TUTV will air the 2013 Veteran’s Welcome Program Wednesday and the Convocation ceremony Thursday, both at 1 p.m. (more…)
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Temple TV is excited an all-music and movie Labor Day weekend! Starting 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, we’ll be airing nothing but live musical performances and sci-fi or horror B movies.
Sunday is our Europe in Concert marathon, during which we’ll air performances by musicians such as Robert Plant, Sinead O’Connor, and Mark Knopfler. Then, tune in on Labor Day to watch Professor Fred’s Movie Marvels from morning til night.
The beginning of the semester also means new episodes of Temple Update! Temple Update goes first with their season premiere on Friday, August 30 at 10 a.m. Tune in to get the scoop on a brand new year at Temple, including the newly built Morgan Hall, the cancellation of Spring Fling, and much more. Tune in to Comcast channel 50/Verizon 45 or watch it all online.
The annual graduate student portion of the Diamond Screen Film Festival presented by the Film & Media Arts department premieres on TUTV Thursday, August 29 at 1 p.m. It re-airs in its entirety again at 9 p.m. The festival offers short films made by FMA students in the 2012-2013 academic year, including dramas, experimental pieces, and animations. The films shown in this program are as follows:
- Blackout, directed by Natasha Ngaiza
- Skullcap, directed by Alina Postula
- Deer, directed by Alessandro Zangirolami
- Man of the Monkey (teaser), directed by David Romberg
- The Extremist, directed by Shahin Izadi
- Lao Tang, directed by Haitao Guo
- Maquette 1:1000, directed by Doris Lin
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
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.
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:
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.
Lisa Bien, professional marketing strategist and Temple Public Relations Professor, hosts a new TUTV show highlighting stories of personal struggle with self acceptance.
Bouncing Back is an effort to give Temple students and other viewers insight into their own misgivings concerning self worth. In the pilot, Temple alumna Anna Tate shares her experiences with a debilitating eating disorder and explains how she fought her self-doubt to “bounce back” and regain her love for life and herself. Also appearing alongside Lisa is Temple professor of education psychology, Dr. Frank Farley. Farley, who has appeared on Good Morning America and The Today Show, shares his expert advice on the subject of self love.
The first episode episode airs Tuesday, August 13 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 and online.
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 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 congratulates the student contributors whose works were nominated for the Mid Atlantic Emmy® Awards this year! Watch the nominated programs online now: (more…)
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.
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.
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.
