About TVNM

Loyalist’s Tele­vi­sion and New Media Pro­duc­tion is a unique three-year pro­gram that reflects the needs of the rap­idly expand­ing con­tent cre­ation field in the tele­vi­sion and new media indus­tries. Stu­dents acquire a solid back­ground in all crew posi­tions, as well as spe­cial­ize in one or two areas of con­centration. Ongo­ing con­sul­ta­tion with an advi­sory com­mit­tee com­prised of national indus­try lead­ers also ensures the pro­gram reflects this cre­ative and ever-evolving industry.

First year – Foun­da­tion

Stu­dents learn the essen­tial tech­niques of con­tent cre­ation and demon­strate their knowl­edge by per­form­ing all pro­duc­tion and crew func­tions in both stu­dio and field envi­ron­ments. Work begins on a script that will be devel­oped fur­ther in the program.

Sec­ond year – Process

Stu­dents begin to spe­cial­ize with crew rota­tions in their area of inter­est or exper­tise. Stu­dents pro­duce cre­ative con­tent on mul­ti­ple plat­forms, broad­cast­ing across Canada and to the world.

Third year – Focus

Stu­dents focus on indi­vid­ual areas of spe­cial­iza­tion, choos­ing spe­cific roles in dig­i­tal film­mak­ing, remote event pro­duc­tion and cre­at­ing con­tent for out­side cli­ents. Scripts writ­ten in first year and devel­oped in sec­ond year, come to life on the big screen in this year, with a pub­lic screen­ing at a Belleville theatre.

The aca­d­e­mic year ends with a live awards show cel­e­brat­ing the excite­ment and cre­ativ­ity of stu­dent achieve­ment – The Sparkies – in which awards are pre­sented to stu­dents in all three years of the pro­gram, spon­sored by major TV and media com­panies. The recip­i­ent of the Dome Award alone, cho­sen from first year stu­dents, receives $2,000 towards his or her tuition.

High­lights:

• A pro­gram unique in Ontario, stu­dents develop a full spec­trum of skills includ­ing tele­vi­sion pro­duc­tion, dig­i­tal film­making, web stream­ing, pod­cast­ing and DVD authoring.
• Stu­dents get 360° expe­ri­ence in inte­grated con­tent cre­ation by per­form­ing a range of pro­duc­tion and crew posi­tions in a vari­ety of cre­ative genres.
• Hands-on, high qual­ity equip­ment (stu­dents use high defi­nition field cam­eras) and facil­i­ties pre­pare grads for the industry.
• A diverse and acces­si­ble fac­ulty team with expe­ri­ence at Canada’s major broad­cast­ers, pro­duc­tion com­pa­nies and inter­na­tional sport­ing events includ­ing The Olympic Games, The World Cup, NASCAR, and The X-Games.
• Intern­ships in 2nd and 3rd year pro­vide essen­tial indus­try expe­ri­ence, net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, as well as rel­e­vant addi­tions to résumés.
• Our stu­dents have interned at CTV, TSN, City TV, CBC, Rogers Sport­snet, Can­west Global, Corus Enter­tain­ment, Cogeco and media com­pa­nies around the world.

 

Our Promo Video

Pro­duced and directed by: Kevin Mitchner