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Putting it on^the air , <br />_ t ^ «^<lflHHHSL SHFl WHKU&D3 jw <br />.••..I <br />•* - ;.l ‘'1 aFtHPIw^" ''^-»*jk U <br />Ih ?[r«'. <br />“•* *. <br />evin Duck directed his crew lust Sunday duHng a video shoot In <br />Chanhasscn. Duck is a video producer wito got his start through <br />community television. (l’h<»to by Craig Laaslg) <br />• **♦ ; <br />Studio, training, equipment available through community TV <br />By Matthew ZiaUiik ' " <br />Bitten hard by the home-video bug'’ Want to l)c a '1"V .star"’ <br />Or direct Emmy winning shows? <br />It's a long way from the big time, but local a cress rnmmuni <br />ty television provides a way for residents to create Umir own <br />‘.elevision programs. <br />Those programs can l)e brofuicast over Channel 21 on lh<* <br />local Triax Cablevision system Fxpjipment, training and st'iilio <br />,time are provided free by the I.ake Minnetonka Cable iv n <br />munications Commission (LM(XX’), which i.s funiled I , rec*.MV- <br />ing 5 percent of Triax’s revenue <br />Narrow-cast might be a better way to descntie pniv^ramm- <br />Ing, said program coordinator Jim Schindler. Since e<|uipmen( <br />and the tinic is free, programs can be about subjects that don't <br />have a lot of commercial appeal. <br />"You don’t have that constraint of having to sell advertis <br />ing." said Schindler. He teacN's classes in how to use portable <br />video equipment ^nd the studio in Excelsior Community <br />Center <br />"SomelKxiy may liave a topic that s not very lnten*s(ir.g to 'Jfi <br />percent of the fxifiulation.” said l^MC^'C adnunLslrator .Jim <br />I)aniel.s ‘‘Hut the oUier .'i |v'rr* rn rnigM tx* inf(Tesli-! I* I'.sves <br />U.em an opix rtunity to vcik IJi it out. tn fias^s .slorg t.‘ ■* <br />ni'ssage.” <br />'I'raininB (ak'-i aUnit six wf^ck^- sair! hind ir. culm n i!;: <br />**Somebody may have a topic that*s not <br />very interesting to 95 percent of the <br />population. But the other 5 percent might <br />be interested. It gives them an opportunity <br />to work that out, to pass along that <br />message.t» <br />-- LMCCe administrator Jim Daniels <br />froe and if ymi krvAv your way around e camera, yfxi may not <br />twive to take Lhem <br />"We do proficiency fc'sLs for people who may have t>c'en <br />trairH'<i on other systems.” said Schindler. About .V area <br />restdent.s have learned how to use the erpiipmeri) m die last <br />couple Ilf vearv hi' said Many have lointxJ Uie L.MtXXr.s Video <br />f’pKtiK-ers Ciut*. which meets monthly <br />' b c a way I can gel crev^-c fnr proj«'f|.s.” s;ud hmdl'T <br />"U •• l:;r. <■ a f■ ''1 1 ' ■ ^ ^ < t • u[i<i Lr. '■ t.>i- < ;■ ' ' ’ •’ <br />«) •