2013 Undergraduate FMA Film Festival to air August 22

Posted August 21, 2013

The annual Diamond Screen Film Festival presented by the Film & Media Arts program at Tyler premieres on TUTV Thursday, August 22 at 1 p.m., re-airing in its entirety again at 9 p.m. The festival offers short films made by undergraduate FMA students in the 2012-2013 academic year, including dramas, experimental pieces, and animations. The films shown in this program are as follows:

Chroma, directed by Allegra Norris
A Man Who Takes the Place of (ep. 1), directed by Samuel Campbell
The Witmans, directed by Joe Lee
Unlike, directed by Garret Diffenbaugh
Guests of a Nation, directed by Daniel Speers
A Man Who Takes the Place of (ep. 2), directed by Taylor Shuster
The Puppet, directed by Yuchao Feng
The Midnight Dragon, directed by Brendan Grant
The Duet, directed by Connor Griffin

Europe in Concert comes to TUTV

Posted August 20, 2013

Every Friday at 2 p.m., TUTV airs an installment of Deutsche Welle’s Europe in Concert, which features Europe’s best rock and pop musicians, live onstage. We’ll be airing performances by artists of various background and genres ranging from controversial Irish singer Sinead O’Connor to German trumpet virtuoso, composer and singer Till Brönner.

The program presents “old masters” such as Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and Robert Plant (formerly of Pink Floyd), in addition to younger musicians, including alternative rock band Snow Patrol and Scottish singer Amy MacDonald, who rose to prominence at age 20.

Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international broadcaster and producers programs on a plethora of topics.

Keep an eye out for Temple Photojournalism prof’s photos on TUTV

Posted August 20, 2013

TUTV is airing selected images from Prof. Ed Trayes’ online photography archive late nights every Wednesday. The digital archive was donated by Dr. Trayes to the School of Media and Communication, where he’s taught photojournalism since 1967. Dr. Trayes uploads photos weekly to edtrayes.com and has already made more than 13,000 available for purchase. All the proceeds of sold photographic prints go to a scholarship fund for Temple photojournalism and Master of Journalism students.

A weekly two-hour slideshow airs with accompanying classical music every Wednesday from 2-4 a.m. on TUTV. If you’re up late and need to be soothed into bed, tune in! Here’s a sampling:

New doc on the evolving landscape of radio programming

Posted August 20, 2013

This short film explores how radio stations are using the internet, social media, and video content to provide more interactive experiences for their audiences. It was created by Temple graduate student Tim Wolfe for the Media Studies & Production Master’s Program.

The New Radio Experience features interviews with notable Philadelphia DJs and radio talk show personalities including John DeBella, Marilyn Russell, Rob Ellis, and the people behind Preston & Steve. The documentary provides insight into the way radio stations are choosing to use new technology to market their talent in the age of the ever changing media landscape.

Watch it on Comcast channel 50 & Verizon channel 45 or online on August 20 at 12:30 & 8:30 p.m.

Slackers, a new show on TUTV, premieres pilot episode

Posted August 7, 2013

Shane, Steve, Joe, and Devin are college students and roommates who are trying to get through life working as little as possible, while dodging the responsibilities school and romantic relationships try to force upon them. Shane is having trouble with a demanding girlfriend while another vies for his attention; meanwhile, his three friends devise schemes to skip class and still achieve an A-.

Written and directed by students Brendan Curry, Bryan Daluisio, and Ray Doyle for a MSP class taught by Kristine Trever Weatherston, Slackers introduces you to characters you might recognize in yourself and who you ultimately root for. It airs on Comcast 50 and Verizon 45 or online on Friday, August 9 at 12:30 p.m.

TUTV presents a live action radio play!

Posted August 7, 2013

TUTV presents a new anthology series showcasing original drama and comedy, and our first offering is a science fiction piece with a touch of cosmic comedy and space age satire. Tune in on Thursday, August 8 at 1 p.m. and watch as scientific genius and dilettante detective, Joseph Farady, and his trusty sidekick, Igor, travel through time and across multiple universes to prevent science from being used as an instrument of evil, leaving ironic commentary in the wake of their warp signature.

Commissioned for TUTV and written by Sam Watson , E=MC Hammer² was fashioned as a radio play, but performed live–unadorned and unedited–as it was captured by Temple students. George Cummings produced and directed this episode, which was edited by Temple student Ankit Patel. The play features an eclectic cast of talented, local actors portraying multiple roles including John Ziegler, Joe Vallee, Keshaunia White, Adam Wahlberg, Joseph Trainor, Tom Pincipato, Kenneth McCaffery and Jenna Kuerz. Paul Gluck is the Executive Producer of TV Studio One.

