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Talk:2001 Constitution

2017-11-06T17:29:56Z

MikeP-J: /* Unbiassed? */

I'll tidy this up, I promise! Right now I've got to dash... [[User:MichaelP-J|MichaelP-J]] 22:10, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Hehehe, let's have a look... [[User:Rick|Rick]] 22:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

== Unbiassed? ==

I think in the interests of a neutral reporting of historical events the opening paragraph to this needs changing. There seems to be some implication that people who left in 2000 would be expected to resist change to the constitution/policy, but since there weren't any drafts before 2000 graduation it'd be hard to comment on this.

As I recall these were two of the most dreary and dull documents ever, which (remembering this is a student society and not a multibillion dollar broadcasting corporation) should generally stay in the filing cabinet where they belong. If there was no constitution at all I'm sure YSTV would keep going just the same.

The one (singular) useful rule was that you weren't allowed to work on exposed mains equipment alone in the station: one person to do the work, and another to ring the ambulance. [[User:Sprow|Sprow]] 08:24, 8 June 2007 (BST)

Nice to find someone else who got bored rigid by the constitution...you are spot on when you say the station would keep going without it, I was always mystified why some people were obsessed by it! [[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 09:29, 8 June 2007 (BST)

I've edited the opening paragraph to address your comments! [[User:MikeP-J|MikeP-J]] ([[User talk:MikeP-J|talk]]) 17:29, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

2001 Constitution

2017-11-06T17:28:35Z

MikeP-J: Reworded the opening paragraph, ten years after it was written, addressing Sprow's comments in the talk page

The constitution was rewritten in 2001. Up until this point there were certain named roles that existed in the Constitution and then others that were created in the Policy. It was decided to move all the roles into the Constitution to give them equal status as officers of the society, and to group them into four teams.

* Administration team, headed by the [[Studio Manager]]
* Commercial team, headed by the [[Commercial Director]]
* Technical team, headed by the [[Technical Director]]
* Production team, headed by the [[Production Director]]

Within each team were a number of more junior positions - the idea being that in the event of a position being vacant the relevant team leader would carry out their duties.

The Constitution was drafted by a small committee ([[Cally Nixon]] and [[Thea Darricotte]] were both on it) but most of the text was actually written by [[Michael Prior-Jones]].

The next rejig was the [[2005 Constitution]], which restored the idea of creating junior roles through a Policy - the idea being that the policy could be more easily changed without needing to go through the process of amending the constitution.

The full text follows:

'''YSTV constitution 30th April 2001'''

