it all starts here
Your Ideas, Your Talent, Your Voice…Your Show.
Get started creating here at The TBNK and CPC, home of Northern Kentucky Community TV. TBNK is a creative center and place to learn about the media production business. Many local students and residents have gotten their start in media production volunteering or interning at the TBNK. The use of the broadcast studio, podcast studio, and field equipment is FREE for residents of TBNK Member communities.
Check out our FREE VIDEO CLASSES at TBNK:
step one: orientation class
Anyone who is interested in producing a program at the TBNK/CPC, scheduling free air-time, attending any other training classes or workshops, or becoming a crew member for a show must first attend the Orientation class; after which, they are free to take other classes the Center offers. This two hour class includes a tour of the facilities, the services and classes we offer, and all of our policies on how to reserve the studios, equipment use, air time, and more.
step two: field production
In this roughly two hour class you will learn the basics of how to safely set up and operate our professional ENG Sony field camera packages, including the tripods and microphones. You will learn white balance to get the correct color, basic framing of shots, setting audio levels, other camera settings, and more.
step three: STUDIO SEQUENCE
Due to the complexities of producing a multi-camera studio show (live or recorded), TBNK Staff uses a “Studio Mentoring” sequence of three classes rather than a traditional single session. (If a producer wants to use the studio simply as a “sound stage” with a field camera in order to utilize the studio’s staging and lighting they do NOT need to take the Studio Mentoring Sequence.)
If you are interested in participating in one of these classes, contact us.
Orientation class is a pre-requisite for any of the equipment certification classes and for anyone wishing to cablecast a program. After completing the Orientation class, producers are able to take any of the equipment classes to become certified to borrow the corresponding equipment or volunteer to help as crew on a show.
Training classes will be offered on a first-come, first-served, non-discriminatory basis.