WCTV’s Main Studio, with the adjacent
 Control Room, makes up the heart of
 WCTV’s Production Facility.

     The studio allows members to team up
 and work on programs such as:
         -Panel discussions
         -Interviews with multiple guests
         -Call-in talk shows
         -Live events such as auctions,
           telethons, or membership drives
         -Public affairs/informational shows
 
   In addition, the studio provides space for training
 crew members, producers, hosts, and anyone else
 interested in learning about and working on live
 television productions. (It’s also a big hit when we
 offer our Scout Tours!)

     Programs produced in this studio can be cablecast
 live, or recorded onto tape and/or into our computer
 system for later playback.

     Our studio is equipped with three moveable cameras on wheeled tripod mounts.
 In addition, an overhead camera is also available for use in establishing shots.

     The lighting grid can be used not only for the direct
 lighting for in-studio subjects, but also for special
 lighting effects through the use of such accessories
 as gels and “cookies”. Most of the lights on the grid
 can be converted to use as either a spot or a flood
 light, depending on how your lighting is set up.
 The flaps around the lights, known as “barn doors”,
 help control the flow of light and improve the look
 of your lighting and your program.

     There is an area of the studio wall
 painted blue for a special effect called
 a “chroma-key”. A “chroma- key” is a
 video effect in which the foreground
 subjects are shot in front of a colored
 background. When it is properly set up
 using the Control Room switcher, the
 blue color disappears and another
 image appears in the background.
 To answer the questions that we get
 all the time, this is the same way they
 put the map behind the weather guys
 on TV. Thanks for asking...

         Here are a few quick slides to demonstrate how a “chroma-key” works...











       From the Blue Screen...           ...to the beach...                 ...to the mountains...

         ...to a snowy spot...                ...to the ocean...                   ...to outer space!

     The studio also has microphone connections
 for up to eight guests, so bring on the people, our
 studio can handle them!