ACCESS UPDATE FALL 2015 NEWSLETTER Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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NEW GUIDELINES NEW WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS PATV By Josh Goding This season PATV has a new contract with Iowa City, new Guidelines for members and more to offer the public than ever before. As always, it’s free for locals to submit a noncommercial program to play on PATV. The only requirements are attending one of our free Guidelines orientation workshops -- held the first Thursday of each month at the access center -- and signing a Statement of Compliance. The Guidelines workshop starts at 6 PM and takes about an hour. After completing Guidelines, individuals and organizations can begin submitting programs, and have the option to become PATV members.
MEMBERSHIP DUES & VOLUNTEERING PATV members can take workshops in video production techniques, checkout camcorders, reserve editing bays and access the studio. Starting this fall, PATV has prorated dues for new and returning members, based around $50 per year for locals, and $75 annually for out-of-town members. As before, membership is free to local youth (14 - 17) and seniors (55+). As an alternative to dues, members can volunteer at PATV -- often on public access programs -- and work off their dues instead.
GEAR RENTAL & PRODUCTIONS FOR HIRE PATV now offers rental of some video production equipment. Individuals who need access to gear but don’t want to produce a show for channel 18, or are producing a program that is commercial in nature, can rent PATV equipment instead. Camera kits and accessories are available for rent from PATV on a daily or weekend basis. In addition to portable equipment, the public can rent PATV’s editing suites or studio space for commercial purposes as well. To find out about prices, ask for our new rental brochure. PATV now offers video production services for hire. PATV’s professional staff is accomplished at creating high-quality programs for television and Internet, and can be hired for any and all phases of video production. Whether you are seeking to create a non-commercial program for channel 18, rent video production equipment, or hire the professional staff, PATV has the resources and flexibility to meet your content creation needs. Ask the PATV team for a project cost estimate today, at contact@patv.tv!
Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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RAGBRAI 2015 COVERAGE PATV Covers Ragbrai, from Hiawatha to Iowa City By Bryan Butt For those of you living under a rock for the past 40 years, Ragbrai is the worlds oldest, largest, and longest bicycling tour. From July 19th through the 25th, over 8,000 cyclists peddled down suburban streets, city highways, and dusty gravel crossroads across the great state of Iowa-and PATV was there to cover the ride, across two counties!
HIAWATHA PATV first met up with riders arriving in Hiawatha on Thursday, July 23rd. After the dust settled, riders welcomed to town with some tasty food, drinks, and a long needed breather. PATV got a chance to interview a handful of these teams.
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HIAWATHA to MOUNT VERNON The following morning our videographer captured cyclists waking from their tented slumbers in Hiawatha’s Guthridge Park. They began their nearly 30-mile journey to the next stop in this leg of the tour, so did we.
Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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RAGBRAI 2015 2015 RAGBRAI COVERAGE CONT. COVERAGE CONT.
SOLON
Bikers rolled into Solon on slippery terrain, heading into their local tavern or restaurant for cover. Many people didn’t mind the weather, and viewed the downpour as a free shower for the week. All kidding aside, the turnout in Solon was great and local businesses flourished!
CORALVILLE Our last featured Ragbrai stop-off was our friendly neighbor to the west, Coralville. The town truly did a bang up job of transforming the already stunning 9th Street Iowa River Landing into a Hollywood-esque haven, complete with a popcorny façade through which onlookers and bikers could enter. This 180-acre commercial district was jam packed with mingling businesses, patrons, and thrilled riders, ready to be entertained by the host towns headlining musical act, Cheap Trick.
