The Department of Communication is proud to be the home of an award-winning Radio-Television-Film program. Equipped with the latest in digital and analog equipment, we are able to produce professional-quality programming in a variety of media.
| Program: The Radio-Television-Film (RTVF) program is designed to provide the necessary skill development and academic knowledge for entry into graduate school or in any of the three major areas of the broadcasting industry: | 
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* News and Performance;
* Production; and
* Sales, Advertising and Management. | clickhereforstudentmediaproject
CapVision 2.0 |
Additonally, we have designed our major in
Radio-Television-Film and its two related minors, Radio-Television and Film Studies, for students planning careers in media education or in specialities that require a substantial knowledge and appreciation of film and related media. | |
Approach: The broadcast industry employs the talents of writers, performers, videographers, editors, film reviewers, arts administrators, archivists, and technicians-- just to name a few – and is a population distinguished by its creativity, its currency of knowledge, and its commitment to excellence. Visually and aurally acute, these professionals understand the power of the media to educate and entertain. They, as responsible citizens, also recognize the power of the media to fuel those opinions and decisions that will shape the future. Capital's RTVF program prepares students to handle these responsibilities. In addition to offering the student a broad base of course work in electronic mass media, the RTVF program supports students’ interests and studies in other disciplines. Students in this program receive a substantial background in the liberal arts.
2008 - 2009 Requirements for the Radio-TV-Film Major—51 hours from the following courses:*
COMM 131 Media & Society, COMM 151 Interpersonal Communication,
COMM 311 Persuasion & Propaganda, COMM 313 Public Address,
COMM 338 Media, Law, & Ethics, COMM 352 Group Discussion,
COMM 454 Communication Inquiry; RTVF 232 Electronic Media Writing,
RTVF 332 Radio Production, RTVF 333 Video Production,
RTVF 336 Broadcast Announcing, RTVF 337 Electronic Media Management,
RTVF 433 Advanced Video Production; MUSIC 212 Audio Production and Recording Techniques;
PR 366 Writing for the Web; TH 121 Introduction to Theatre;
three hours in courses from film studies;
one hour in RTVF 100 (Pre-Professional Activity); and
two hours in RTVF 300 (Advanced Pre-Professional Activity.)
2008 - 2009 Requirements for the Minor in Radio-TV—18 hours from the following courses:*
COMM 131 Media and Society; RTVF 232 Electronic Media Writing,
RTVF 332 Radio Production, RTVF 333 Video Production,
RTVF 336 Broadcast Announcing, RTVF 337 Electronic Media Management.
2008 - 2009 Requirements for the Minor in Film Studies—18 hours from the following courses:*
required, RTVF 141 Introduction to Film; RTVF 241 Film Criticism;
1 hour in RTVF 491 (Capstone experience: an exploration of a significant issue in film);
9 hours PHIL 204 Philosophy and the Arts, RTVF 341 Gender & Film, RTVF 342 Horror Films & Their Audiences, RTVF 343 Major Directors, RTVF 344 Film Genre Studies, RTVF 333 Video Production, RTVF 345 Screenwriting, RTVF 433 Advanced Video Production, REL 310 Religion and Film, FRNCH 360 French Media, SPAN 360 Spanish Media/Cinema/Representation or any other approved course that examines film aesthetics, artists, criticism, form, history and/or theory.
Pre-Professional Activities: Students also can assist in the operation of our campus radio station, WXCU, and in the production of Skyline Columbus, an award-winning cable access program and/or CapVision 2.0, a student-produced media web magazine.
Capital students produce the award-winning Skyline Columbus program for local cable (WOW cable channel 20.) The magazine-style show has featured celebrities including Ice Skater Scott Hamilton, former Columbus Zoo Director, Jack Hanna and local newscaster and Capital University alumnus, Angela Pace. Students can also be members of our CapVision 2.0 crew.
CapVision 2.0 is a multimidea infomration resource and a showcase for creative audio/video productions created by and for Capital University students. (To view, please go to http://capvision.capital.edu/.) Our goal is to produce informative, entertaining segments about student life and campus events. Crew members shoot and edit segments for the show using portable video camcorders and professional non-linear editing software. This program is open all students, regardless of major.
TV Studio: The Capital University television studio is located in the basement of Blackmore Library. Featuring 3 Ikegami studio cameras, it serves as a production facility for students majoring in Radio-TV-Film, as well as the broader campus community. The studio is home to "Skyline Columbus," an award-winning interview program produced by Capital students. The show is carried weekly on a local educational access channel operated by Time Warner Cable and the city of Columbus. The studio also houses a post-production facility that includes a mix of Avid and Final Cut Pro workstations, the two top industry choices for nonlinear video editing. This equipment is used for classes, pre-production for "Skyline," and to produce Capital's own multimedia website.
Radio Studio: WXCU, Radio Free Capital, was voted the "Best Student Run Internet Only Radio Station" by the College Music Journal in 2007. The station is led by an all-student management team and features a commercial-style alternative format. The studio is equipped with the latest radio broadcasting technology, including both production and playback equipment currently on the air at broadcast stations in Columbus, providing students with experience that translates directly into real world applications. The station is available over the internet at WXCURadio.com, on the campus cable system, and is featured in various campus locations. (To listen, go to http://www.wxcuradio.com/.) Additionally, the station hosts several concerts each academic year and supports the efforts of student groups campus-wide. Involvement in the station and management team is open to students of all majors, and freshmen can be trained on the equipment and working as part of WXCU during their first weeks at Capital University!
Internships: Students majoring in radio-television or educational radio-television have the opportunity to put into practice what they learn in the classroom through internships in community media operations. As a major metropolitan area, Columbus offers a number of television and radio stations, cable television companies, production houses and not-for-profit groups as internship sites.
Recent internships placed students in the newsrooms and/or promotions departments at WCMH-TV, WBNS-TV, WSYX-TV, WTVN-AM, WLVQ-FM, WWCD-FM (CD101), WSNY-FM (Sunny 95), Lyon Video, Horizons Video & Film, Vanguard Productions, Shaw Video Communications, ONN (Ohio News Network) and Ohio Government Television. Other placements (in or out of the Columbus area) also are possible in response to student request. Qualified students can have as many as three internship experiences.
Careers and Placement: Graduates of Capital’s radio-television-film program can find work in a variety of professional environments in electronic media: local and network television and radio, video production houses, advertising agencies, arts councils, cable networks and educational media centers.