KMVT 15

KMVT 15 is a unique venue bringing together youth, families and communities using media and technology to create new ideas and opportunities.

History

• 30-year history of innovative programs

• Attuned to changing community needs

• Supports global dissemination of media across all screens

• Maintains a digitally equipped facility

• Provides digital knowledge, tools and access to the community

• Dedicated to expanding educational programs

• Offers educational tools without regard to age, race or creed

KMVT 15 is an award-winning media center in the heart of Silicon Valley

Outreach

• Offers tours in the industry-standard TV station

• Provides live sports and event coverage

• Airs volunteer-produced shows

• Invites community members as guests

• Highlights local issues, national and regional topics, business affairs, education, cooking programs, music shows, student issues and more

• Welcomes 2,000 new individuals each year

KMVT 15 touches lives in many ways

• Studio production

• Field production

• Broadcast production

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Digital literacy

• Photography

• Claymation

TrainingKMVT 15 trains more than 300 people in video and media production each year

• Media and digital literacy training in English and Spanish

• Workshops in social media campaigns geared to nonprofits

• Assist nonprofit agencies with community and educational outreach

• Digital storytelling using public service announcements

• PSAs placed on the community message board

TrainingTraining is available to individuals, groups and agencies in many areas

Volunteers

• Trained volunteer producers create more than 40 in-house shows each month = >200 volunteer hours

• Volunteers help KMVT 15 cover special events such as the Mountain View Tree Lighting, Art & Wine Festival, Election Coverage, State of the City, Veterans Day, Spring Parade and more

• 60 dedicated sports production volunteers work on 85-100 games a year = 32,000 volunteer hours

Volunteers at KMVT 15 provide the energy and vitality creating new programs

FacilitiesSTUDIO

● 900 sq. ft. soundproof stage● 12' x 20' green screen● Tricaster 855 HD live switcher with

streaming capabilities● Three Sony DXC-327 cameras with

teleprompters● 16’ dimmable lighting grid● 8 tons air conditioning● 24-channel Mackie audio board● Scene dock with direct access roll-up

door to outside loading dock● Sets/Flats

FacilitiesFIELD EQUIPMENT

● (2) HD Sony NX5U camcorders● (6) HD Canon XA10 camcorders● Lowell light kits● Handheld, lavalier and shotgun

microphones● Sachtler and Manfrotto tripods● Support equipment● All available to rent

FacilitiesMOBILE PRODUCTION TRUCK

● 30' Mobile Production Truck● Fully equipped vehicle with a

TriCaster 455 replay system

● (3) Sony DXC-327 cameras ● Digital recording capability● Live broadcast capability

Local CoverageKMVT 15 is the only local resource providing live, year-round, extensive video coverage of 185 local government meetings for Mountain View, Los Altos, Sunnyvale and Foster City.

LocalGovernment

KMVT 15 provides educational tours to more than 150 scouts looking to earn their journalism badges each year.

LocalEvents

LocalTraining

KMVT 15 airs 4,000 hours of nonprofit and community-based programs produced by volunteers and 85-100 high school sporting events yearly: football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, MVLA and Babe Ruth.

Distribution…Viewer ChoiceVideo storytellers share their productions across all screens

Comcast Channel 15• Residents of Mountain View, Los Altos and Cupertino

AT&T U-Verse 99• Throughout the Bay Area

YouTube• More than 2 million views

Independent Roku Channel• Potential reach to 5 million homes

Chromecast

For more than 30 years, KMVT 15 has

• Provided training in video production

• Worked to narrow the digital divide

• Offered hands-on media literacy training

• Encouraged civic engagement and volunteerism

• Promoted team building and scholastic knowledge

• Created an outlet for hundreds of thousands of voices in the SF Bay Area

• Trained people to create media using technology in a socially responsible way

• Ensured that financial and language barriers do not limit access to programs

• Contributed locally as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Mission & Community Role

• Offers educational training in an industry professional studio environment

• Provides multiple distribution platforms across all screens for community producers

• Pursues innovative educational approaches

• Expands training in new digital programs

• Embraces new media technologies for staff, volunteers and constituents

• Infuses media literacy training across all curriculum

• Leads the way among community media centers across the country

KMVT 15 TodayKMVT 15 Silicon Valley Community Media is focused on the future

Educational programs = hands-on digital and media literacy training for all ages

MV YouthVoices

KMVT 15 Programs

ClaymationCamp

High SchoolSports

StudioYouth Camp

A year-long afterschool program partnering with Graham Middle School offers outlets for expression, team building with hands-on media and digital literacy training. In 2013 students interviewed former 49er QB Steve Young.

