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Teachable Moment
Arlington schoolchildren watched history in the making on January 20th as they tuned in to the inauguration of the nation's first ever American-African president--the fulfillment of President Abraham Lincoln's vision and Dr. Martin Lther King, Jr.'s dream. At Arlington High School, ACMI's Studio Manager, Jeff Munro, and Judy Ogilvie of the AHS Library's Media Center worked together a week before the inauguration to activate and make ready the major cable drop locations at the school for live viewing of the historic broadcast. Customized cables were supplied and installed by Munro and the incoming signal was tested on the auditorium's video projector and the cafeteria's and Media Center's big screen TVs. When the big day came on January 20th, AHS faculty and students were able to watch live coverage of the inauguration along with hundreds of millions around the world, including ACMI's staff and volunteers at the 85 Park Avenue television production facility. Thanks to all who brought this teachable moment to Arlington schools. ______________________
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ACMI's AMPsters in 2009
AMPsters Eric & Christina interview ACMI E.D. Norm McLeod on the new
program's first show.
Arlington Middle-school Producers (AMP),
the reincarnation of Ottoson News Network (ONN) that since 2006 has given
middle-school students a place to produce their own uniquely innovative TV
shows, now enters its second semester of existence. AMP, which serves as
an empowering stepping stone to the Arlington High School Video Internship
Program, has developed during the past four months a formula for local news
production that takes advantage of ACMI's increasingly sophisticated TV studio,
staff, and interns.
ACMI Education Access Coordinator, J.R. Curtis, says that
the new AMP program is well suited to giving the 15 or so participants
the opportunity to rotate through all the production positions.
"This gives each one a hands-on familiarity with the main aspects of
production -- from writer to camera operator, to sound technician, technical
director, and right through to on-camera talent", says Curtis. "And
these skills are highly marketable in our world of visual communication."
J.R. Curtis teaches
technical directing and audio skills to Arlington AMPsters in the ACMI Control
Room, as Solomon controls the teleprompter script for the on-camera talent
being taped by three camera operators and informed by a floor manager in the studio.
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9am - 9pm Mon-Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday Saturday by appointment Closed on Sunday
So you see, there's plenty of
time after work or school to
come to the ACMI TV studio.
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Please Remember:
ACMI TV continues to be a smoke-and fragrance-free environment. Please do your best to remember, for the sake of those with allergies and respiratory conditions, to not use scented products or wear scented clothing when visiting or working with us here at ACMI.
Thank you.
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ACMI's upgraded reception area awaits you at 85 Park Avenue in the Heights.
Dear ACMI Members and Friends --
Winter is definitely here. As we took down the seasonal ornaments at 85 Park Avenue in Arlington Heights, our focus turned to indoor programming.
Winter sports are of particular interest to our student and parent viewers. We are currently cablecasting hockey in three flavors: PeeWee, high school boys, and high school girls. AHS wrestling and basketball are now also on the schedule. As long as students and/or interested parents come forward, we here at ACMI will gladly train them to cover any sport for subsequent cablecast on our Public and Education channels.
On the indoor concert and lecture front, we are delighted to be airing recent programs by the Cyrus Dallin Museum, the Philharmonic Society of Arlington, and the Arlington Historical Society, as well as the live music of local bands via the regular Right Turn LIVE ! program. Other regular programming, including The Public Square, Nonprofit Clinic, The Retired Men's Club, and Golden Opportunities, rounds out our public service fare. The culinary arts are well represented on Arlngton community television with regular airings of Dave Sammarco's award-winning Just Cook It, Ruka Srinivas' Indian Kitchen, and the 2009 premiere of The Family Food Show, produced by Cheryl Brusgulis. (Yes, it's the same Cheryl Brusgulis that is ACMI's administrative assistant by day. She is now producing her own family's new series on home cooking.)
The highly successful Arlington Middleschool Producers (AMP) group continues to meet weekly at ACMI's studio and to produce a bi-weekly news program. They are becoming seasoned producers and will go on to form the backbone of the AHS video production group as they graduate.
Coming up: the airing of the January 19th Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observation dinner, as well as the 2009 Candidates' Night, and The ACMI Awards, both in March.
Join us! Get involved in Arlington community television!
Produce it here; upload it to the world!
Warmest possible regards from...
-- The Staff at
ACMI TV
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What's New
When entering ACMI TV, the first ting you may notice is the new look of our reception area (top of page above). We now have mounted on the wall there three new digital monitors-- one each for the Public, Education, and Government (PEG) programming we offer to Arlington households. Now our visitors can see at a glance what's on each of our channels.
