Mesa Community College (MCC) and MCTV worked together to produce a visual documentary on the Theater Outback Mural, a student/director-producer followed three MCC artists through the entire creative process from concept to installation. Pictured here, Sam Hodges lays out the final design prior to installation. |
MCTV and MCLI teamed up to produce the Maricopa Jazz Orchestra live at the Kerr Cultural Center. Pictured here are Phoenix College faculty Milas Yoes (right) with students and faculty from Jazz programs throughout the district. |
MCLI and MCTV Take the Arts to Primetime
The arts have become a primetime feature during the first three years of Maricopa Television. The Maricopa Community Colleges bring in many talented artists and performers to many venues throughout the district. It is virtually impossible for all but the most dedicated to see and hear everything we offer and it is frustrating to try. Thanks to the growing partnership with MCTV, the Arts performances now are not only preserved but also available for primetime viewing. By using Cox digital channel 130, the Arts have found a life after the initial performance and a growing presence in Maricopa's programming choices.
In building the programming choices, MCTV has featured an array of performers including professional visiting artists and student productions as well as original works developed for television. The television production provides not only a culminating production for some events but also the beginning of a wider distribution through the capabilities of multiple broadcasts.
The MCTV production is a transforming event. With multiple cameras, and professional sound and editing, the original performance becomes a new and intensified experience for the viewer. This feature is giving the Maricopa Community Colleges a reputation as a desired performance venue. The benefits are all around as well. Performers receive a high quality product of the event. Students participating in performances have an invaluable portfolio addition and students who work with MCTV receive credit on productions that rival any professional experience.
MCTV provides extensive post-production work to complement Maricopa's arts initiatives. Here, an MCTV team creates an original soundtrack to accompany a production. |
MCLI and MCTV co-produced the "Songs of Sanctuary" performace at the Orpheum Theater in a one-year commemoration of September 11th. |
 Bob Galloway, mcli
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