CTV strives to educate students in the practice of production and broadcasting through the creation of original student-made programming and prepare them for future endeavors in the broadcast and entertainment industry. UCTV also offers practical experience in broadcast news, sports journalism, finance, music, marketing, advertising, and studio operations. UCTV serves as a source of information and entertainment as well as an outlet for creative expression for all undergraduate University of Connecticut students with an interest in television and its related areas of business.
To get involved, the first step is to go to a department meeting. Take a look at what each of our departments does, as well as their respective meeting times and locations, below. Feel free to drop in on any meeting that interests you!
ADVERTISING
– Mondays @ 7pm, Student Union Room 320
– Creates creative promotional videos and short ad campaigns for on-campus organizations and local businesses. Students can gain real word experience in the video making process from making, to editing, to lighting.
– Contact advertising@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.
ENTERTAINMENTT
– Mondays @ 6pm, Student Union Room 319
– Allows students to produce TV shows and entertaining shorts. Students have opportunities in working behind the camera, including idea creation, writing, filming, and producing, as well as being in front of the camera as an actor.
– Contact entertainment@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.
NEWS
– Tuesdays @ 5:30pm, Student Union Room 317
– Allows students to reports on campus, local, and national news and events. Students have opportunities in anchoring, writing, editing, control room/technology use, and camerawork.
– Contact news@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.
SPORTS
– Mondays @ 6pm, Student Union Room SU 325
– Reports on the UConn sports teams, as well as pro sports. Produces multiple studio shows a week.
– Allows students to report on current college and professional sports. Students have opportunities in covering games, interviewing coaches and athletes, producing and anchoring shows, and traveling to away games and conferences.
– Contact sports@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.
EVENTS
– Thursdays @ 6:30pm, Student Union Room 321.
– Records and livestreams on campus events.
– UConn Student Public Access Network (UCSPAN) provides free filming, editing, and live streaming services to various on-campus student organizations. Students have opportunities to learn proper filming and editing practices.
– Contact ucspan@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.
FILM
– Tuesdays @ 8pm, Bishop 006
– Allows students to produce 2-4 short films a semester. Students have opportunities in all facets of the video production process, from writing to editing all other artistic processes in between.
– ucfilm@uctv.uconn.edu for more information.