Also on the equipment front, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of a new teleprompter with which to facilitate the making of news programs, like the one currently produced by the Arlington Middleschool Producers (AMP) group. Now our on-camera talent can look directly into the camera while delivering the news instead of having to look down at a script.
In the realm of new media, our LIVE online streaming of ACMI programming is now available to anyone anywhere in the world with a computer and a connection to the internet. Simply go to our website (www.ACMI.tv) and click on the homepage icons of our Public, Education, or Government channels and, even if you're away from your TV or don't have cable service, you can watch your favorite community television programs as they are cablecast from our studio.
There are new groups and new projects arriving at ACMI all the time. Most recently, we have begun working with the local chapter of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization as they produce in our studio a program about the mentoring program of "Littles" by "Bigs". The program will be available for public viewing and subsequently as a fundraising tool for the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation.
 For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters, you may visit their website.
To become an ACMI PCV (Production Crew Volunteer) on shows like this one, contact Walter@ACMI.tv.
BBBS crew prepares for first show at ACMI.
The new look of Golden Opportunities, the longtime popular show treating the issues important to Arlington's seasoned citizens, was unveiled in the closing days of January to reveal the creative touch of ACMI Studio Manager, Jeff Munro, and of the show's director, Sara Alfaro-Franco. To see it, be sure to tune in to the new Golden Opportunities, featuring its new set design and its lovely and irrepressible host, Bea Barber and her informative guests. Then let us know how you like the show and its new look.
 Many other local organizations are learning of the production possibilities at ACMI and are beginning to take advantage of the resources here. The Cyrus E. Dallin Museum is one, and the Historical Society's slideshow lectures are reaching many more people now than before. We think that's cool.
Golden Opportunities host, Bea Barber, interviews her guests for
the February 2009 edition of the popular show for Arlington seniors.
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Membership Year 2008-09 Reaches Midpoint
July 1, 2008 marked the beginning of ACMI's second full membership year.
Our 2008-09 membership year has just passed its midpoint and we remind those who have yet to renew the connection with Arlington's community television station that there is still time to do so.
Chief among the perks for ACMI members is free registration to all its workshops. See our current schedule below, or check online at ACMI.tv for the latest updates. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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Not a member yet, or haven't renewed for 2008-09? Download a membership application here and mail it,
or come to 85 Park Avenue to deliver it in person!
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Featured Interns
Arlington's community television training and production facility depends heavily on the generous input from local volunteers and interns from area schools. During the fall semester of 2008 ACMI was fortunate to have assistance from intern s from the New England Institute of Art in Boston. We wish to thank Andy Leitermann and Kyle Burkhard for their diligent and dedicated service to our staff in handling its increasing task load. We wish Andy and Kyle well as they move into a post-college career in video and new media Andy Leitermann production.  As we say goodbye to Andy and Kyle, we welcome to ACMI two new spring-semester interns from Minuteman Vocational High School. They will help us develop our neweducational project with Arlington High School students who wish to pursue a deeper Kyle Burkhard
involvement in the field of video and new media communications. And next fall, we will host both high school and college interns, enriching the learning environment for both the interns and the staff alike. Interns rock! |
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Workshops at ACMI
Our workshops in single-camera and multi-camera field production, digital editing, and studio operations are ongoing. See the current listing and schedule of these offerings here.
All workshops: 6:30-8:30 PM (unless otherwise stipulated).
(Final Cut Pro editing workshops are 4 hours in duration.)
All our workshops are free to ACMI members.
Reservations required. Non-member fee: $30.00
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ACM-NE Fall Video Awards Contest Winners
Carol Sardo won for 3rd best for PSA. Dave Sammarco won 2nd best for mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm his cooking show.
On November 5th, ACMI members Carol Sardo and Dave Sammarco travelled to Methuen for the 11th Annual Fall Video Festival of the New England chapter of the Alliance for Community Media to receive their awards for being among the top three contestants in their respective categories. Carol's PSA, "My Dog Loves Bones", and David's reality-TV cooking series, "Just Cook It", won third and second place respectively in their categories out of the many statewide entries. Congratulations to both! We hope to see lots of new entries from ACMI members this coming fall.
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Arlington Community Media Inc. was conceived and founded by Arlington citizens to ensure fair and equal access to programming from all of Arlington's cable television providers and to provide the training, equipment, and transmission facility for Arlington's residents to use in making themselves seen and heard townwide. You are the reason we're here.
We're always happy to welcome you at ACMI TV.
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ACMI's holiday open house was planned to coincide with this year's Arlington's 
