independentproducers

companies

nonprofits &arts organizations

teachers &schools

next generationproducers

public mediastations & orgs

communities

a unique laboratory for next generation media and education

identifying community needs, architecting timely solutions

technologists

Training & Resources

Next Generation Programs

Creative Programs

Public Media Strategies

Preservation

Main program areas

“In terms of outreach, new media and

participation, BAVC’s Producer’s Institute is

the future.”--Cara Mertes, Director, Sundance Institute

Documentary Film Program & Sundance

Documentary Fund

games

multimedia reporting & mapping

virtual reality

interactive media

social media appsvirtual reality

project examples from Producer’s Institute & Nonprofit Institute

Paco de Onis: International Justice Centraldeveloped at Producers InstitutePaco de Onis: International Justice Centraldeveloped at Producers Institute

Through a Lens Darkly: Digital Diasporadeveloped at Producers Institute

Through a Lens Darkly: Digital Diasporadeveloped at Producers Institute

Public access television

• mission based: diverse voices, enabling expression, access to tools, technology, and training

• SF Commons builds on BAVC’s work: digital storytelling, community media, next gen programs, training and curriculum, fiber-based distribution, web tools, producer and nonprofit support

Main programs & activities• Channel operations (2 locally on

Comcast, 2 on Astound, 1 on AT&T), programming

• Individual and nonprofit memberships

• Facilities & equipment access/support - production space, equipment rentals, edit suites, studios, online systems

• Trainings/certifications

• Live studio productions & events

• Special seminars and programs

• Community Advisory Board

Integrated Broadcast/Web Systems• Tools for producers, such as:

• scheduling shows/series

• adding information to shows

• building/engaging audiences

• find cast/crew, promote programs

• facilities, equipment, and class reservations

• Tools for audiences, such as:

• Searchable online archive, on demand

• Show pages, schedules, subscriptions

• Voting system for repeat broadcasts

• Live streams of broadcast channels

...more

sf.commons.tv - web channels

bavc.org - user tools

Local network model

• Comcast fiber connects community sites

• Can be used for live streaming or program ingest

• Requires layer of training, hardware, programming, coordination

• Scalable > local, regional,national partners

• infrastructure

• builds off of existing capacity & fiber network

• equip sites to produce, ingest, & live-stream

• programming

• community trainings - journalism, production

• production of news segments, live news programs

• funding - Renaissance Journalism Center Media Greenhouse

• three sites in 2010: likely SomArts, African-American Arts & Culture Complex, War Memorial Building

journalism project

• New hardware & workflows

• Build facilities, programs & services over time

• Sustainability, fundraising, revenue to support access

• More work with/through nonprofits; decentralize access

• Connections to local journalism, news entities, schools

• Build public access network; multiple points of access in the City, regionally, nationally

• work with government on future infrastructure

Objectives