BATV Winter 2012 Newsletter

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Inside Tis Issue:Artist of the Month .............Page 2

By-Law Amendments .........Page 3

Technical Corner .................Page 6

DSLR Filmmaking ...............Page 7

BAV Hours o OperationMon. – Turs. . 10:00 am - 9:30 pm

Friday .............. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday .......... 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Sunday ..................................Closed

BAV closings and

limited hours: Monday, February 20th, 2012

Closed or Presidents’ Day

Tursday, March 15th, 2012Closed at 4pm or BAV Annual

Meeting o the Membership

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Closed or Patriot’s Day

Winter 2012 Issue430 Boston Road

Billerica, MA01821

Public • Educational • GovernmentThe Producer

Te next regularly scheduledBAV Board o Directors

meeting isWednesday, March 14th, 2012,

6:30 p.m. at BAV.You are welcome to attend!

BAV Guest Speaker Series Jason Bazinet

BAV would like to let you know about a new and exciting guest speakerseries or our members. BAV is searching high and low or speakers to

give presentations in areas we think would be interesting to you, the BAV membership.

o kick o the BAV Guest Speaker Series, let me introduce you to our rst

speaker, Martie Cook, presenting on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at7PM.

She will be speaking about her experiencesas a writer or television as well as give tipson writing and developing concepts orstorytelling.

Martie Cook has more than twenty-ve years o experience as a respected writer and producer o television and lm. She has worked or ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS as wellas Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, ColumbiaPictures and Universal Studios.

A member o the Writers Guild o America West, Cook has written or hittelevision shows such as the top-ten Nielsen rated Full House, the cult classic,

Charles in Charge, the nontraditional amily comedy, Joe’s Life and RysherEntertainment’s crime drama, One West Waikiki.

Cook has served as a writer/producer or Entertainment onight , America’s Most Wanted , NBC Nightly News, Te oday Show, Better Homes and Gardensand the PBS Emmy-award winning children’s show Zoom. She is author o thecritically acclaimed book, Write o V: Out of Your Head and Onto the Screen (Focal Press/Elsevier) used by proessional writers, in college classrooms andby budding writers alike.

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Board o DirectorsPresident ............................... David Fournier

Vice President .................... Barbara Flaherty

Secretary ......................................John Coyne

Treasurer ..................................Jim Woodside

Asst. Treasurer ....................Pamela Anastasi

Board Member ............................... Jen Casco

Board Member .........................Ronald Fusco

Board Member .............................Gerry Goss

Board Member ................... William Haddad

Board Member ................... Anthony LaRosa

Board Member ......................... Greg McClay

Board Member .....................James McFeeley

Board Member ............................. Paul Overy

Board Member ....................... Donna Popkin

Board Member .......................... Helen Potter

Te Producer 2012Billerica Access TV

430 Boston Road

Billerica, MA 01821

Phone: 978-663-2284

Fax: 978-667-4969

[email protected]

www.batvinc.org

Editor & Layout

Jason Bazinet

Contributing Writers:

Paul Abrego

Nancy Albertson

Jason Bazinet

Sam Schauerman

Karen Sennott

Alex Shure

BAV Staf:

echnical Coordinator .............................................Paul AbregYouth Coordinator ...........................................Nancy AlbertsonAccess Coordinator .................................................Jason BazineProduction/Sta Assistant ........................Matthew MacombeExecutive Director ............................................Sam SchauermanMarketing & Outreach Coordinator ................ Karen SennotProgramming Coordinator ........................................ Alex ShurBoard o Director Clerk .................................... Madeline StonProduction/Sta Assistant ........................................ om Viole

B A T V

T i d b i t s

UPCOMING ARISS

February - Alex Shure (Underwater Photography)

March - Denise Warren

April - Claudia Giessmann and Helen Potter

May - Teresa Walker

Visit the BAV Studio any time during regular business

hours to view the artists work

Her rst screenplay, Zachary’s ruth was a nalist in the prestigious Chestereld Writers Film Program and in theMassachusetts Screenwriting Competition, beore being optioned by Universal Studios. Her second screenplay,

Hit & Run was optioned by Alan Barnette Productions atUniversal Studios.

Cook has served as a writing mentor to members o theNew England Chapter o Women In Film and Video,students at the Perkins School or the Blind and soldiers inAghanistan.

Recently, Cook sold a sitcom to Warner Brothers and isin the early stages o development. We are excited to haveMartie Cook speak at BAV and encourage you to attendthis event. More details will ollow, so keep an eye on theBAV web site, e-mail and postings around the BAV studio.

