by Autumn Laws
Capital’s television studio, CapTV, will be revamping its network in the next few weeks to prepare for the launch of CapTV 2.0 Nov. 24 at 6 p.m.
CapTV 2.0 will be playing original shows made by Capital students in the two CapTV classes and other students who are interested in airing their content. The media that will be shared includes music videos and musician highlights, athletic highlights, and a slideshow showcasing Capital student artwork.
Other shows from the original CapTV will be sticking around, including Skyline Columbus, the longest running broadcast show from Central Ohio, and Cap Chat, a group talk show starring Capital students.
“I’m excited about the changes being made to CapTV,” Carmella App, student and CapTV project manager, said. “The studio runs well as it is, but it could be so much better. The new changes coming should put a bounce in everyone’s step.”
The current CapTV network is a closed network shown on channels 2 and 3 on campus. Channel 2 is dedicated to showcasing student art on Campus and playing the shows made by CapTV students every Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
CapTV 2.0 will not be losing this element, but instead increasing the amount of content shown on the channel. Channel 3 is currently a cycling PowerPoint where students can go to find out about what will be happening on campus. Not many changes will be made to CapTV’s channel 3 for the launch of CapTV 2.0.
“The studio was boring, old, and under-utilized when I started,” Betsy Pike, one of the advisers of CapTV, said. “I wanted CapTV to be refreshed, used, and state-of-the-art. I helped facilitate the new possibilities but let the students lead the charge to design what they wanted.”
To kickoff the launch of CapTV 2.0, the campus will be hosting the 48-Hour Film Royale at 6 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Bridge of Learning. Groups of student filmmakers will be working together to create and edit a short film within 48 hours that will be shown at 6 p.m. Nov. 24 in the Bridge of Learning.
Students are able to join in watching what students come up with and decide which films they think are best. The films will be shown on the CapTV 2.0 network the following week.
In addition to the kickoff of CapTV 2.0 in November, the CapTV studio will also be undergoing several changes over the summer. This includes creating a larger green screen area and painting part of the studio white to brighten the filming
Students who are interested in being a part of CapTV should consider taking the course next semester, where they will learn both the professional and technical side of making a weekly television show. Contact Betsy Pike for more information on the course and CapTV.
alaws@capital.edu