Or watch the whole thing online here!

TUTV student works nominated for 2013 Mid-Atlantic Emmys®

Posted August 6, 2013

TUTV congratulates the student contributors whose works were nominated for the Mid Atlantic Emmy® Awards this year! Watch the nominated programs online now: (more…)

TUTV premieres two new shows this weekend

Posted July 31, 2013

TUTV kicks off two new shows Saturday, August 3 starting at 12:30 p.m. with Baker Dave Presents…, a Temple original cooking show featuring Baker Dave, the pastry chef for Sodexo at Johnson and Hardwick dining hall and the Student Center food court. He’s been running the bakery at the cafeteria for ten years, so he has plenty of tips and interesting recipes to share. Baker Dave will be joined by Coach Matt Rhule, and they’ll be serving up cookies in the pilot episode.

Following that up will be the premiere of an all-new episode of City Secrets at 1 p.m. Join host Seth Wozniak as he travels around town and let’s you in on some of Philadelphia’s lesser known attractions.

Tune in on cable channels Comcast 50 and Verizon 45 within Philadelphia city limits, or watch it online anywhere.

Documentary on filming in Philadelphia airs Friday

Posted July 29, 2013

Filmadelphia is a student-created documentary that highlights the perks and challenges of filming movies in the city of Philadelphia. Temple students Alyssa McKendrick, Anjolee Jefferson, Kelsey Hvorecny, and Oddessey Moore interviewed the people involved in bringing Hollywood to Philadelphia. It airs Friday, August 2 at 12:30 p.m. and re-airs at 8:30 p.m. Watch it on cable channels Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 or online.

This documentary takes you to some of the more memorable movie locations that are right outside your door. Filmadelphia also provides inside knowledge about making movies from start to finish and touches upon the recent tax incentives created to bring more movies here. The film featuring interviews with Excutive Director of The Philadelphia Film office Sharon Pinkenson, production coordinator Erin Jackson Wagner, Philadelphia tour guide Nonnie, and David Raynor who has worked on projects such as The Silver Linings Playbook, Dead Man Down, and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

Season Finale of The Grog Show airs Saturday

Posted July 19, 2013

The Grog Show ends their third season tomorrow, Saturday July 20 at 4:30 p.m. The finale, titled “Renewal,” has our trusty Grog Show heroes Karl and Jake traveling to New York City to get their show seen and possibly selected for distribution by the famous media streaming service Nitflex, which was introduced in the last episode (available to watch online here).

The Grog Show‘s creators are Temple Film and Media Arts majors Jake Rasmussen and Karl Weimar. For more information about Jake and Karl visit grogmovies.com.

Sleep Where You Fall on TUTV

Posted July 19, 2013

Evan Lescallette, Gianna Brown, and Chaz Flores made Sleep Where You Fall, a movie about a young man suffering from narcolepsy. Although his sleeping problem disrupts his life, he prefers dreaming to reality and finds it difficult to manage both. Watch it on TUTV this Friday, July 19 at 12:30 p.m. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m.

Watch it online here.

We Make The Call starts a new season Saturday

Posted July 11, 2013

TUTV’s hour-long sports talk show, We Make The Call, will make its season premiere Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on July 13. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m. The show has been running since 2011 featuring a broad range of sports fans discussing up-to-date sports news.

New drama film by Temple students premieres Friday

Posted July 11, 2013

TUTV presents a new drama film written, directed and shot by Temple students. The Valley portrays a young man whose aimlessness causes him many hardships over a period of two years. It premieres this Friday, July 12 at 12 p.m., re-airing at 8 p.m. Watch it on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 or online.

Jake, played by Sean Negron, has recently graduated from high school and finds himself lost and unmotivated, in contrast to his older brother who achieves many successes. The Valley was produced by Lucas Proctor, Daniela Acosta, Nick Nelson, and Steffany Ramos.

Created as a part of Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston’s Media Studies and Production class, The Valley won 3rd place in the Best Script category at the 2013 Temple University MSP Awards.

Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is the focus of new doc

Posted July 3, 2013

TUTV airs another Temple student produced documentary this Friday, June 5 at 12:30 p.m. The Power of Paint: Philadelphia Murals focuses on how the Mural Arts program provides a unique opportunity to showcase local artistic talent and expose their creative visions right on the city streets. The film was created, directed and produced by Ashley Lewis, Teresa Lundy, Kayla McBride, and Jarrett Ireland.

Their purpose in making the doc was to show how murals are a valuable enhancement to communities, buildings and personal development. To present the impact of murals, the documentary features interviews with a high school teacher, police officer, religious leaders and more. It will rebroadcast at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 50, Verizon 45 and online.