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Television Production & Broadcast Journalism
STEM and Academic Activities
1. Identify the positions on a production crew that have changed dramatically
with technological advancements. Identify production crew positions that
have changed little, or not at all, despite technological advancements in
television production.
2. Create a fl owchart that depicts the television production process from
beginning to end. Include the titles of staff, crew, and talent involved in
each part of the process.
3. Calculate how much money you will accrue after 30 years if you invest
$4500 every year into a retirement fund with 8% interest compounded
annually.
4. Develop an idea for a new prime-time reality television show. Write a pro-
gram proposal to pitch your program idea to the executive producers.
5. In television, the four phases of production are pre-production, produc-
tion, post-production, and distribution. Relate these phases to your life.
Assign each of the activities you perform to complete a specifi c task or
goal to one of these four phases.