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Studio A Fully Operational Again

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 4:45pm

Studio A is now fully operational again after being off-line for about a week so that a makeover renovation could be made. Renovations include: New black curtains and tracks. This will provide more options for sets and also help with sound control. Colored accent curtains on the second track will...

Studio A Renovations

Volunteers Needed for Town Day & Town Meeting

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 12:03pm

TOWN DAY BMC is looking for volunteers to cover Belmont’s annual Town Day on Saturday, May 19 th . We are looking for a reporter and camera operator to work as team and conduct interviews during Town Day. Town Day runs from 9:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. We would only ask for 1-2 hours of time commitment...

Studio A Upgrade Renovations Underway

Monday, April 30, 2012 - 10:08am

The makeover of Studio A has begun. Installers from Major Theater began the three day process of installing the curtain and track in Studio A. First the studio had to be emptied an some lighting fixtures had to come down so the installers could work. Day One began with the laying out of the track...

Studio A Upgrades, Studio A Renovations, Studio A Makeover, Studio Curtains

Tech Tip - 4/20/12

Friday, April 20, 2012 - 5:31pm

Converting to tapeless recording media in our camcorders has been a learning experience for all involved. We are continuing to find quirks of the medium and solutions to those quirks. One such quirk was known that when recording long clips (longer than 12 minutes for HD, 30 for SD) the camera...

Tech Tip, NX5 Long Clips, Recombining Clips, Multi-camera Sync

Thank You and Volunteers Needed!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:12pm

BMC would like to give a big thank you to those who volunteered in the recent election coverage. Thanks to Julie Land, Mike Tymm, Sarah Tymm, Carly Tymm, Ian Scully and Richard Visco. The Watertown-Belmont Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual "Taste of the Towns" food festival, showcasing many...

Studio A Upgrades

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 5:07pm

BMC Members & Friends, BMC has made many technical improvements over the past several months in equipment, editing, and remote locations. Because we are ahead of schedule and thanks to additional support from the BMC Board of Directors, we are happy to announce some more exciting changes at BMC...

Studio A Upgrades, Studio A Lighting, Studio A Curtains

Live Show Postponed

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 8:14pm

The live anniversary show of "Make Art, Feel Better: has been postponed to a later time. Tonight, April 12th at 7pm, stay tuned for a new episode of "Make Art, Feel Better" with the topic of superheroes.

Farewell Party for Stacey

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 5:18pm

Dear friends, Well, after nearly four years on the job here at Belmont Media Center, Stacey Conley (Hammerlind) will be leaving the employ of BMC to further her career in the vital and honorable field of nursing. We wish her all the best in the future . . . though we will definitely miss her here - as will the many people whose lives she has touched or have been made a bit more interesting. Stacey has done so much to make BMC into one of the most caring and engaged community media centers anywhere.

stacey conley

State of the Towns cablecast on BMC's channels

Monday, April 9, 2012 - 11:04am

Beginning on April 12th, "State of the Towns" the Belmont-Watertown Chamber of Commerce sponsored event, will be airing on BMC's channels 8 (Comcast) and 28 (Verizon) during these following dates and times: Thursday at 6:30pm Saturday at 8:30pm Sunday at 7:00pm Tuesday at 4:00pm Programming will...

Tech Tip - 4/5/12

Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 4:57pm

When moving the studio cameras around the studio floor or moving the tripod head (pan or tilt) please make sure you are using the tripod handles and not the zoom/focus control handles. The zoom/focus handles are not designed to take the stresses of moving the entire camera/pedistal unit around the...

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