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TV Production "TVPRO"

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Advising Sheet for the Television Production program (PDF)

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Leeward’s Television Production program is uniquely co-designed by industry leaders and university educators to give you the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the TV production profession. Besides broadcast stations, additional opportunities exist in sports, news, films (productions shot in Hawai‘i, Hollywood and around the world), advertising agencies, commercials and private production companies. With today’s multimedia explosion, the job outlook for this field is very optimistic in the long term.

This career-oriented program is designed specifically for students seeking job-entry skills/retraining/ upgrading in professional digital cinematography, with emphasis on all aspects of video production. While this program assumes no prior knowledge of television production, students should be advised that this program is demanding, condensed, rigorous, academically challenging, and requires substantial time commitments.

Lecture and more than 200 hours per semester of "hands-on" lecture/labs are the format for this highly intensive vocational program. By completion of the A.S. degree, TVPRO students will have achieved more than 600 hours of intensive "hands-on" experiences.

TVPro has a tradition of high standards of excellence. TVPro was named "Outstanding State Vocational Program" in 1995. LCC students have won numerous regional, national and international awards including seven "EMMY" scholarships, competing with hundreds of universities including U.C. Berkeley, Stanford, and San Francisco State University.

Program "Tracks" & Required Time

TVPR 100 level courses emphasize video equipment operation. TVPR 200 level classes emphasize storytelling, application and mastery of equipment, and aesthetics.

Math 100 or higher and English 100 or higher are required courses for the Certificate of Achievement and the Associate in Science degree and are recommended preparation for program entry and the Certificate of Completion. All required TVPro courses are offered over three semesters.

You must pass all TVPro courses with a “C” or better to graduate. An advising appointment with, and signature of, the TVPRO Program Coordinator is required prior to registration.

The 15 credit Certificate of Completion Level I courses and program can be completed in as little as one semester. The 38-credit Certificate of Achievement program adds Level II TVPro classes to the Certificate of Completion and can be completed in as few as two semesters. The 64 credit Associate In Science Degree adds yet another Level III of TVPro courses to the Certificate of Achievement program and requires an additional 9 credits of general education courses. The A.S. degree in TVPro can be completed in three or four semesters.

The program requires significant time commitments from students, as well as rigorous academic and "hands on" training. Plan to spend a minimum of 20 hours per week in class and labs, and at least 8 to 12 hours of study time per week.

All lower numbered TVPro courses are prerequisites to the next level. Many TVPro students have selected to continue their education at other institutions. TVPro courses can be transferred but the decisions on which courses transfer and how they count is always made by the institution to which the student transfers.

Facilities & Staff

The L.C.C. Educational Media Center offers broadcast quality equipment, including "Final Cut Pro" and "Avid" digital nonlinear editing bays, digital graphics, digital camcorders, and two production studios. Each instructional staff member has at least ten years or more of professional "real world" TV experience. For more information: Contact the Program Advisor at the L.C.C. Voc Tech Division at 455-0300. An advising appointment is required prior to registration into the program. L.C.C. does not discriminate in admissions or access, or treatment, or employment, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or age.

Robert Hochstein, Professor

Costs

L.C.C. State resident tuition is among the most affordable in the U.S. Textbooks can run as high as $480 for this program. Personal earphones, tools, supplies, and recording media may also be required for additional costs of approximately $450.

Student Qualifications & Admissions

There are no additional entry requirements other than normal University of Hawaii Community College admissions requirements; essentially a high school diploma or equivalent. This program is consistently in very high demand, and admits only 20 students, thus ensuring small class size.

Students must be able to lift and hold up to 25 pounds (a professional camcorder) on their shoulder, and must be in reasonably good health. For lighting, climbing a ladder will be required. Teamwork as well as individual efforts are keys to success. Students are held to professional standards of behavior and performance common in the industry. Attendance and being on time are essential for success. Emotional stability is required, as TV production is a stressful and time-sensitive occupation. Most tests and performance exams are timed when appropriate to the subject matter. A good background in physical sciences, basic math, literature, drama, reading, writing, art, photography, keyboarding, computers, and business would be helpful, but are not required. The program assumes students have no prior TV production experience.

Employment

This program is unique and one of the very few in the US which is vocational. Unlike many Fine Arts or Communications programs, TVPro was co-designed by industry leaders and university educators to teach the knowledge as well as the skills necessary to enter the TV production profession. Besides broadcast stations, additional opportunities exist in sports, network TV, news, films, advertising agencies, commercials, government, educational TV, cable TV, foreign productions shot in Hawaii, private production companies, industrial and corporate TV, and Hollywood. Entry-level jobs might include camera operator, sound, lighting, editing, floor manager, TelePrompter, graphics, and news production. As with many occupations, entry-level jobs often pay minimum wages, but with talent, luck, skill, opportunity, discipline, and ambition earnings potential is unlimited. Many TV production careers are covered by union contracts, which dictates wages. With the multimedia explosion, streaming video, and the Internet, job outlook in this field remains optimistic in the short term, and very optimistic in the long term. Job placement rates for this program have traditionally remained very high.

TV Pro Program

Advising Sheet for the Television Production program (PDF)

Advising Sheet for the Television Production program (PDF)

If you are considering entry into TVPro, this is what you should do:

• Check the LCC catalog and TVPro homepage to make sure this program is what you want, and to get the latest information. http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/tvpro/
• Declare TVPro as your major when you register, or change it immediately. Otherwise, we cannot contact you. (You will receive a letter confirming you have been accepted into LCC, and that you have been accepted as a TVPro major. This letter does NOT guarantee a reservation or your registration into the program. You must still register for each TVPro course if there are any seats available.)
• Work with just one LCC Counselor. If you don’t have one, get one.
• Attend LCC’s “Opening Day Experience” every semester until you begin TVPro courses; usually held on the Thursday before classes begin each semester. If any seats open up, that is when the “stand-by” list is created, schedule or program changes are announced, and a special TVPro Orientation is presented, so make sure you attend. If you don’t attend, you will not be eligible for any open seats.
• If you cannot get a seat in TVPro production classes, you can register for TVPro 101, 210, 211, or 212 anytime, which have larger enrollments and no corequisite requirements.
• Complete any English 100 or higher, and any Math 100 or higher at any UH campus, which are prerequisites for all Certificate of Achievement and Associate in Science courses. You can complete this while you are waiting for a seat in TVPro or waiting for the first semester 100 level TVPro classes to begin.
• You can also complete the nine credits of “General Education” classes while you are waiting to get into TVPro, rather than “sit out” two semesters. If follow this plan at LCC, you will get an earlier registration date which dramatically increases your chances of getting a TVPro seat, and you will probably be able to graduate from the program with no loss of time.