# Introduction
#* York Student Television (often referred to as YSTV) is a student society based at the University of York, and provides a television service to the staff and students of the University. This document sets out the details of how the society is organised and administered.
#* It may be helpful to read this constitution in conjunction with the current society Policy (see section 10) and with the constitution of York University Student Union.
# Aims and objectives
#* The society aims to provide a television service to the University of York campus, and involve its members in all aspects of the operations of this service. As a part of this, the society seeks to produce original programme content of interest and relevance to the society’s membership and to the student body at large.
# Terms and definitions
## YSTV is an abbreviation of York Student Television.
## YUSU is an abbreviation of York University Student Union.
## AGM is an abbreviation of Annual General Meeting.
## EGM is an abbreviation of Extroadinary General Meeting.
## The terms "YSTV" and "the society" refers to the society membership as a whole.
## "The Station" refers to the rooms occupied by YSTV that are used for the production of television programmes.
## "Facilities" refers to all of the rooms and equipment owned or occupied by YSTV.
## "The Studio" is the room within the Station used for the set of television programmes.
## "The Control Room" is the room within the Station which holds the electronic and computer equipment used in the production of programmes.
##"The Workshop" (colloquially referred to as the "Techie Room") is the room within the Station used for the construction and maintenance of equipment.
## "The Office" is the room (in Grimston House) used for meetings and administration work.
##"in writing" means a printed or handwritten document, which must be signed in person.
## "by email" refers to communication by electronic mail.
# Membership
## Ordinary members are those members who have paid a subscription fee and signed the registration document.
## Ordinary membership is open to all, subject to the rules defined by YUSU.
## Ordinary membership may be withdrawn from any member in the event that they have committed a flagrant and wilful breach of the society Constitution or Policy. The member must be notified in writing or by email at least six days in advance of the society meeting at which the decision will be taken. The member in question has the right to defend themselves in person at the meeting or issue a written statement to the Secretary of the society defending their actions. The matter must be discussed, and then a majority vote will decide whether the membership is to be retracted. Anyone losing their membership forfeits their subscription.
## Honorary membership may be conferred upon anyone by means of a majority vote at a society meeting. It may also be withdrawn by majority vote at a society meeting, but the member in question should receive at least six days notice, by email, of the impending vote. Honorary members do not pay a subscription or sign the registration document. They may not serve as officers and have no voting rights at a society meeting.
# Officers
## The activities of the society have been divided into five distinct areas. Each area has a team of members associated with it, and each team consists of one or more officers and any other interested members.
## All officers have a right of access to the Station and a right to an official society email address.
## All officers have a responsibility to uphold the society Constitution and Policy and to carry out their duties as defined by the Constitution and Policy.
## No-one may hold more than one officership.
## An officership (other than the Director and the Team Leader posts) may be held by two or more people acting jointly. In this situation, they carry out their duties as one unit and any disciplinary action taken against them affects all of the people holding the officership.
## In the event of an officer failing to carry out their duties in accordance with the society Constitution and Policy or abusing their powers, a society meeting may take a vote of no-confidence in them. The officer must be notified in writing or by email at least six days in advance of the meeting at which the vote is to take place. They have a right to defend themselves in person at the meeting, or to issue a written statement to the Secretary of the society defending their actions. The matter must be discussed, and a majority vote will decide whether the officership is to be retracted.
## Officers must resign if they stand for election to Parliament or to an officership within YUSU.
## Within each team, one officership is defined as the Team Leader.
## Team Leaders have a right to their own key to the Station, in addition to their rights as officers of the society.
## Team Leaders are responsible for carrying out the duties of any vacant officerships within their team.
## Team Leaders are required to produce a written report to each society meeting describing the activities of their team.
## In the event of a Team Leader’s post being vacant, the Director assumes their responsibilities.
## The Director is responsible for the society as a whole and has the following duties:
##* to be the chair of the society.
##* to call and chair all meetings of the society in normal circumstances. See section 7 for details of meetings.
##* to co-ordinate and support the other officers of the society.
##* to act as an initial point of contact for general enquiries about the society and its activities, from both within the University and from the general public.
##* to ensure that the membership are kept informed of and encouraged to participate in all the society’s activities.
##* to ensure that the Constitution and Policy are in accordance with the constitution of YUSU, the ordinances and regulations of the University of York and English law.
##* to be a signatory of any bank accounts held by the society.
## The Administration team are responsible for the maintenance of the societies records, both secretarial and financial, and other general administrative matters.
### The Studio Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the society and has the following duties:
###* to be the Team Leader for the Administration team.
###* to deputise for the Director.
###* to ensure the upkeep of any rooms occupied by the society and to maintain a pleasant working environment within the rooms.
###* to liase with the University authorities over the maintenance of the rooms occupied by the society.
###* to assist the Director in carrying out his or her duties, as detailed in section 5.13
### The Secretary has the following duties:
###* to ensure that all official correspondence is dealt with appropriately, and brought to the attention of other officers and/or a society meeting, as appropriate.
###* to ensure that records of the societies membership are kept up-to-date.
###* to ensure that complete and accurate minutes of all society meetings are kept.
###* to ensure that the Team Leaders reports, and reports from any other officers, are collated and presented at society meetings.
###* to hold a key to the cash box and to be a signatory on the society’s bank account
### The Treasurer has the following duties:
###* to keep detailed and accurate records of the society’s financial status.
###* to compile, in consultation with the other officers and the society in general, a budget proposal, when requested to do so by YUSU.
###* to manage the society’s finances efficiently, including the payment of bills and collection of debt.
