KAZQ produces programming for local church and other outreach ministries that desire to reach there community via television but do
not have the means to produce a full blown television broadcast. We also produce many short play spots for local and national business and nonprofit organizations.
Our production facility consists of a professionally lighted studio.
Studio and Field Lighting
We have two, fully loaded, Arri lights kits for both studio and field use.
We generally use a three point
light setup which includes a Key, Fill and Back light. Back lighting should not be confused with background lighting. The purpose of the Back light is to softly illuminate the hair and shoulders providing depth and
separation from the background. The Key light is the main light source used and a fill light helps reveal the shadow detail that would otherwise be hidden. Many times during a "talking head" interview type
shot we will use a two light setup with a reflector. A. "softbox" or "softbank", mounted to a 1000 wt Arri Fresnel is used as the "Key" or main light source, placed off center to the
subject. A piece of white foam core board or reflector is positioned opposite the Key to provide fill light for shadowed areas of the face. A 300 wt. Arri Fresnel is used as a "separation" or "back"
light. This lighting setup provides a "softer" look to a person and is typically more flattering toward the subjects facial features than a smaller or harder light source might be.
These lighting techniques
apply both to studio and field productions. An example of how these techniques might be used in the field would be to light a church pastor as he makes a video announcement in his office, library, sanctuary or just
about anywhere.
Studio Cameras
Our studio is equipped with three Sony betacam cameras, connected via cables, to our studio production switcher. All studio recordings are recorded in the Betacam SP recording
format. This format is widely used by the television broadcast and production industry for it's professional video quality and editing robustness.
Field Cameras and Field Camera Techniques
KAZQ is fully
capable shooting and broadcasting most any event in the field from High School basketball games to weekly Mass for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe to commercial and/or grant acknowledgments for businesses and nonprofit
organizations. We utilize 2 Sony PD-170 field cameras and record and/or edit in both DV and DVCam formats.
When shooting in the field we use many different advanced camera techniques. It is important to remember
that each video frame should support the story you are trying to tell and elements that do not enhance, support or otherwise distract the viewer should be eliminated. Composition is extremely important in video. For
instance, does the shot call for a short focal with great depth of field or a long focal length and a shallow depth of field? A wide angle with a smaller aperture (f-stop) and slower shutter speed will produce a scene
with much depth of field. In other words, the entire scene will be in focus from the foreground to the background. A longer focal length, (zoom) with a larger aperture and faster shutter speed will produce a scene with
less depth of field. In other words, only the intended subject is in focus and the background is out of focus or blurred.
With each and every scene the viewer should not have any doubts about the intended center of
interest. The "center of interest" does not mean that the main subject is centered in the viewfinder but it does mean that all of the elements of the scene point toward and support the intended subject.
Editing
KAZQ has 2 fully equipped edit bays using Adobe Premiere 6.1 and Adobe Premiere Pro. The editors are nonlinear, meaning data can be randomly accessed digitally and video clips can be used and sorted in any
order. Because an editor is digital does not always mean nonlinear. Digital recording tape is a form of linearly accessed data because one must search from one point on the tape to another to find the desired video
clips or segments.
