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Watertown Cable Offering Free News Production, Lighting Classes

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Watertown Cable Access Television has two free classes where Watertown residents can learn to put on a news show and light a location for filming. News Production Class

Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in News Production beginning on Aug. 22. In this workshop, attendees can make their dreams of becoming a news reporter a reality! They will learn what makes a successful news story, including writing, shooting, editing and more. The prerequisite for this class is the Field Camera Workshop or special permission from instructor.

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Veteran Shares His Experiences in Vietnam on Watertown Cable Show

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A Watertown veteran shares his story of service in the Vietnam War and recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder on the latest episode of A Veteran’s Story, hosted by Bob Kaprielian. A Veteran’s Story featuring SP4 Bob Quimby, US Army, who served in the Vietnam War during TET offensive. Bob was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge as well as the Purple Heart. After returning home from Vietnam, Bob was diagnosed with PDSD. Bob shares his story about dealing with PDSD and his recovery.

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Learn Advanced Video Editing at Watertown Cable Class

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Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Advanced Video Editing beginning on June 29. In this workshop, attendees will continue to grow their Final Cut Pro knowledge. They will learn how to make unique transitions, use color correction, perform basic keying, and even create intros and end credits. The prerequisite for this class is Digital Video Editing or special permission from instructor. The class will take place Wednesday, June 29 through Wednesday, July 20 at WCA-TV’s station, located in the basement of Watertown High School.

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Watertown Cable Offering a Variety of Free Classes in June

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Check out some of the classes offered by Watertown Cable Access Television this month. 
Multi-Camera Production Class
Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Multi­-Camera Production beginning on June 13. In this workshop, attendees will learn how to operate a video switcher, audio board, teleprompter and studio cameras in order to create their own show. Take with friends, family or other community members. Classes must have at least four individuals per session to fill all positions. The class will take place Monday, June 13 through Monday, July 18 at WCA­TV’s station.

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Free Audio Technician Workshop Offered by Watertown Cable

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Watertown residents of all ages are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Corporation’s free Audio Technician class beginning on May 23. In this workshop, attendees will get hands-on training on all of WCA-TV’s audio equipment, including audio mixers, microphones, headsets, and more. Students will also learn best practices for good sound capture and how to troubleshoot any audio issues that may come up. The class will take place onMonday, May 23rd and continue every Monday until June 6th at WCA-TV’s station. These classes will run from 2:30 PM-4:00 PM.

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Watertown Cable Offering Class on Graphic Design Open to Residents

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Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Graphic Design beginning on May 11. In this workshop, attendees will be instructed on the basic aspects of Adobe Photoshop. Along with learning about the interface itself, students will work with different tools, layers, and filters to create unique graphic designs that can be used in all types of projects. The class will take place on Wednesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 18 at WCA-TV’s station. Both classes will run from 2:30-4 p.m. To register for the class, go to app.mymediacentermanager.com and simply create an account to sign up.

Entertainment

Watertown Cable’s Drawing With Fred Has Tribute to the Troops

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This weekend, the Watertown Channel will broadcast two special episodes of the award winning series, Drawing With Fred, and will continue during the month of May. Both include Popeye theatrical cartoons featuring a military theme in a salute to our service people past and present. Beetle Bailey’s military antics are included in each episode. Drawing With Fred, Fred Remembers Our Service People will air on Saturday evening’s beginning at 7:30 p.m. starting April 30, 2016. It is presented by Watertown resident Fred Grandinetti

Government

Watertown Cable’s New Contract Will Bring More Live Events to Viewers

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Watertown Cable Access announced its new contract with Comcast, which will bring improvements to local programming, including more live meeting and sports coverage. 

As part of the deal struck with the cable provider, Watertown Cable will increase its operating budget from $360,000 a year to $450,000, said attorney William Hewig of Kopelman and Paige, who represented the WCA-TV in the negotiations. This will be done with subscribers paying only about a $1 more a month, he said. He has seen other towns go up $3 to $5 a month. Watertown Cable will also receive $572,000 in equipment and other capital projects. This will improve the quality of existing connections and add more direct links, said Watertown Cable Executive Director Helen Chatel.