I you have any questions or know o a speaker that wouldlike to present as part o the BAV Guest Speaker Series,

please contact Jason at 978-663-2284.(Biography courtesy o Emerson.edu)

Guest Speaker cont’d rom page 1



By-Law Amendments Voted by Board o Directors

On January 4, 2012, the Secretary o BAV received a proposal to amend BAV’s By-Laws. Te proposal suggestedamending the age or voting rights at regular or special meetings o the members and also allowing or Board Membersto elect one individual annually to serve on the Board o Directors.

On January 6, as per the BAV By-Laws, the proposed amendments were posted internally and on BAV ’s website. A

notice was also posted on the Community Bulletin Board announcing receipt o the proposal and directing members toBAV’s website or additional inormation.

On uesday, January 24, the BAV Board o Directors held an open hearing on the proposed amendments. Since this was a Special Board Meeting, 4/5ths o the Board o Directors needed to be present to constitute a quorum and o thoseBoard Members present, a 2/3rds vote would be needed to amend the By-Laws. Following a brie discussion, the Boardo Directors voted on the proposal. Secretary Coyne ocially delivered the outcome; the proposal was approved andbecame eective immediately.

Te ollowing are the amended By-Laws:

ARICLE III. MEMBERSHIPSection 2. VOING RIGHSAt every regular or special meeting o the members, each member age eighteen (18) and above authorized to vote shallbe entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to vote o the members.

ARICLE IV. BOARD OF DIRECORSSection 2. NUMBER AND ELECION OR APPOINMEN O OFFICETe number o Directors shall not be less than eleven (11) and not greater than een (15). A maximum o elevenmembers o the Board o Directors shall be elected by the membership. Four (4) Directors shall be appointed asstated herein. One Director each shall be appointed by each o the ollowing : Te Billerica own Administrator, TeBillerica Public School Superintendent, Te Shawsheen Public School Superintendent, and Te Billerica CommunityAlliance, Inc. Executive Director. Tere will be up to eight (8) members elected to the Board o Directors by vote o themembership. Tere will be up to three (3) members elected to the Board o Directors by vote o the Board o Directors.

Within the limits prescribed by these By-Laws, the number o Directors shall be such as may be xed rom time totime. A Director need not be a member o the Corporation prior to his or her election or appointment to the Board o Directors.

Questions concerning eligibility shall be determined by the Board o Directors holding oce prior to the election orappointment concerned. Each Director shall continue in oce until the expiration o the term or which he or she iselected or appointed, or until his or her successor shall have been elected or appointed and qualied, or until his or her

death, resignation or removal.

ARICLE IV. BOARD OF DIRECORSSection 3. ERM OF OFFICETe initial Directors shall be persons named in the Articles o Organization as appointed by the Board o Selectmen o the own o Billerica. Te rst ull Board o Directors shall serve or a three (3) year term. Tereaer, at the AnnualMeeting, up to our (4) Directors shall be elected or a three (3) year term as ollows: up to three (3) Directors shallbe elected by the membership and up to one (1) Director shall be elected by the Board o Directors. Every third (3rd)election thereaer, up to three (3) Directors shall be elected or a three (3) year term as ollows: up to two (2) Directorsshall be elected by the membership and up to one (1) Director shall be elected by the Board o Directors. Remaining members (i any) or each term hereunder shall be appointed by the Appointing Entities. Continued on page 4



Consistent with Article IV, Section 2 above, our (4) Directors shall be appointed or one (1) three (3) year term by theollowing Appointing Entities

Te Billerica own AdministratorTe Billerica Public School Superintendent

Te Shawsheen ech School Superintendent; andTe Billerica Community Alliance, Inc. Executive Director

Any appointed Directors thereaer may be appointed again ollowing a one (1) year absence rom the Board o Directors.

By-Law Amendments continued rom page 3

BAV Movie Nights

Members: Come to BAV to enjoy a ree movie, rereshments (including resh popcorn o course), entertainmentand a chance or discussion and/or shared laughter, it all depends on the current Movie Night’s eature. Past lmshave included two very dierent documentaries, a oreign romance, the world’s nest comedy, and a Halloween horrordouble eature. Some gatherings were cozy, others required pulling in a ew extra chairs, all were enjoyed by everyone

who attended. Movies are projected in the main studio on our twelve oot screen with BAVs HD projector. Mostmovie nights are on uesday evenings and none require an RSVP or reservation. Just keep your eye on your email orcheck the postings when you visit the studio to see which lm is playing next. We have comy padded chairs and you areree to bring your own bag or beach chair i that’s what you’d like. So come join us, or your entertainment dollars you

just can’t beat a price o $0.00.

BAV Movie Night Past Features:Cinema ParadisoTe Mean World SyndromePee Wee’s Big AdventureFrankenstein and Poltergeist (Halloween Double Feature)Te Endless Summer

Next Movie Night: uesday, April 3rd. Watch your email or details*

*Not on our email list?Contact Jason at [email protected] or go to

www.batvinc.org and sign up on the le side bar.