###* to ensure that all equipment is appropriately insured.
###* to be a signatory of any bank accounts held by the society.
###* to hold a key to the cash box.
## The Technical team are responsible for the technical operations of the society and the maintenance of the society’s equipment. To liase with other officers of the society with respect to technical matters.
### The Technical Director has the following duties:
###* to be Team Leader for the Technical team.
###* to supervise and direct the technical operations of the society.
###* to ensure all equipment owned by the society is adequately maintained.
###* to advise the society on technical equipment purchases.
###* to advise the society on technical matters.
###* to ensure that all equipment owned by the society is safe to use.
### There are two posts of Technical Assistant and they have the following duties:
###* to assist the Technical Director as directed by the Technical Director.
### The Computing Officer has the following duties:
###* to be responsible for the operations and maintenance of all general-purpose computing equipment owned by the society.
###* to be responsible for the society’s compliance with the regulations laid down by the University of York Computing Service department.
###* to advise the society on purchases of computing equipment.
###* to keep adequate backups of data and software owned by the society.
###* to liase with the Technical Director in matters concerning broadcast-critical computing equipment.
###* to ensure the security of all network-connected computer equipment.
## The Production team are responsible for all in-house productions and any rebroadcasting of third-party material.
### The Production Director has the following duties:
###* to be Team Leader for the Production Team.
###* to be responsible for the quantity and quality of all in-house productions.
###* to exercise editorial control over all broadcast output, whether in-house or third-party.
###* to co-ordinate and support producers of all in-house programmes.
###* to liase with all other campus societies who are interested in television coverage of their activities.
### The Controller of News and Current Affairs has the following duties:
###* to be responsible for the production of all News and Current Affairs programming.
###* to encourage good journalistic practice and impartiality within YSTV News and Current Affairs programmes.
###* to support and encourage producers of News and Current Affairs programmes.
###* to liase with other news-related societies.
### The Controller of Entertainment and Drama has the following duties:
###* to be responsible for the production of all Entertainment and Drama programming. This may be original content produced specifically for television, or coverage of other events.
###* to support and encourage producers of Entertainment and Drama programmes.
###* to liase with societies who have an interest in Entertainment or Drama.
### The Controller of Factual Programming has the following duties:
###* to be responsible for the production of all factual programming, which includes science and arts reporting.
###* to support and encourage producers of Factual programmes.
### The Scheduling Manager has the following duties:
###* to organise the scheduling of YSTV and third-party programming.
###* to ensure that, within reason, requests for programmes from the public are catered for.
###* to liase with the Business team to ensure that contractual obligations for the screening of advertising are met, and to ensure that the schedules receive publicity.
### The Training Manager has the following duties:
###* to encourage members of the society to become familiar with the operation of the society’s equipment.
###* to provide documentation describing the operations of the society’s equipment, and to keep it up-to-date as equipment changes.
###* to organise the training of members in how to carry out activities safely.
## The Business team are responsible for YSTV’s public image, and for raising money for the society through commercial activities.
### The Commercial Director has the following duties:
###* to be the Team Leader for the Business team.
###* to co-ordinate the raising of money for the society through advertising, sponsorship and other commercial activities.
###* to ensure that contracts entered into with commercial organisations are "watertight" and in the interests of the society.
###* to co-ordinate the promotion of YSTV and its activities to students and the general public.
### The Advertising Manager has the following duties:
###* to obtain advertising (both from within the University and outside) and programme sponsorship for the society
###* to ensure that all contracts entered into with advertisers and sponsors are met.
###* to organise the production of advertising materials (graphics, etc.) as required.
### The Public Relations Manager has the following duties:
###* to ensure that YSTV, both as a society and as a television station, is well-promoted within the student body and the general public.
###* to deal with the press and media (both campus and commercial).
###* to assist programme producers with the publicising of their programmes.
### The Web Designer has the following duties:
###* to design and maintain a user-friendly web site for the society, that is informative, up-to-date and universally accessible.
###* to assist programme producers with creating web pages about their programmes within the society’s site.
# Rules and regulations
## The society shall conduct its affairs in accordance with the constitution of YUSU, the ordinances and regulations of the University of York and English law. It is the Director’s responsibility to uphold this (see 5.13).
## Further to the above, the society shall conduct its affairs without discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, religion, disability or any other basis.
## All members of the society are required to comply with the society’s policy on health and safety matters when making use of the society’s facilities.
## The society shall be guided by the Independent Television Commission’s Codes of Practice for Advertising and Journalism, the Advertising Standards Authority’s Code of Practice and by the NUS/NUJ Guidelines for student journalists.
## No member of the society shall be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune which may happen to be incurred by the Society during any society business. However, this does not affect their liability for the consequences of any wilful misconduct or negligent act on their part.
## A decision may be taken by a society meeting (or, in an emergency, by a team leader) to withdraw the use of any society facilities from a member if it is decided that the Constitution has been or would have been breached. Any action taken by a team leader under this provision must be reported to and ratified by a subsequent society meeting.
## Keys to the station may be allocated to members other than team leaders at the discretion of the station meeting.
# Meetings
## Society meetings (sometimes referred to as Station Meetings) shall be held weekly during the term-time of the University of York.
## All officers are required to attend station meetings, or present a verbal or written apology to the Secretary, giving reasons for their absence.
## If an officer does not attend, and fails to provide an apology, for three consecutive society meetings, a vote of no-confidence shall be taken in them, in accordance with the rules laid down in section 5.6.
## The membership shall be informed in writing or by email of the time, date and location of society meetings at least once per term, and should be informed of any subsequent changes.
## Quorum for a society meeting shall be one quarter of the number of serving officers at the time of the meeting and not less than 8% of the total membership.
## The meeting shall ordinarily be chaired by the Director. In his or her absence, the person present who is highest in the following list shall chair the meeting:
##* Studio Manager
