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Film department set to create talk show, seeks new media talents
Chloe Thompson
Issue date: 1/30/09 Section: News
01/30/09 - The University of Rhode Island will soon be hosting its own talk show, and the film department is searching for participants.
Assistant Director of Audio Visual Production Services Tim Tierney will supervise the show, which can be taken as a 3-credit class. Though about 10 students have already signed up for the course (FLM 491), Tierney said he is looking for producers, directors, camera operators, writers and on-air talent, among other roles.
The last day to enroll in the course is Tuesday, and Tierney said students must see him to obtain a permission number.
Mirroring "The Today Show," the talk show will feature a variety of subjects to cater to a wider student audience.
"I'm thinking maybe a comedy program, a news program, a public affairs issue program ... who knows what," Tierney said. "Whatever folks want to do, I'm hoping we can move in that direction."
Other possibilities included poetry readings, music presentations and interviewing administration and athletes.
The idea for a talk show generated from junior Angela Garafolo's final film project last year, where she and others created their own sports talk show, and Garafolo acted as the host.
"I guess I came up with it because it's something I would like to see myself doing in the future, so this is a great place to start," the film and communications major said.
Though Tierney said he's been "thinking about this for years," the opportunity became reality when the URI film and journalism departments received nearly $120,000 from a Champlin Grant, allotting all new equipment for a digital production studio in the Chafee Social Sciences Building.
Tierney plans use the equipment to the best of its ability. He stressed the importance of the development of a talk show at the university.
"This is not a joke," he said. "I'm serious that we're going to have a good time doing it, but we're going to be professional. This is going to get people in the door, opening up job opportunities."
Assistant Director of Audio Visual Production Services Tim Tierney will supervise the show, which can be taken as a 3-credit class. Though about 10 students have already signed up for the course (FLM 491), Tierney said he is looking for producers, directors, camera operators, writers and on-air talent, among other roles.
The last day to enroll in the course is Tuesday, and Tierney said students must see him to obtain a permission number.
Mirroring "The Today Show," the talk show will feature a variety of subjects to cater to a wider student audience.
"I'm thinking maybe a comedy program, a news program, a public affairs issue program ... who knows what," Tierney said. "Whatever folks want to do, I'm hoping we can move in that direction."
Other possibilities included poetry readings, music presentations and interviewing administration and athletes.
The idea for a talk show generated from junior Angela Garafolo's final film project last year, where she and others created their own sports talk show, and Garafolo acted as the host.
"I guess I came up with it because it's something I would like to see myself doing in the future, so this is a great place to start," the film and communications major said.
Though Tierney said he's been "thinking about this for years," the opportunity became reality when the URI film and journalism departments received nearly $120,000 from a Champlin Grant, allotting all new equipment for a digital production studio in the Chafee Social Sciences Building.
Tierney plans use the equipment to the best of its ability. He stressed the importance of the development of a talk show at the university.
"This is not a joke," he said. "I'm serious that we're going to have a good time doing it, but we're going to be professional. This is going to get people in the door, opening up job opportunities."
