A high school's television production program will be dependent on the talents of the program coordinator in each of these areas. Some may approach the subject from a technical approach and other will emphasize writing, art or acting depending on their training.
Television production is a time intensive.
This balancing act walks a fine line between success and failure. Many schools in the area have a closet of unused equipment because they could not manage either the technical requirements, the art of production or the personalities involved. A TV production course will be dependent on the equipment available. There is however no consensus as to what equipment should be. The basis for this production concept is a single camera-recorder, tripod and microphone.