MIT STUDENT CABLE TELEVISION FINBOARD BUDGET REQUEST
Fall, 1989
LIVE AT LOBDELL--9 broadcasts ($319.00)
Live At Lobdell is TV36's weekly comedy program which
is now in its sixth season.
October 6, 1989 broadcast (#4 of fall season)
Production supplies $ 25.00
Props (Puppets) 20.00
Publicity 6.00
October 13, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
October 20, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
October 27, 1989 broadcast (Halloween special)
Production supplies 25.00
Props (fake blood, etc.) 20.00
Publicity 6.00
November 3, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
November 10, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
November 17, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
December 1, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
December 8, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 25.00
Publicity 6.00
M. I. T. LIVE!--10 broadcasts ($360.20)
M. I. T. Live! is a weekly call-in program featuring
remote locations all over campus. It premiered at the
end of R/O week this year.
October 7, 1989 broadcast--Random Hall gets cable
(#5 of season)
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
5 video cables 35.20
These cables are needed to allow us to set up more
quickly, since the cables we are using now need to
be tested each time, since most are unreliable.
Since Random Hall is more distant than most of our
remote shoots, we need them especially so that we
can avoid trips back to building 9.
Extension cord & power strip 45.00
We need a heavy-duty extension cord and another power
strip so that we can broadcast away from power,
e.g. from someone's already overloaded dorm room.
October 14, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
October 21, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
October 28, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
November 4, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
November 11, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
November 18, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
November 25, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
December 2, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
December 9, 1989 broadcast
Production supplies 22.00
Publicity 6.00
TECH CHALLENGE--2 broadcasts ($174.70)
Tech Challenge is a game show started during last IAP
from Cafe 13. It features Win, Win, or Draw,
MITrivia, and exciting prizes.
Broadcast 1 (date not yet set)
Prizes 20.00
Production supplies 27.00
Audio cables 80.70
We need longer audio cables for a successful
broadcast in Lobby 13, so that each contestant as
well as the host can have microphones. This will
let us use cables with enough slack to prevent
people from tripping.
Broadcast 2 (date not yet set)
Prizes 20.00
Production supplies 27.00
NEW PROGRAMS ($60.00)
We would like to be able to produce pilot episodes
from new program ideas that come to us this term.
Also, we would like to be able to cover any special
events which may occur this semester.
Props, set items, and special productions supplies 60.00
We would like to be able to cover start-up costs for
at least two new programs. This would allow us to
afford set items, and production supplies for two
pilot episodes.
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GRAND TOTAL $ 913.90
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NOTES:
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Typically, $25.00 of production supplies breaks down as:
Videotape $ 8.00
Typically, we need to shoot raw footage, edit or
compile it onto a master. Also, we construct two
hour compilations of our programs to repeat on
weekends.
Batteries, Gaffer's Tape, Miscellaneous safety supplies 3.00
Our microphones use batteries with short lives. We
also need electrical and gaffer's tape to preserve
the life of our cables and equipment.
Lights 5.00
We have been unable to use the lighting kit which we
purchased last fall because our requests for light
bulbs have been denied. They cost about $20 each and
have a life of about 20 hours. We need to use
multiple lights for each show to avoid shadows.
Cue cards (run about $.80 each) 2.40
Cleaning supplies/Maintenance
We have no acceptable cleaning supplies at the
present time. If this continues, we will soon be
presenting expensive repair bills. This expense also
takes care of wear and tear on equipment.
Special needs 3.60
Some programs have special production needs. Tech
Challenge has the most expensive special needs,
since it needs many pads of paper, labels for Prize
Boulevard, and so on. Since M. I. T. Live! has a
permanent set in our office, its special needs are
less. Live At Lobdell uses the most props, but also
incurs lots of smaller expenses.
If cuts need to be made, please cut specific broadcasts, not parts of
their production supplies. We have carefully worked out our production
costs, which are different for each program and do differ from the
example, which is included here for information only. We just cannot
reduce the costs of programming any further; we can only cancel the
programs we have already planned.