##* Production Director
##* Commercial Director
##* Technical Director
##* Treasurer
##* Controller of News and Current Affairs
##* Controller of Entertainments and Drama
##* Controller of Factual Programming
##* Computing Officer
##* Technical Assistants
##* Advertising Manager
##* Public Relations Manager
##* Web Designer
##* Taining Manager
##* Scheduling Manager
##* Secretary
## The chair of the meeting may be required to defer the chair to the next available person on the above list if they are deemed to be unfit to chair the meeting or have a perceived conflict of interest in the matter under discussion. The decision to defer the chair shall be taken by a simple majority vote.
## All binding decisions regarding the society (except where explicitly described elsewhere in the constitution) shall be passed by a simple majority vote of quoracy except the chair of the meeting. Proxy and postal votes are not permitted. Members may abstain, in which case their vote does not count towards either side. In the event of an even split, the chair of the meeting shall have the casting vote. After the vote, the chair should announce that the motion has been carried or defeated.
## Votes should ordinarily be taken by show of hands, but any member of the society present at the meeting may request a secret ballot. In this case, the ballot should be counted by the Studio Manager, or in their absence, by an officer nominated by the chair. They should pass the result to the chair to be announced. The voting figures should also be announced.
## All Team Leaders shall provide a report to the meeting outlining the activities of their team since the last quorate meeting. These reports should be submitted to the Secretary by noon on the day of the society meeting. The Secretary should collate the reports and pass copies around at the meeting. The reports should form part of the meetings’ minutes.
## The Secretary should circulate copies of the minutes of all previous meetings that await ratification. A vote should be taken at the end of the society meeting to confirm that the minutes are a true and accurate record of the events of those meetings.
## The agenda for society meetings should take the following format:
##* Apologies for absence
##* Elections for vacant posts
##* Business
##* Any other business
##* Questions to officers
##* Matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting
##* Vote of approval of the minutes of the last meeting
##** Business is all of the items noted for discussion by the chair before the start of the meeting.
## The society shall hold an AGM once per academic year, during the Summer term of the University of York. Ten days notice should be given in writing or by email to all members of the Society. The AGM has the full powers of a society meeting. At the AGM, all of the officerships come up for election. The officers shall serve from the end of the AGM until the end of the following AGM, subject to their resignation or being deprived of their officership by a vote of no-confidence at a society meeting.
## The society meeting may create (by majority vote) a working party to address specific matters. This must report to the society meeting on request.
# Elections
## Elections may take place at any society meeting
## The membership shall be notified in writing or by email at least six days in advance of the election. The details of the vacant post(s) shall be included in the notification.
## The returning officer shall be the chair of the society meeting, as described above. They are entitled to vote in the elections.
## Members wishing to stand for election should be nominated in writing by two other members of the society. Nominations should be submitted to the returning officer by noon on the day before the elections. The person nominated must be present at the election for the nomination to be valid, and must publicly accept the nomination at the meeting. In the event that a nominated candidate fails to attend, the election will be postponed.
## All candidates shall be invited to give a speech, which is not to exceed five minutes. During each speech and the subsequent questions, other candidates for the same officership shall be excluded from the room. Candidates should be invited to give speeches in alphabetical order by surname. When all of the candidates have given their speech, the candidates shall return to answer questions put to them all jointly. The order of answering shall be determined by the chair.
## Voting in all elections shall be by secret ballot, according to the Alternative Transferable Voting system, with the addition of an option to re-open nominations. However, if there is only one candidate standing for an officership, a vote of confidence may be taken by show of hands, with the candidate excluded from the room. The candidate shall be elected if they receive more votes in favour than against.
## Only members of the society present at the meeting are eligible to vote.
## The returning officer may release the voting figures with the consent of all the candidates, or by request of two-thirds of the membership present at the meeting.
## Any candidate who is elected to an officership shall be deemed to have resigned at the end of the meeting from any other officership that they may hold in the society. Their new officership commences from the end of the meeting.
# The Constitution
## The society Constitution outlines the aims, objectives, rules, regulations and procedures of the society as an association. It does not cover the specific rules, regulations and procedures required in the day-to-day use of the society’s facilities and equipment.
## The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote (abstentions should be deducted from the number of those eligible to vote) of all members present at a society meeting. Notice of a constitutional amendment shall be given at the previous society meeting, and the membership shall be notified of the proposed amendment at least six days before the vote, in writing or by email.
## It is the Secretary’s responsibility to ensure that whenever the Constitution is amended, the out-of-date copies are destroyed or marked as invalid, and that a new edition is published.
## The society Constitution should be on display prominently within the station, and also made available in electronic form on the society’s web site.
## The Secretary should also ensure that YUSU hold an up-to-date copy of the society Constitution.
# The Policy
## The society Policy sets out the rules, regulations and procedures governing the day-to-day use of the society’s facilities and equipment. It covers matters such as equipment loans, production guidelines, charges for commercial services, safety, security, purchasing and other such matters.
## Amendments to the policy should be discussed at a society meeting and may be voted on by a simple majority vote of those members present at the meeting.
## It is the Secretary’s responsibility to ensure that whenever the Policy is amended, the out-of-date copies are destroyed or marked as invalid, and that a new edition is published.
## The society Policy should be on display prominently within the station, and also made available in electronic form on the society’s web site.