Youth Voice Productions

Students learn • Basics of shooting• Directing• Audio• Editing• Color commentary

Students shoot • Football• Soccer• Track• Theater and music• Graduations• Project Cornerstone Awards

Watch it here: http://bit.ly/1lSRcHr

ANNUAL NET COST $28,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS two instructors for one school with 30 students each year

• Curriculum offers social inclusion in a collaborative space

• Training covers basic computer skills on laptops, tablets and handheld devices

• Parents and students access school websites and learn safe online strategies

• Classes taught in English and Spanish

Project Connect

ANNUAL NET COST $90,000PROGRAM ELEMENTS 1 instructor + 2 additional support staff for 45 weeks, 3 consecutive classes of 20 individuals reaching 2,700/per year

Work to erase the digital divide, one family at a time

Sports training is an intensive, hands-on, field-training experience in a professional, mobile production truck

High School Sports Broadcast Training

Coverage of local high school sports began early 1990s

• KMVT 15 covers 85-100 games annually

• Youth and adults cover local community sports

• Training includes coverage of real-time games

• Crew learn and rotate through every position: grip, camera operator, graphics and audio engineers, technical director, replay operator and play-by-play commentator

Watch our sports coverage here: http://bit.ly/1kiM7aU

ANNUAL NET COST $125,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS covers training plus coverage of 36 games, 4 instructors, maintenance, overhead, volunteers, truck and equipment and a tech for each game

Intro to Studio Production Camp • Youth learn media production via hands-on experience• Access to industry-standard professional studio

equipment• Gain basic skills in camera work, directing, sound

design, acting and producing• Students produce segments by the end of each week• Work is broadcast on cable Channel 15, students

receive DVDs

You can see their works here: http://bit.ly/1h16Qvt

Studio Production Youth Camps

ANNUAL NET COST $20,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS Staffing, studio rental, equipment maintenance and repairs

KMVT 15 offers 14 weeks of camp for students ages 10-14

Studio Production Youth Camps

ANNUAL NET COST $20,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS Staffing, studio rental, equipment maintenance and repairs

Advanced Studio Production

•Students learn advanced television and video production techniques

•Youth hone skills in screenwriting, storyboarding, lighting, field production and editing

•Students produce segments each week

•Work is broadcast on cable Channel 15, students receive DVDs

You can see their work here: http://bit.ly/1h16Qvt

KMVT 15 offers 14 weeks of camp for students ages 10-14

Claymation Youth CampsStudents learn clay animation using the same stop-motion techniques of the Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and other favorite claymation movies.

ANNUAL NET COST $10,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS staffing, supplies, room rental, equipment rental

• KMVT 15 has offered claymation classes since 2006

• Students collaborate in small groups

• Youth conceptualize, mold, animate and edit

• Each student completes their own claymation project

• Camp is held at KMVT 15’s television studio

• The camp runs for one week at a time

See the programs here: http://bit.ly/1jx1T39

KMVT 15 partners with Silicon Valley nonprofits to showcase their stories and messages.

Silicon Valley Nonprofits

• Nonprofits tell their stories in 15 minute segments

• Segments are distributed over KMVT 15 channels via Comcast, AT&T, U-Verse, Roku, YouTube and social media

• Participating nonprofits receive a copy of the segment to use in their centers

• Nonprofits attend quarterly PSA Days

• KMVT staff help nonprofits produce 30 and 60 second spots about their organization or special event

ANNUAL NET COST $20,000 PROGRAM ELEMENTS production costs, staffing, studio and equipment rental

Opportunities to support KMVT 15’s new playback system

• Producers upload content directly from home computers, DVDs not required

• Programs appear on independent Roku channel and PEG.TV

• Sponsors purchase banner space on video-on-demand player

• Nonprofits use Video Producer to create uploadable PSAs

• KMVT 15 syndicates shows to other channels

• KMVT 15 content now seen by a larger nationwide audience

• KMVT 15 provides 24-hour playback

• Local emergency responders dial into KMVT 15 on air system to instantly upload messages

ANNUAL NET COST $10,000PROGRAM ELEMENTS Subscription and warranties

Channel Sponsor

During the first phase of our campaign we garnered funding support from the Cities of Los Altos, Cupertino and our volunteers. We raised $128,000 in six months!

