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VidPOD Profile: Escabmia County’s New Storytelling Tool!

After 20 years in the classroom, veteran AV teacher, Jerry Aaron (JA) no longer has to ask students to be a part of the weekly show – they now ask him if they can be anchors. JA is the AV teacher at the Escambia Career Readiness Center (ECRC) in Brewton, Alabama. One Podcast To Tell The Story…

VidPOD Profile: Central High School’s New Podcast Tool

The video program at Central High School in Phenix City Alabama is headed into its 10th year. Tim Loreman has lead the program to national recognition during his 9 year tenure at the helm of the ship. Central Phenix is know for its professional quality broadcasts and Loreman’s continued involvement in helping other video production…

The Innaguaral Alabama AV Teacher Bootcamp

We were excited to facilitate the inaugural Alabama AV Teacher Bootcamp at Albertville Innovation Academy in Albertville, Alabama. A group of teachers from around the state of Alabama gathered for two and a half days of professional development designed solely for AV teachers. The group shared their experiences in the classroom, lessons learned in the…

You Have To Have A Plan

There were three things that I can attribute to my success in the classroom:

Take care of the people who take care of you – custodians, IT department, and secretaries

Never do anything that you think will cause a meeting

You can’t call an audible if you haven’t called a play.

Mission: Possible – 83 Schools Get New Studios

We recently celebrated the completion of what is most likely our largest project as a company. As of June, we completed a three-year project that saw our crew install live production workflows in over 80 elementary schools in the Gwinnett County Public Schools system.

What Comes First, The Sports or The School Year?

It seems like two things grow larger every year… the amount of time you are in the classroom and your school’s sports schedule. What used to be very defined seasons have now overlapped so much it’s hard to know when the spring sports end and the fall sports begin – not to mention that there is supposed to be a summer break in there. As you prepare for the school year, we wanted to share some simple reminders as well as some ways to upgrade your production.

What is POE?

POE, power over ethernet, is not new but it is seeing a growth like few other areas in production. The expansion of IP protocols in video production has caused the expansion of POE products and capabilities. POE describes the ability to power, and often control, a device via an ethernet cable. Why is that important?…

LPOTM: Continual Continuity With Drew Kwederas

Drew Kwederas shares his lesson plan on film continuity as this month’s lesson plan of the month.

The Amitrace Family Scores Big at SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conferences

Amitrace has supported video production programs around the southeast for decades and it is always rewarding to see the programs we support do well. We were able to support the State Leadership And Skills Conference (SLSC) for Georgia, Tennesee, and Alabama this year with a variety of things including judging contests, advising the tech chairs,…

Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve and Video Assist Updates

DaVinci Resolve 18.6.4 Released This week Blackmagic Design released 18.6.4 adds transcription control to the media bins. The update allows you to add transcriptions to the content in the bin and search for key works from the audio. This means, you no longer have to watch every clip to get to a clip that has…