A fully equipped, mobile television studio has been brought to Indigenous teenagers in Dubbo this week by Charles Sturt University (CSU) as they experience the latest in television production.

 

The 16 students from Years 9 and 10 at Dubbo College are taking part in an extra curriculum activity to learn about basic multi-camera work.

 

Television production lecturer at CSU, Mr Patrick Sproule said, “During the week, we are introducing the teenagers to multi camera television production using Charles Sturt University’s Outside Broadcast (OB) truck. We have taken exercises from the initial stage of the television production degree program at Charles Sturt University.”   

 

The OB truck is a high-definition portable television studio which can operate six cameras. It is usually based at the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga. 

 

In addition to Mr Sproule, the teaching is being conducted by television production lecturer Mr Matthew Olsen and Technical Officer Mr David Hawke from the School of Communication and Creative Industries.

 

They are being supported by second year Bachelor of Arts (Television Production)  students, Ms Helen Burak and Mr Johannes Sudbrink.

 

The week-long teaching will culminate on Friday 2 September with the Dubbo College students’ recording of a variety television show, Young, Black and Deadly.

 

“The half-hour television program will include music, interviews and performances,” said Mr Sproule. “It will also coincide with local NAIDOC celebrations. The students filmed interviews with Wiradjuri Elders during their visit to the College on Tuesday 30 August. The interviews will be fed into Friday’s show.”

 

The television production teaching at the Dubbo College is made possible by a Teaching Fellowship from the University’s Education For Practice Institute (EFPI). Nine fellowships were awarded by the EFPI in 2011 to ‘promote scholarships of teaching and learning’.

 

“The television production program at Charles Sturt University is a course with a very strong emphasis on practical experience and training. A key part of the course is facilities like the OB truck and a fully equipped television studio at Wagga Wagga. We will be assessing our teaching and engagement with the students in Dubbo as part of the work to increase the number of opportunities for Indigenous students in higher education.”

 

The Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) is a three year program offered through the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Read more here.