Michael Prior-Jones

2017-11-06T17:12:41Z

MikeP-J: CV

[[File:Michael Prior-Jones Red Braces.jpg|thumb|right|''"Michael's finger was trying to tell him something, but for the life of him he couldn't work out what...."'' - [[Matt Colegate]] in the [[Caption Competition]].]]
Michael Prior-Jones (known as Mike these days) joined YSTV in his first week at York in October 1999, having previously spent a gap year at BBC Research & Development. He studied for an MEng in Electronic Engineering and spent a lot of time doing YSTV stuff, as well as being involved in a less life-taking-over way with [[URY]] and Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

He lived in [[21 Danum Road]] with [[Cally Nixon]], [[Kevin Bowman]], and [[John Biltcliffe]].

On graduating from York in June 2003 he worked for BBC R&D until June 2005, when he took a job with the British Antarctic Survey as Communications Manager at Rothera Research Station. He spent 18 months at Rothera and filmed an [[Antarctic]] station ident with a penguin and various other footage which [[Mark Friend]] edited into VTs for [[Limited Edition]].

He now works as a technology consultant and lives in Cambridge. He attended [[40th Birthday]] and [[YSTV50]].

During the time he was in YSTV he was

* [[Station Engineer]] (from Nov 99 - May 00)
* [[Technical Director]] (May 00 - May 01)
* the first ever [[Commercial Director]] (May 01 - May 02)
* [[Studio Manager]] (May 02 - May 03)
* [[Training Manager]]

Mike's YSTV CV:

'''Technical'''
* Wrote the front-end control for [[Matt Hammond]]'s computer graphics system for [[Elections 2000]]
* Bought the Audio-Technica AT835b shotgun microphone (and associated Rycote shockmount and windshield) - the mic was seen in use in the studio at [[YSTV 50]] some 17 years later!
* Bought the Behringer sound desk that was installed in 2001

'''Production'''
* Produced and presented [[WoodenSpoon]]
* Produced and presented [[Red Braces]]
* Produced series 3 of [[Games Disaster]]
* Produced one version of the [[STV VT]]
* Produced [[SU Elections 2001]] with [[Jenny Gordon]]

'''Society and studio admin'''
* Drafted the [[2001 constitution]]
* Wrote all the risk assessments following a threat by the Goodricke Bursar to shut us down for various perceived safety failings. With a few revisions they are still in use today (and still on the same template!)

[[Category:People|Prior-Jones,Michael]]

Roses 2002

2017-11-06T16:56:39Z

MikeP-J: More details about equipment used.

{{Production Info
|name=Roses 2002
|logofile=roses2002.jpg
|genre=Event Coverage
|broadcast= May 2002
|producers=[[Kevin Bowman]]<br>[[Michael Prior-Jones]]
}}

For the 2002 tournament, [[Michael Prior-Jones]] and [[Kevin Bowman]] travelled to Lancaster and repeated the previous year's successful formula of running around and filming short clippings of as many different matches as possible before editing them together to make a highlights-so-far video to be shown at the Roses Ball on the Saturday night. This was during the period when YSTV didn't have its own OB camera (the original [[Panasonic MS5]] having failed), so we took a hired DV camera. Kevin sat in a college bedroom and edited, whilst Michael ran round trying to get as much footage as possible.

A particular un-highlight of the event that year was turning up at The Carleton nightclub in Morecambe at about 5pm on the Saturday in order to set up for playing the video - it's never good to see what clubs look like in broad daylight!

