The instructors, Philip Worrell and Tessil Collins, each have over twenty years experience in Television Production and related fields of the media. Mr. Worrell and Mr. Collins offer students the opportunity to create not only school-based projects but to also work on professional productions outside of the classroom.
Students learn studio and portable production techniques and skills.
Students may also receive on-site training through internships and job placement prior to completion of this program. These programs air on Boston's cable access channels 3 and 22 on Sunday and Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. The program uses a competency based task list and four textbooks to train students. The texts used are the Television Production Handbook , by Herbert Zettl, The Media of Mass Communications , by John Vivian, Professional Video Production , by Ingrid Wiegand, and Understanding Mass Media , by Jeffrey Shrank. Students are evaluated via tests, class work, progress record charts, and edit masters.