New University Television


NUTV at the University of Calgary is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada. Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991, NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization that offers opportunities to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production. These opportunities include reporting/interviewing, hosting, writing, camera operation, lighting, sound mixing, using Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite, editing, producing, and directing. NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance, composed of print, radio, and television. The University of Calgary is unique in that it is one of only two Canadian universities that house three media operations on-campus, the other being the University of Toronto Mississauga's UTM/TV.
NUTV provides an important service to the community by broadcasting a bi-weekly community magazine program about news, sports, and arts for both the University of Calgary and greater Calgary community viewers. It is important to recognize that this non-profit society has volunteers who provide services directly to the community. Examples of these services include providing short videos to non-profit organizations for advertising, fundraising, or training purposes, giving students and community members the opportunity to gain professional level training on high quality equipment, and display interesting and useful information for the campus community's benefit on NUTV's closed circuit network.

History

NUTV: A brief history of time & space
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The majority of NUTV programming is produced by the volunteer members with NUTV staff giving guidance for quality and content. NUTV encourages a forum for a free exchange of ideas and opinions and provides a voice to individuals and groups without the constraints of for-profit media. NUTV has many branches of programming and you can watch all NUTV content online on youtube.com/nutv:

Current Programming

Campus Style - a fun and interesting show that tackles the world of fashion and explores individual fashion sense of the campus community. Hosts take you through look-books and guides to help you look your best!
Can You Repeat the Question? - in honour of NUTV's 25th anniversary, the show revisits NUTV's archives and asks the campus community the same questions that were asked to the 90's campus community.
Social Life - an anthology series that explores the reality behind social media. Each of the episodes looks at a fictionalized story that centres around the online experiences of a rolling cast of characters.
University of Calgary Three Minute Thesis Competition - an internationally recognized research communication competition that challenges thesis-based graduate students to deliver a compelling presentation on their research and its significance in three minutes or less.
Unzipped - there are numerous discussions about sexual health, but not enough discussions about healthy sex; the program is a sex positive lifestyle show that encourages open discussions about sex, aiming to break the boundaries that prevent individuals from having healthy discussions about sexuality.
Video Vulture - the video spin-off of the offbeat Video Vulture column from Fast Forward magazine. John Tebbutt uses his 17 years of cult movie writing to take you on a journey exploring forgotten trash and treasures of cinema.

Retired Programming

Studio 315 - NUTV's current live late night talk show in the early evening. Studio 315 is designed to explore the topics and issues that are important to students, and includes games, interviews, and live music by local bands. Studio 315 is designed to give members of the audience the best entertainment experience on campus. Studio 315 also consists of four pre-recorded segments: Awake, Bite Me, Sports!, and The News. These segments are played for the studio audience throughout the live show, and are then published to YouTube. Studio 315's final episode was taped on July 26, 2016.
Full Frontal - was NUTV's magazine program. It consisted of three main segments: news, arts and entertainment, and sports. Stories were mainly campus based, but there was also coverage of community events of interest to the University community.
NUTV LIVE - was a web initiative to broadcast live events, such as sports games and concerts. It also housed Live-to-tape content, all streamed, allowing viewers to skim through long events.
Dino_Myte - was a web-based show featuring short segments like athlete profiles, rapid-fire interviews, skill demonstrations and skits, all featuring University of Calgary DINOS athletes.
Doc School - was an annual documentary school program. Participants in doc school would attend workshops taught by NUTV staff as well as industry professionals to learn the skills and techniques involved in creating a documentary. Participants would then create their own short documentaries as a final project, using the skills they had learned.
CCT - was broadcast around campus and in residence on Channel 17. Channel 17 provides information and relevant advertising to students and faculty.
Flashback Friday - the series digs deep into NUTV's vast archives and presents some of the best moments from the rich history at the University of Calgary's campus television station. There are 26 episodes in the series, and first aired on September 23, 2016 with the episode “Philosophy Club ” The show stars Kristen Muncy as a modern-day host to provide context for the episode. The show ended on August 25, 2017 with the finale, "Campus Life Then & Now"
The Good Morning Show - a three-episode long series created by NUTV that aired from August 4, 2017 to September 22, 2017. Broadcast on the group's YouTube channel, the YouTube mini-series stars Stephanie and Savian who are joined by various guests and is meant to parody various aspects of typical morning shows. On the side, DJ Jazzy Gheenl accompanies the show, often mocking the hosts and second-rate guests with his music. The show is poised for a comeback in the near future.
The Group - a seven-episode series that follows a group of six students nicknamed the Nut Five, due to the permanent absence of on-the-group members assigned to complete a project together. The episodes are narrated by one of the five remaining students, Felicia, a first-year communication student who the show mainly follows. The show ran from December 4, 2015 to May 6, 2016 and ended due to the departure of important cast members from the series.
Haider's Gonna Hate - a vlog series that follows the quibbles of hateful Haider on the world around him.
Nailed It! - a web-based show where two students at the University of Calgary face-off each other in a random competition where their fellow student body acts as the judge that throws the verdict.
Tender Tinder Moments - an interview-styled show in which two guests would discuss a wide variety of topics concerning Tinder, such as their own personal experiences using the app and what they liked to see in a profile. In total, the series spanned four episodes and was one of NUTV's most popular releases in 2016.


You can watch NUTV programming on Shaw cable or on the NUTV :


Please note: NUTV programming adheres to all CRTC Regulations, all other applicable broadcasting regulations and practice, and abides by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in all actions.

Greenlite Festival

is an annual festival started in 2011 to raise issues surrounding environmentalism. The Festival hosts several events that are part of the green art movement, starting with a 48-Hour Eco Film Challenge and a Photography Competition. The festival's mandate is to provide opportunities for students to dialogue about environmental issues, develop technical skills, engage their creativity and facilitate the production of film and photographic work. Taking place in the last week of March the festival serves to jump start Earth Week and consists of various environmentally themed activities including; digital photography competition; 48-hour film challenge; digital filmmaking workshops; environmental documentary screening with panel discussion; daily shorts exhibition; and a closing gala. All activities are free and open to student and community members.
NUTV and the Students’ Union Sustainability Board both contribute funding and resources towards the success of the festival.

Awards

NUTV has industry standard equipment and offers all members professional training sessions throughout the year, including orientation covering all of NUTV's production and post production equipment. To operate NUTV's cameras and edit systems members must be proficient on that piece of equipment.

Cameras

NUTV has a Sony F350 XDCAM HD camera, two Sony EX1 XDCAM HD cameras, two Sony DSR 300 DVCAM cameras, and a Sony three chip mini DV camera to shoot the bulk of production.

Edit Suites

NUTV has two Final Cut Pro editing systems and an Adobe Creative Suite multimedia edit system with which members can also create graphics and animation.

Famous alumni

NUTV has been the training ground for many individuals wishing to break into the television and film industry.