Photo credit: Grafton Community Television
GRAFTON, Mass. - Ever wondered how studios put together the television programs you watch each night? Grafton Community Television is offering Grafton residents that opportunity at its studio in South Grafton. GCTV will host an open house and tour of the town's cable public access TV facilities on Monday, Feb. 20th from 7-9 p.m. at the Grafton Community Television studios at 296 Providence Road in South Grafton. The open house also serves as an introduction to the Spring 2012 video production class, which begins on Monday, March 5th.

"With this year's class, students will be trained on becoming independent producers, allowing them to assemble crew for studio shoots and edit their projects individually for broadcast on GCTV's Public Access Channel," said Kris McMullin, GCTV Public Access Coordinator. "The course is recommended for students who are comfortable with handling multiple tasks and have basic to intermediate knowledge of Apple computer's software environment. An in-class assignment required for certification will include a project designed, produced, and edited by the student utilizing the skills taught throughout the eight week course."

The Spring 2012 GCTV video production class is made available at no charge to Grafton residents, town employees and local business owners who are 18 years of age or older, regardless of whether or not they are cable television subscribers. The deadline for signup of the video production class is Friday, March 2. Students must complete a minimum seven of eight classes to successfully complete the course. Completion of the class certifies you as a GCTV producer, enabling you to produce your own television shows on Grafton Community Television. Prospective students age 17 and under may participate in the classes with permission of the Cable Television Oversight Committee and must contact GCTV no later than Feb. 13. Please call Kris McMullin, Public Access Coordinator for Grafton at (508) 839-2983 or email at GCTV11@charter.net

Grafton Community Television provides programming on three distinct public access channels in the Town of Grafton over the Charter Communications and the Verizon cable systems. Monthly schedules for Grafton Community Television Channels can be found at www.GraftonTV.org. Charter Channel 11/Verizon Channel 34 provides general interest programming, Charter Channel 12/Verizon Channel 33 broadcasts town government programming, and Charter Channel 13 /Verizon Channel 32 features school programming and high school sports events. The Grafton Community Television studios and offices are located at 296 Providence Road in South Grafton.