{{Roses}}
{{YSTV Productions}}
[[Category:Productions]]

Mac edit suite

2017-11-06T16:20:11Z

MikeP-J: Redirected page to The Mac

#REDIRECT [[The Mac]]

Dual framestore

2017-11-06T16:19:01Z

MikeP-J: fixed unsures

{{unsure|Makers name forgotten}}

Analogue vision mixers need all their sources to be genlocked - that is, the signals must all be synchronised - in order to work. In 2000, YSTV's [[Panasonic F10]] cameras had genlock capability and so did the [Amiga], but everything else (VT machines, the [[Mac edit suite]], graphics computers, etc) needed to go through a framestore synchroniser. At that time, we had a single [[P164]] that could act as a framestore synchroniser, but this was rather limiting as it meant we could only handle one non-genlocked source at a time. [[Michael Prior-Jones]] bought a dual-channel framestore second-hand (found on the uk.tech.broadcast newsgroup, I think...) and this gave us the capability to handle three sources into the [[Cox T8]] vision mixer.

The framestore also had a little remote control panel which could be used to do cuts and fades between the two channels, which led us to use it once or twice as a self-contained OB vision path. It became largely redundant with the coming of [[Magic DaVE]].

{{unsure|does anyone know what happened to it}}

Dual framestore

2017-11-06T16:18:35Z

MikeP-J: Created page with "{{Makers name forgotten}} Analogue vision mixers need all their sources to be genlocked - that is, the signals must all be synchronised - in order to work. In 2000, YSTV's ..."

{{Makers name forgotten}}

Analogue vision mixers need all their sources to be genlocked - that is, the signals must all be synchronised - in order to work. In 2000, YSTV's [[Panasonic F10]] cameras had genlock capability and so did the [Amiga], but everything else (VT machines, the [[Mac edit suite]], graphics computers, etc) needed to go through a framestore synchroniser. At that time, we had a single [[P164]] that could act as a framestore synchroniser, but this was rather limiting as it meant we could only handle one non-genlocked source at a time. [[Michael Prior-Jones]] bought a dual-channel framestore second-hand (found on the uk.tech.broadcast newsgroup, I think...) and this gave us the capability to handle three sources into the [[Cox T8]] vision mixer.

The framestore also had a little remote control panel which could be used to do cuts and fades between the two channels, which led us to use it once or twice as a self-contained OB vision path. It became largely redundant with the coming of [[Magic DaVE]].

{{does anyone know what happened to it}}

Cox T8

2017-11-06T16:10:27Z

MikeP-J:

A considerable upgrade from the 4-channel [[Polar vision mixer]], this arrived at some point during [[Michael Prior-Jones]]' tenure as [[Technical Director]]. It had two big advantages: the control console was remote from the rack crate, so we didn't have to run multiple BNC cables to the vision mixer's station, and it had a proper program/preset architecture, unlike the Polar where you had to remember which bank was "live". We either purchased it very cheaply or acquired it for nothing, and it survived a few years before dying in the middle of [[Elections 2003]].

Although it had eight inputs, it had no integral framestores, so I don't think it ever had eight things connected. The [[Dual framestore]] was acquired at about the same time so that we could feed three non-genlocked sources into the T8 (one via [[P164]] and two via the [[Dual framestore]])

Cox T8

2017-11-06T16:10:12Z

MikeP-J: Mike's recollections of this...

A considerable upgrade from the 4-channel [[Polar vision mixer]]], this arrived at some point during [[Michael Prior-Jones]]' tenure as [[Technical Director]]. It had two big advantages: the control console was remote from the rack crate, so we didn't have to run multiple BNC cables to the vision mixer's station, and it had a proper program/preset architecture, unlike the Polar where you had to remember which bank was "live". We either purchased it very cheaply or acquired it for nothing, and it survived a few years before dying in the middle of [[Elections 2003]].

Although it had eight inputs, it had no integral framestores, so I don't think it ever had eight things connected. The [[Dual framestore]] was acquired at about the same time so that we could feed three non-genlocked sources into the T8 (one via [[P164]] and two via the [[Dual framestore]])

YSTV Equipment

2017-11-06T16:08:40Z

MikeP-J: /* Other Vision Equipment */

This page mostly documents commercial equipment owned by the station over the years. For things that we have built, try the [[YSTV Technicals]] page. There is an alphabetical list of both under [[:Category:Equipment]]. The equipment used outside the station for roving filming is described more on the [[OB Kit]] page.