Studio upgrades included:

BEFORE

AFTER

Go Digital! Capital Campaign Phase 1

● Digital switcher provides more resources to volunteers to produce their shows

● Green screen utilizes 3 cameras

● Live chats via Google Hangouts and Skype

● Up to 8 cameras inputs

● Replay unit for production truck used during sports and live community coverage

During the first phase of our campaign we garnered funding support from the Cities of Los Altos, Cupertino and our volunteers. We raised $128,000 in six months!

Recent upgrades to programming included:

AFTER

Go Digital! Capital Campaign Phase 1

● 24 hour programming using the digital playback system

● Remote access for producers to upload their programs from home computers as digital files

● Non-profits create online PSAs

● Remote coverage with a dedicated Internet signal

BEFORE

As KMVT 15 continues to play a vital role in the local community, we need to keep pace with evolving and emerging technologies. In the second phase of our campaign, we will raise $375,000 to upgrade studio and remote equipment facilities from analog to digital during the next year.

CURRENT

Go Digital! Capital Campaign Phase 2

Upgrades will include:

● 3 studio HD cameras and communications systems

● 4 remote HD cameras and communications for our production truck

● Begin crucial audio upgrades

Intergenerational Mentors brings together younger and older persons in activities to expose and erase myths and stereotypes caused by societal separation.

Program in Development

ANNUAL COST $40,000PROGRAM ELEMENTS 1 instructor, 2 support staff, equipment rental

• Dissolve generational barriers using stories

• Reveal perspectives and experiences of others, creating awareness of issues affecting all generations

• Provide positive community impact and empower increased civic engagement

• Offer visual literacy opportunities

• Training includes interviewing, video storytelling, mini-documentaries and computer skills

photo coming

• Two outfitted vehicles can reach 720 individuals each week

• Teach technology and media skills

• Participants learn to navigate school and employment websites

• Participants improve scholastic and economic opportunities

• Deliver complete training facility to youth in poverty and their parents

• Outreach to second language adults and seniors

• On-site training at schools, libraries, community centers

• Training in English and Spanish

Program in DevelopmentMedia on Wheels a 3-year, mobile media education program targeting digital literacy gaps due to poverty, age, language and transportation barriers.

NET COST FOR 3 YEARS $500,000PROGRAM ELEMENTS 2 fully equipped vans, 3 staff, marketing

Our Goal continue to be a state of the art community media center offering residents the resources needed to communicate in a digital world. We will continue to produce quality programming and provide outreach activities, host quarterly open houses and acquaint individuals about all the educational programs KMVT 15 offers.

KMVT 15 will continue to provide a global platform for content viewing across all screens so local producers’ work can touch the lives of many other people.

KMVT 15 will continue to expand its educational offerings within the schools, libraries, local community centers and to nonprofits in order to reflect and respond to the community’s media needs.

Our Path and Vision

KMVT 15 has an award-winning, long-tenured staff composed of 5 full time and 4 part time employees. We are governed by an enthusiastic board team of committed professionals from all walks of life determined to make our vision a reality.

We invite YOU to contribute to our ongoing fundraising campaign. By becoming a sponsor or donor today, you become part of these high-visibility, worthy educational programs that give back to creating a media-literate community.

You CAN make a tax-deductible donation to our programs or become a sponsor of KMVT 15. Benefits of sponsorships include recognition in KMVT 15 promotional materials, on-air recognition and a membership to KMVT 15. Please contact us for more information.

Ways YOU Make the Difference

Young Han, ChairHeather Hurford, Vice ChairDavid Joud, Past ChairSusan Davis, SecretaryCathy Martin, TreasurerVal CarpenterGeorge CohnArtie GreenRon PackardCathy Smithwick

Board of Directors

StaffShelley Wolfe, Executive Director (2011)

Bobby Chastain, Operations Director (2000)

Christina Hagan, Office Manager (2007)

Mark Taylor, Media Specialist/IT (2009)

Lucas Herrera, Senior Editor (2010)

Rene Mendoza, Content Technician (2013)

Robin Frank, Production Tech (2007)

Dox Doxiadis, Production Tech (2000)

Jan Janes, Director Special Projects (2013)

Wayne Hess, Contractor (2011)

Youth Programs

Project Connect

High School Sports

Silicon Valley Nonprofits

Join Our Sponsors and Partners

Thank you for your continued support!

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