WORDS FROM YOUR YOUH COORDINAOR Nancy Albertson

Crossword Prize Giveaway! Open to BAV Youth Members!Complete the ollowing crossword puzzle and submit it to Nancy Albertson by March 23rd to be entered into a prizedrawing! What’s the prize? Enter the contest and nd out!

No. Question1. A tiny microphone clipped to a tie or shirt o an individual.2. Te year twenty-____________ is the twenty h

anniversary o Billerica Access elevision.3. Useul accessory that allows you to monitor sound.4. Day o the week that 7th-9th Grade Video Club members

meet.5. A sequence o drawings, typically with some directions and

dialogue, representing the shots planned or a movie ortelevision production.

6. Te set up and placement o subject matter with in a video picture.

7. A shot that includes your subject rom hips (belly button) tohead.

8. Another name or a _________ shot is a long shot.9. A __________ -up is commonly used to show emotion when

ocused on the subjects ace.

10. Keeps the camera balanced and stable.11. Day o the week that 9th-12th Grade Video Club members

meet.12. Tomas Violet is allergic to __________.13. Tere is a picture o this with a side o home ries and eggs

on Nancy’s computer desktop.14. Be sure to “Like” the BAV Youth Programs on

_________.15. Space between the subject’s head and the top o the rame.16. Te type o stued animal sitting on Nancy’s desk.17. Camcorder unction that allows you to get a closer shot o

subjects without physically getting closer.18. Unidirectional microphone that picks up six to twelve eet19. Images such as titles, sketches, or pictures either hand

drawn or created on computer, used in video programs.20. Day o the week that 5th-6th Grade Video Club members

meet.

BAV Video Enrichment Program:I’m pleased to announce that two elementary schools have been selected to participate in BAV AerschoolEnrichment activities. On Wednesday and Tursday aernoons students rom the Parker and Ditson Elementaryschools take over BAV studios to learn about media literacy and video production. Both programs run or sixteen

weeks and wrap up with a video premiere in late-April or early May. I’m truly impressed and excited about the workcreated by these students so ar and expect great things to come.

For more inormation about BAV Youth Programs visit www.batvinc.org/youthor contact Nancy Albertson [email protected]. “Like” BAV Youth Programs on Facebook and receive status updates, event invites, and viewthe latest photos and videos posted rom youth activities.



Hello to all members and Happy New Year. As weenter 2012, we at BAV are looking orward to thecoming months as we provide our membership with newequipment and acility upgrades to stay on the cutting edge o the ever-changing world o media technology.

In the main studio control room we are currentlylooking to upgrade our video production switcher and

production monitors. For the switcher, we are looking or a hybrid SD/HD switcher, allowing us to use ourcurrent cameras until next year when we plan to upgradeto High Denition (HD) cameras. Te entire look o the control room will change but rest assured as we beginto implement these upgrades, classes will be oered to allcurrent studio producers and their crews to amiliarize

them with the new equipment. Tis will be a long andtedious process but one that will enable BAV to oneday broadcast in HD.

In another monumental move, BAV’s studio lighting will get a dramatic makeover. We will be creating a xedfuorescent and LED lighting scheme that will createso, ull lighting without the need or members to climbladders and make adjustments. We’ll also be adding Color Force dynamic background LED lighting. Tisamazing light system enables or dramatic color lighting

backgrounds and the ability to program them to changeon the fy. Basically, i you can think o a color scheme

you’d want your set’s background to be we can makeit happen. Te setup can even be multiple colored oreven Chroma key green. Once again, these lights willbe set and will never need to be physically moved but

only programmed via the lighting board to the desiredcolor(s) and then programmed to change, i needed.Tose curious should have a look at the Color Forcedemo: http://www.chroma-q.com/products/colororce/demo.asp -It truly is amazing.

Tere’s also more un to be had getting out and aboutin the Billerica community as we are adding some neweld production equipment to the BAV reserves.Ikan is a great new company that I personally have beenimpressed with by their orward thinking and budgetminded video production products. Last year we addeda pair o their hotshoe camera monitors and this year

we’ll be adding a ew more o their ne products to ourequipment room shelves. Tese include: camera hotshoeLED kits; portable remote controlled LED lighting kitsand event lighting kits. In addition, we are planning onadding rugged Go Pro HD cameras that members can

take on serious adventures. Check out some o theiramazing demos here: http://gopro.com/

Once we get those on board, I’ll be waiting or theinevitable “Billerica Extreme” show to take fight! Ormaybe someone can just use one to shoot some o themore “spirited” government meetings…

