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Never held a camera? Good.

Whatever your skill level, your background or your year, what you can do in CampusTV matters to us.

How to join

What you could do

In front of the camera or behind it. Try a few; most of us do more than one.

  • Camera operator

    Frame the action from the gantry at the Rec, a box in the SU, or roaming the crowd on a big night. You’ll learn lenses, focus and getting the shot that makes the highlights.

  • Vision mixer

    Sit at the ATEM and cut a live show between cameras as it happens. The closest thing we have to a cockpit.

  • PTZ operator

    Drive the remote-controlled camera on live nights, working to the vision mixer’s plan.

  • Presenter and interviewer

    Front the coverage: quick, friendly interviews with players, performers and freshers, paired with a camera op.

  • Audio

    Radio mics for interviews, a room mic for the atmosphere, and making sure what we record sounds as good as it looks.

  • Editor

    Turn the night’s footage into clips and highlights, usually out the next day. Premiere or DaVinci, we’ll teach you.

  • Producer

    Run the shoot on the day: who is on what, kit set, the plan actually happening. Where a lot of our committee started.

  • Stills and runner

    Photos for socials, cables, batteries, SD cards, and being the person everyone is glad was there.

How to join

  1. Become a member of CampusTV through the SU website.
  2. Say hello on Instagram or by email, and we’ll add you to the crew chat.
  3. Pick a shoot. Crew calls go out in the chat; claim a role and turn up. We’ll show you the rest.
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Questions

Do I need any experience?

No. Most of our crew had never touched a camera before joining. You learn at real events, alongside people who were in your position a year ago.

How much time does it take?

As much as you want to give. Sign up for the shoots that suit you; there is no minimum.

Do I need to be an SU member?

Yes, to use the kit and join shoots you need to be a CampusTV member through the SU. It takes a couple of minutes on the SU website.

Can I do this alongside a placement or a heavy course?

Yes. Plenty of our crew do one or two shoots a term and still get a showreel out of it.