== Cameras ==
* [[JVC KY-1900]]
* [[Panasonic MS4]]
* [[Panasonic F10]]
* [[Panasonic MS5]]
* [[Panasonic DV]]
* [[Sony DV]]
* [[Canon DV]]

== Vision Mixers ==
* [[Polar vision mixer]]
* [[Cox T8]]
* [[Magic DaVE]]
* [[Panasonic Max|Panasonic MX50]]

== Video Tape Players ==
* [[Sony Umatic]] edit suite
* [[Tank Umatic]]
* [[JVC SVHS]] edit suite
* [[JVC SVHS/DV]] combined VCR

== Other Vision Equipment ==
* [[Cotron]] black and white monitors
* [[Commodore Amiga]]
* [[Maurice]] P152 touch-screen control head, and [[P164]] digital frame-store back-end.
* [[P169]] 8x4 mux companion to [[Maurice]]
* [[Dual framestore]] - two channel digital framestore (with very limited mix/DVE functionality) {{can't remember the brand name now}}
* [[Sony Trinitrons]] ...Who can forget the weight of those 2 heavy colour, flat-screen monitors when lugging them about in the early '90s??!

== Test Equipment ==
* [[Grundig Oscilloscope]]

Elections 2003

2017-11-06T16:06:06Z

MikeP-J:

{{Production Info
|name=Elections 2003
|logofile=Elections_2003.png
|genre=Events Coverage
|broadcast=7 March 2003
|producers=[[Cally Nixon]]<br>[[Chris Thornton]]
}}

Elections 2003 was broadcast on 7th March 2003, and produced by [[Cally Nixon]] and [[Chris Thornton]].

Unlike previous Derwent election nights, where the set and control room were both placed in the JCR, this year the terrace room next door was used for the set and the JCR for the control area. This allowed as much noise to be made in the control area as was needed!

The new set was designed and built by [[John Biltcliffe]] and [[Andrew Talbot]]. The small cream set boards were seperated by tall thin purple boxes with a number of circular holes in each. These holes were covered in tissue paper and a long bulb was placed in each box, creating a pleasing glow on camera. These light boxes were in fact inspired by part of the set BBC Sport's snooker coverage was using at the time! The desk used since [[SU Elections 2001]] was placed in front of this. For the interview set a "coffee bar" was constructed to try and bring a more relaxed approach to this area.

Using the terrace room did have its problems. It is a fairly small room to try and cram two fairly large sets into, and once lights, cameras and [[Big Telly]] had been hauled up the stairs outside and added to the mix there wasn't a lot of room to move!

There were technical problems on the night which led to [[Giles Burdett]]'s campus map graphics not making their debut until twelve months later, and the programme itself wasn't able to go on air until around 9.45pm. The programme also suffered from using the dying [[Cox T8]] (8-input) vision mixer which gave out mid-programme. YSTV's brand new [[Panasonic Max]] (4-input) was rushed back from HQ at the other end of campus and rapidly connected into the setup, leaving the presenters filling in sound only over graphics and VTs whilst this ocurred!

Fillers on the night included [[WoodenSpoon]], the final of [[Games Disaster]], [[Have I Got News For YUSU]] and that year's [[NaSTA]] Best Broadcaster film.

The title sequence used time-lapse footage of that year's [[Battle of the Bands]]rig and other campus clips, edited by [[Ed Jellard]] and going on to be highly commended at 2004's [[NaSTA]] awards. The theme tune was an original composition by [[Rob Humphrey]], Kev Gedge and others, which went on to be used for 2004's programme and 2005's [[Bona Dicta]] specials and 60 Second Manifesto. It was revived (in a remixed form) for 2007's show.

Other than the technical problems listed the content on the night went smoothly. The programme's main legacy was the set, which remains in use to this day. Immeditately afterwards the links area became YSTV's generic news and current affairs set, and was used for [[YSTV Week]], [[Bona Dicta]] and many future election night programmes. In later years it made all manner of appearances on shows such as [[YSTV Sport]], [[The Sofa Show]], [[FourPlay]] (repainted orange), [[YSTV News]] (repainted red and silver) and many, many more besides. The coffee bar appeared on many subsequent election night programmes, but it has since been used most regularly in panel game-type shows, for which it isn't entirely suited due to the sharp point of the wood join at the back where the presenter sits, as it was originally designed to be sat in front of. However it serves the purpose well, and has featured on [[Have I Got News For YUSU]], [[The Great Big Massive YSTV Christmas Quiz Game Show Thingy 2003]], [[LipSync]], [[Welcome To Venus]] and [[Your Answer's Rubbish]] to name but a few. All of this is a testament to the hard work put in designing and building in early 2003.

