ICTV PRODUCER
REQUIREMENTS

Basic requirements for producing:

• Minimum of one semester of significant ICTV participation
• Demonstrated ability to fulfill commitments, to conduct oneself in a professional manner, and to work well with fellow staff
• Good academic and judicial standing
• Knowledge of ICTV policies in the ICTV handbook
• Basic production competence, including at least linear editing

• Delivering reasonable-quality programs on the agreed-upon dates
• Developing program content, treatment, and formatting
• Supervising the program’s volunteers
  • Actively recruit program staff
  • With director, conduct crew training
  • Meet as necessary with program’s staff
• Overseeing production activities, including
  • Studio and meeting times
  • Field shooting and editing arrangements
  • Reviewing taped material before it airs
• Maintaining program’s videotape inventory and labeling
  • Maintaining order in Scene Shop and studio
  • Handling sponsor arrangements, if any

Proposals

• All applications are competitive; not all proposals are accepted for production, or, a concept revision may be suggested
• Proposals should have only ONE name as producer, the person legally responsible for the content
• After submitting a proposal, an interview is conducted with the Mgr. of Television Operations and the Station Manager.
• Proposals are due in March for Fall production, in November for Spring.
• Occasionally shows (esp. narrative) may need a semester of pre-production.

Submitting a proposal to produce an EXISTING program:
You are making a case for yourself as a team leader of a program that is presently produced. No program is guaranteed automatic continuation. In your application, discuss:

• Why you want to produce this show
• Your qualifications
• What changes you would make
• Content ideas

Submitting a proposal to produce a NEW program:
ICTV tries to provide a wide assortment of programming and production experiences for students. Some considerations for a new series proposal:

• The concept has merit; it promises to provide unduplicated, interesting programming for our countywide audience
• The series could provide good production experience for a number of students
• There is a good ratio between air product and the resources (such as field camera usage) that would go into producing it
• The proposal is comprehensive, detailing format, content, and production schedule
• The proposer's ICTV experience and qualifications are good

Producer expectations

• Hard working – a producer must make a major time commitment for this!
• Strong communication and people-skills
• Ability to set quality standards for content and technical execution
• Planning and organizing skills, time management
• Good judgment, creative solutions
• Resilience, positive outlook to keep up crew morale