CLOSING THOUGHTS For me, Ragbrai 2015 started out as a work assignment, but it quickly became an experience to throw myself into. I learned to let myself become engulfed in the rubber-to-asphalt lifestyle: enduring the heat and sweat, under the polystyrene protection of being part of something big and feeling extraordinarily welcomed. With all the excitement of this event now behind me, I can’t help but wonder where PATV’s next major event coverage will take me. I do hope the orgainizers of next year’s Ragbrai welcome us with open arms. Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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NEW ON PATV WHAT’S NEW ON PATV’S YOUTUBE? By Joshua Edmonds Over the past few months PATV has produced media for a variety of events happening throughout the Iowa City area. From the 2015 ADA Celebration to the Landlocked Film Festival, PATV has captured what’s happening in the community. You can watch all of these programs on our cable Channel 18 but if you ever find yourself missing a program you’re interested in, you can always watch individual videos on our youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/PATV18 or scanning the QR code below.
Our youtube channel is updated weekly with each new program created. You can subscribe to our channel to stay current on all of our latest videos. Here’s just a sample of what’s on there this month:
ICCSD School Board Candidate Forum 2015
2015 Landlocked Film Festval Green Carpet
2015 ADA Celebration
Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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TELL US YOUR STORY!
Iowa City Activity Shorts By Sara Tate
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PATV has started a new series of short videos showcasing activities in the Iowa City area. We kicked off our series with a short on paddle boarding at Terry Trueblood. Our next video in the series will highlight two avid swimmers in Iowa City. Do you have an Iowa City activity that you would like to share with PATV? Anything. Biking, writing, jump roping, hula hooping, dog walking, painting, playing an instrument or even swinging at a playground. Contact us with your story and you may be the star of our next episode. Send stories or inquiries to patv18@gmail.com PATV has started a new series of short videos showcasing activities in the Iowa City area. We kicked off our series with a feature on paddle boarding at Terry Trueblood. Our next video in the sy that you would like to share with PATV? Anything. Biking, writing, jump roping, hula hooping, dog walking, painting, playing an instruIssue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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WHO’S NEW AT PATV?! PATV WELCOMES CAROL VERMEER AND RONNY JACOBO TO THE TEAM! Carol Vermeer - Development Director Carol is PATV’s new Development Director, who will be working with local businesses and individuals to secure underwriting for current and new PATV programs. She is excited to be a part of the team helping position PATV for the future, exploring new revenue streams for the organization. An Iowa native, Carol has been involved with the Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity through her charity, Habitat Gardens Iowa, that has helped new home recipients with the installation of their first gardens. The volunteer organization has worked with local schools, businesses, and volunteers to accomplish this important community endeavor, teaching gardening basics in the process. Previously employed by Welcome Wagon, Carol has worked throughout eastern Iowa, developing local corporate and small business sponsorships in six Iowa Metro areas. Carol is a graduate of Teikyo Marycrest University with a degree in Pre-Law, and a graduate of Kirkwood Community College’s two-year Legal Assistant program.
Ronny Jacobo - Schools Outreach Coordinator Ronny has lived in Iowa City since August of 2001, when he started at the University of Iowa. During college he was a community producer on “Tonight with Bradman” and volunteered on many other PATV shows. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS in Psychology. More recently, he was the center director of a daycare center and functioned as the Education and Outreach Administrator for The S.T.E.A.M. Room Fab Lab. In addition to being PATV’s Schools Outreach Coordinator he currently substitute teaches for the Iowa City Community School District. Ronny enjoys spending time with his two sons. His interests include cycling, movies, video games and learning for learning’s sake. Through community organizing and outreach, Ronny strives to enable PATV operations to be self-sustaining. His work will help PATV continue to be an indispensible asset to the community.
Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv
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How to Make & Submit Shows 1. Attend the free Guidlines workshop held the 1st Thursday of Every Month at 6pm and become a member.
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2. Take a free Production or PostProduction Workshop by setting a time with PATV’s production specialists.
3. Start making your Program for television!
Camera Workshop: Contact bryan.butt@patv.tv Editing Workshop: Contact sara.tate@patv.tv Studio Workshop: Contact joshua.edmonds@patv.tv
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Issue One | Summer 2014 206 Lafayette St. • Iowa City, Iowa • 52240 • Phone 319-338-7035 • contact@patv.tv • www.patv.tv