All activities are free and open to student and community members.
NUTV and the Students’ Union Sustainability Board both contribute funding and resources towards the success of the festival.
Awards
Equipment
NUTV has industry standard equipment and offers all members professional training sessions throughout the year, including orientation covering all of NUTV's production and post production equipment. To operate NUTV's cameras and edit systems members must be proficient on that piece of equipment.
Cameras
NUTV has a Sony F350 XDCAM HD camera, two Sony EX1 XDCAM HD cameras, two Sony DSR 300 DVCAM cameras, and a Sony three chip mini DV camera to shoot the bulk of production.
Edit Suites
NUTV has two Final Cut Pro editing systems and an Adobe Creative Suite multimedia edit system with which members can also create graphics and animation.
Famous alumni
NUTV has been the training ground for many individuals wishing to break into the television and film industry.