M. I. T. LIVE!
EVENT-ACTION POB
Saturday, September 9, 1989 8:00pm
CAMERA SHOTS
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Name Description
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Opening Close-up of monitor in bldg. 9, defocused. As music
starts, focus, then zoom back to Steve-monitor shot.
Steve-monitor Shows Steve, the telephone, and monitor.
Steve-tight Shows Steve's head and the faux-granite background.
Chris-desk Shows Chris in the right half of the screen, with the
"Information Desk" sign to his left. He must be in
exactly the right half, because we will use this shot
for split screens.
Chris-tight Shows just Chris's head.
Multiscreen Shows Steve and "screen matrix." Chris must be in the
left half of the remote camera. This shot is always
begun from Chris-tight, and once he is zoomed into
place on the left half of the screen, the building 9
set fades in.
Split-screen A combination of Steve-monitor and Chris-Desk. This
shot begins with a plain Steve-monitor or Chris-desk
shot.
Of course, other shots will be used to get people in the Student
Center asking questions, but once Chris begins to discuss the question
with Steve, one of the standard shots should be used so that we can
show them both on the screen simultaneously. Try to get people to ask
questions from the right side of the screen, so that we can go to a
multiscreen shot as soon as Steve has something to say.
OPENING SEQUENCE
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Shot Audio Monitor Spoken
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Opening Theme Title
Steve-monitor add Steve S: I'm Steve Danner live from
Central Control in building 9
Split-screen add Chris C: I'm Chris Coon live from the
Information Desk at the Student
Center. Welcome to M. I. T. Live!
Chris-desk Theme out Chris M. I. T. Live! is MIT's newest
tradition... I'm ready to take your
calls at 253-TV36...
Steve-monitor S: So, if you have any questions
for Chris Coon, the Information
Man...
CLOSING SEQUENCE
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Shot Audio Monitor Spoken
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Chris-?? Chris C: ...
Steve-monitor S: ... Our phone lines are now
[Chris-tight] closed. From building 9,
C: and from the Student Center
S: Right, Chris! [pointing at
monitor] Thank you for watching
M. I. T. Live!
[lights turn Theme Title
off; fade to
black] Fade out
theme
ON TAPE
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These are the questions asked on the tape. Introduce:
YESTERDAY, SHELDON PACOTTI ASKED PEOPLE AROUND M. I. T. FOR THEIR
QUESTIONS FOR THE INFORMATION MAN. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN ANSWER
THEM.
Q1. [Sheldon introduces himself, and explains the premise. The man
being interviewed rambles for quite a while, and Sheldon
summarizes his question.]
How old is building 7?
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Q2. [This question is poorly asked. This is just a summary.]
Where should a person draw the line between the rights of a
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victim of harassment and the accused harasser?
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The MIT Policy on Harassment: [Read alternating paragraphs?]
[C: Well, Steve, here at MIT,]
HARASSMENT OF ANY KIND IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IS IN CONFLICT WITH
THE POLICIES AND INTERESTS OF THE INSTITUTE. MOREOVER, MANY FORMS OF
HARASSMENT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS VIOLATIONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWS, BY THE U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, AND BY THE
COURTS.
[S: Right, Chris. I understand that]
HARASSMENT IS DEFINED AS VERBAL OR PHYSICAL CONDUCT WHICH HAS THE
INTENT OR EFFECT OF UNREASONABLY INTERFERING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S OR
GROUP'S EDUCATIONAL AND/OR WORK PERFORMANCE AT MIT OR CREATING AN
INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE EDUCATIONAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
ON OR OFF CAMPUS. HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX,
RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION INCLUDES HARASSMENT
OF AN INDIVIUAL IN TERMS OF A STEREOTYPED GROUP CHARACTERISTIC, OR
BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON'S IDENTIFICATION WITH A PARTICULAR GROUP. WITH
REFERENCE TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, THE DEFINITION ALSO INCLUDES UNWELCOME
SEXUAL ADVANCES AND REQUESTS FOR SEXUAL FAVORS WHICH MIGHT BE
PERCEIVED AS EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY AFFECTING EDUCATIONAL OR
EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS CONCERNING AN INDIVIDUAL.
[C: Good point. So, to answer the question posed, I'd say that]
ANY MEMBER OF THE MIT COMMUNITY WHO BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE HAS BEEN
HARASSED IS ENCOURAGED TO RAISE THE ISSUE, OR LODGE A COMPLAINT, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES OF MIT DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 3.24 OF THE MIT DOCUMENT "POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: A GUIDE
FOR FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS."
Q3. Is abortion right? [You could claim that this is a biased
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question and refuse to answer it. This could be a general
technique for dealing with questions.]
Q4. Is it right to kill defenseless rats [Sheldon cries] for
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scientific research?
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Q5. [The rest of the questions are dubbed. Try not to let the show
get this far out of hand. Sheldon could call these in from next
door.] I wonder how to get to building 8 from here.
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Q6. Are Tampax tampons as safe as they say they are?
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Q7. Was it Voyager I or Voyager II that flew by Neptune?
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Q8. [something about the Prime Minister of Pakistan]
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Q9. Is the Bible the revealed truth of God?
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Q10. I wonder if I would like it on Neptune.
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