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Production Requirements

  1. Project Proposal Form Producers who wish to produce a program using SATV equipment must submit a Project Proposal Form prior to reserving equipment, resources or facilities. The Producer is ultimately responsible for the production of the program, and assumes responsibility for the production and all liability for equipment use and program content.

  2. Program Submission Requirements The following must be provided prior to the telecast of any program submitted for playback on SATV.
    1. Playback Request Form – Members and Independent Programmers are required to submit a Playback Request form for every individual and series program telecast by SATV.
    2. Responsibilities – The Member–Producer will take full responsibility for the content and will certify that the program contains no illegal or commercial material, and agree to hold harmless SATV and Napa Valley College for all content of that program. All underwriters for the program must be listed on the Playback Request form. The Request must be submitted with media prior to broadcast and will be kept on file by SATV.
    3. Series Programs – For series programs a Project Form must be submitted for each episode. Conditions affecting approval of the Project Form are as follows:
      1. Producers may not have more than two (2) active projects at any one time.
      2. The entire crew must be listed on the Project Proposal
      3. Incomplete forms will be returned to the Producer.
      4. The proposed program must comply with all Production Requirements, including limitations and restrictions on usage, etc.
      5. Producer may not use equipment to produce any materials which violate SATV Programming Guidelines or to produce programming primarily for any use other than to Streamed on SATV.
      6. Approval of a Project which put the equipment at an abnormal risk of damage or loss (such as, but not limited to shooting underwater, etc.) is at the discretion of the SATV Staff.
      7. After approval, Projects remain active until completed or canceled by the producer (see below). Active projects which are not used for six months will be canceled by SATV and are subject to terms of cancellation.

  3. Cancellation Of A Project If the Producer has accrued less than or equal to minimal use of equipment, the Contract will be annulled without penalty. Minimal Use of equipment is defined as follows: at least one reservation in support of an approved project within 90 days of approval.

  4. Required Credits & Titles
    1. Programs should begin with 10–15 seconds of black. Titles with the name of the program and other information are very helpful to viewers.
    2. The Producers name and contact information must be included for at least 10 seconds at the end of each program.
    3. For SATV Members who are acting as a sponsoring producer and submitting video for a non–SATV producer the sponsoring producer’s name must be included.
    4. Programs produced using SATV equipment must include a SATV credit, “This program was created through the use of equipment or facilities of Napa Valley College Student Access Television (SATV), Napa, California. All content is sole responsibility of the producer.”
    5. Producers are also encouraged to but not required to also include “For more information about SATV please visit www.smpte11.org.”
    6. Programs should also include a final title that states “The End.”

  5. Acknowledgements It is highly recommended that Producers acknowledge everyone and anyone who participated or helped in the production of their program in the credits of their video. Acknowledgements should include music production, artwork, and other contributions that assisted to the production of a program.

  6. Labeling When submitting video to play out on SATV please be sure to include the following information on the label:
    1. Title of your video, video length in H:M:S, submitting Producer name & contact info (phone # and/or email)