[[Image:Links set.jpg|thumb|right|The original design for the Elections 2003 set]]

{{Elections}}
{{YSTV Productions}}
[[Category: Productions]]

WoodenSpoon

2017-11-06T16:01:07Z

MikeP-J: Remembering why the second attempt didn't get edited!

WoodenSpoon was [[Michael Prior-Jones]]' cookery show, done in a Blue Peter-ish sort of style. Michael wrote, presented and directed it. This was intended to be a serious cooking programme, unlike the [[Cooking With]] series that preceeded it. The programme has a reputation as being cursed in some way, as it never really got filmed satisfactorily after five attempts!

== Attempt one ==
In January 2000, flushed with enthusiasm and spurred on by [[Chris Parker]], a bunch of us dragged a whole load of YSTV kit to the then new-and-shiny James College L block and filmed the show in Michael's kitchen. The equipment used was two [[Panasonic F10]] cameras, the [[Panasonic MS4]] and the [[Polar vision mixer]]. [[Kevin Bowman]]'s bedroom, being next door to the kitchen, was used as the control room - the camera cables were fed out of the kitchen window and back in through the bedroom window.
It took all morning to set up (mostly because we didn't understand how to genlock the cameras) and we then recorded it in the afternoon. It failed to actually record because someone had connected the vision mixer directly to the monitor and the VHS recorder to itself, so we got a tape that had sound but no pictures.

Pictures here: [http://www.randominformation.co.uk/media/gallery/woodenspoon2000 Woodenspoon 2000]

== Attempt two ==
Returning to the scene of our former failure in the summer term of 2000 (it was [[Roses]] weekend, I think), we again rigged up the kit in James and used [[John Biltcliffe]]'s shiny new Pinnacle editing system to capture the video directly to hard disk. This time it did all record, but was never edited - I think John had issues with the lip-sync, and since all the footage was on his personal machine we didn't get it back after he left York.

== Attempt three - The Big Breakfast ==
The concept of student cooking was used when in June 2000 YSTV were invited down to The Big Breakfast. With the chance to compete for 90 seconds of national airtime, YSTV proposed to bring student cooking to the masses. Unfortunately the Bournemouth student TV station C6 beat them to the slot, so once again [[Michael Prior-Jones]] didn't get to show off his cooking skills on TV. The visit was chronicled in [[YSTV Does It Bigger]].

== Attempt four ==
This was much later - in February 2003. The show was shot on a Saturday morning at [[Lorna Mitchell]]'s shared house near the Victoria Hotel. The multi-camera approach was done away with in favour of some careful planning and a single DV camera, operated by [[Andrew Talbot]], and with [[Jonathan Bufton]] on sound. There were some quite inventive attempts at credits, with Michael and Jonathan spelling their names out in Lorna's alphabet fridge magnets and mixing them up, and later reversing the footage!

Andrew edited the show together, but unfortunately due to a muddle with the sound mixing the background music was mixed too loudly and the result is quite hard to understand.

==Attempt five==
A final attempt to produce WoodenSpoon was made in April 2004, after Michael had graduated, by [[Jen Ayerst]], filmed in [[Jonathan Bufton]]'s kitchen usual similar methods as attempt four. However the food didn't really cook very well, the presenter was nervous and it was never edited. Maybe one day someone will do the idea justice!

{{YSTV Productions}}
[[Category:Productions]]

Michael Prior-Jones

2017-11-06T15:51:15Z

MikeP-J:

YSTV 50

2017-11-06T15:49:14Z

MikeP-J:

YSTV 50 was a weekend of events in celebration of YSTV's 50th anniversary.

==Events==

===ReUnion===
A panel featuring the cast and crew of [[Union]].

==Attendees by Years Active==
===1980s===
* [[Keith Hide-Smith]]

===2000s===
* [[Michael Prior-Jones]]

===2010s===
* [[Katherine Bell]]
* [[Courtney Brotherson]]
* [[Grace Downer]]
* [[Greg Ebdon]]
* [[Peter Eskdale]]
* [[Sam Hance]]
* [[Hector McDuff]]
* [[Iona McEwan]]
* [[Sarah Mesterton-Gibbons]]
* [[Sam Nicholson]]
* [[Robert Walker]]
* [[Chris Wall]]
* [[Lloyd Wallis]]
* [[Sam Willcocks]]
* [[Anthony Williams]]
* [[Grace Winpenny]]
* [[Kenric Yuen]]

[[Category:Anniversaries]]

Michael Prior-Jones

2017-11-06T15:48:40Z

MikeP-J: 2001 constitution

Michael Prior-Jones

2017-11-06T15:47:01Z

MikeP-J: CV update!