Friday, December 11th, Rosalyn Nieves and the crew from Queens Public Television (QOTV) hosted the December QAX 2010 Bootcamp meeting. Great hosts. Great interactive workshop! Every single member of the QPTV staff was friendly, hard-working and open.

Rosalyn outlined the partnership opportunities available at QPTV for the Queens Art Express community:

1. Become a QPTV producer and/or provider: Technical requirements for sending in a video
2. Posting on QPTV’s Electronic Community Bulletin Board
3. Workshop sessions: EEP (Electronic Field Production ),10 weeks, $85.00; Studio Production, 10 weeks, $85.00; Editing, 10 weeks, $85.00
4. Grant opportunities: From time to time QPTV may provide grants based upon financial or technical need, to not-for-profit organizations located in Queens to produce educational, cultural or artistic programs which are not available through commercial broadcast media
5. Web linking: Web sharing is a simple method to create traffic between websites

Hoong Yee Krakauer from QCA, Janna Naylor, Program Director of Salvatore Larussa Dance Theatre, and Shown Choi from Flushing Town Hall were on hand to record PSAs for their respective organizations.

Next QAX Bootcamp is Thursday, January 14th, 10am, in Jackson Heights.

Community United Methodist Church, 81-10 35th Ave.

Rosalyn Nieves and QPTV will host QAX Bootcamp meeting at Queens Public Television located at 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Suite 2077, Flushing NY 11355 on December 11, 2009 at 10:00AM sharp. Please have a QAX representative from each not-for-profit organization with 501©3 status type up a 58 second public service announcement.

Note: Each not-for-profit organization must have their 501©3 filed with QPTV. Organizations should bring their 501©3 status form if it is not already filed with QPTV. Representatives should come dressed as if they’re going to be on camera.

The following script is a an example from Queens Council on the Arts:

THE QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS IS A BOROUGH-WIDE ARTS COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTS, PROMOTES AND DEVELOPS THE ARTS IN QUEENS COUNTY.

OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL

ARTISTS AND TO PRESENT OUR DIVERSE CULTURAL RESOURCES TO THE

TWO MILLION RESIDENTS OF OUR BOROUGH, OTHER BOROUGHS, AND TO VISITORS TO NEW YORK CITY.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE PRESENT ARTS SERVICES FOR ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS,

REGRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CULTURAL COMMUNITY OF QUEENS,

PROVIDE INFORMATION SERVICES THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND OUR WEBSITE AND

OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVE CITIZENS.

COME AND EXPLORE THE ARTS IN YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS.

CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.

ON SCREEN:

QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

WWW.QUEENSCOUNCILARTS.ORG

718 647-3377

ONE FOREST PARK AT OAK RIDGE

WOODHAVEN, NY 11421

Queens Public Television offers Not-For Profit organizations a free outlet to provide the community with announcements. The PSA’S are cablecast throughout the day with events, news and useful information.

The following is a list of Do’s and Don’ts for the preparation for taping a PSA. They are as follows:

• Do not wear white clothes, opt for bright colors instead.
• Do not memorize script, it will be presented on a teleprompter for your convenience.
• Do not wear reading glasses, the font size on the teleprompter can be adjusted.
• Do bring a business card for distribution.
• Do time yourself, the PSA should be no longer than 58 seconds.
• Do include in your PSA your mission statement, the services that you provide, your website address and most importantly, introduce yourself.
• Do be on time or a few minutes early for your scheduled appointment.
• Do email your script to MJ@QPTV.ORG before your scheduled date (optional for QAX participants).
• Do provide supporting photos in jpeg format, if you are using photos.

• Most importantly, Do come with a smile!

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

The Community Development Department at QPTV

(718) 886-8160 x324 or x323