All in all, 2012 looks to be a great year o dynamicchange. With the continued striving by the BAV sta to provide our membership with the best new

equipment and updated acilities we can nd, it’s alsolooking to be a great year to learn something new in2012 too. As always please eel ree to contact me withany questions at [email protected] I hope tosee you soon!

echnical CornerBy Paul Abrego

BAV Annual Meeting o the Membership

Mark your calendars; it’s that time o year again. BAV ’s Annual Meeting o the Membership is scheduled or Tursday

March 15, 2012 at the Courtyard by Marriot. Te event begins at 6:30 pm with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Te Annual Meeting will be called to order promptly at7 pm. Along with BAV ocer reports, the membership will be given the opportunity to elect individuals to serve onthe Board o Directors. Also announced, will be the name o the individual appointed by the own Manager to serve onthe Board o Directors.

Please plan to attend the BAV Annual Meeting o the Membership on Tursday, March 15. ake an active role inaccess television, socialize with the Billerica community and enjoy ood and drink. We hope to see you at BAV’sAnnual Meeting o the Membership. Invitations will ollow soon.



DSLR Filmmaking: Pros and Cons, Part 1Alex Shure, Programming Coordinator

In the wake o rapidly changing technologies and euding companies, the consumer is oen le behind or put betweena rock and a hard place, so to speak. However, sometimes this situation proves advantageous to the consumer/media

producer. DSLR Cameras have gained much popularity over the past couple o years, not only or their ability to createhigh quality still images but or their ability to shoot video as well. First, let me back up… What the heck is a DSLR

Camera anyway?

“Most digital single-lens refex cameras (digital SLR or DSLR) are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror systemand pentaprism to direct light rom the lens to an optical viewnder on the back o the camera…Te term DSLR generally reers to cameras that resemble 35 mm ormat camera’s, although some medium ormat cameras are technicallyDSLRs.” --Tanks Wikipedia!

Tere are some clear advantages to shooting video on DSLR Cameras. First, and oremost, they have the potential o shooting very high quality video. In act, some would argue that they shoot better video than most camcorders. Telarge image sensor in these cameras is comparable to traditional lm cameras. I’ll stay away rom the technical aspect o this, but suce it to say, size matters; at least in respect to the size o a camera’s image sensor. Te resulting image quality

is impressive to say the least.

Secondly, with DSLRs, you are dealing with a relatively compact sized camera overall. We are talking about cameras thatgenerally weigh 2-5 pounds depending on the lens and accessories. Anyone who has ever held a 10-pound camera orlonger than 10 minutes can really appreciate a less hey setup. I will add, that the cameras are still heavy enough to dodecent handheld shots without the ‘shakycam’ look. I nd that many consumer camcorders are in act, too light, and the

video quality suers or this i you shoot without a tripod.

Next, I present three words: Full Manual Control. You can manually adjust almost every aspect o a DSLR cameraincluding, aperture, ISO (sensitivity to light), shutter speed, etc. It’s all about how much o what light do you expose

your camera to and or how long. Now, I know that plenty o people don’t even remotely want to be concerned with this, as it is the exact opposite o “point and shoot.” Tat being said, I realize this aspect o DSLRs can bedisadvantageous or some. I will also add that higher end camcorders (like the Z5Us at BAV) have manual settings as

well, but my point is, on camcorders, you don’t necessarily need to use these manual settings, but on DSLRs, the cameraisn’t going to do all the thinking or you.

It’s all in the glass: DSLRs biggest selling points are that there is a vast array o swappable lenses available or them. I’vebeen shooting on my Canon DSLR or a while and have three dierent lenses, and as a camera nerd, my mouth watersthinking o all the shooting possibilities when you have multiple lenses to work with. I rounded out my kit with a wide,a telephoto and a macro lens. At a moment’s notice I can shoot something an inch in ront o the lens, 50 yards away,and most things in-between. Tis versatility isn’t necessarily available in camcorders. While most have very well rounded

lenses, many are not interchangeable. Tere are downsides to DSLR lenses though. Many are very expensive, in act,more expensive than the camera body itsel. Also, even well engineered lenses are ragile, sel-contained pieces- on ando o a camera. It can be a hazardous situation (or the lens and camera) swapping lenses in an unstable environment.Dust, dirt, moisture, chemicals, etc. are all enemies to sensitive camera hardware. For this reason, many proessional

photographers will carry multiple cameras so they don’t have to change lenses in the eld.

Seeing as I’m totally out o room, I will continue my article on DSLRs in the next BAV newsletter. I would encourageanyone who wants to learn more, or chat in urther detail about the subject to give me a shout. I personally work withDSLR equipment and have become a an o the technology, while also accepting it’s aults… As always, I ’m happy tochat or answer questions i this is something that you would like to explore or yoursel. See you in the springtime!


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