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“WE LIKE TO THINK OF THIS SPACE AS BEING BUILT FOR BEGINNERS, LEARNERS AND EXPERIMENTERS.” THE NEXT BIG PODCASTER OR VIDEO PRODUCER COULD GET THEIR START RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO THANKS TO A NEW SERVICE AT THE FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
“THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE SPACE. I PLAN ON WORKING ON A PODCAST HERE.” THE LIBRARY'S PRODUCTION STUDIO IS NOW UP AND RUNNING AND READY TO BE RESERVED.
“ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT HAVING A NEW LIBRARY IS IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT TOOLS, WHAT LEARNING WILL OUR COMMUNITY WANT, AND TECHNOLOGY WAS A BIG PART OF THAT.” THE SPACE IS MEANT FOR PEOPLE WITH AN INTEREST IN CREATING A PODCAST, SHORT VIDEO OR PHOTO SHOOT.
“WE’VE DEVELOPED IT SO THAT WE HAVE THE BASIC TOOLS. WE’VE GOT MICROPHONES, SOME LIGHTS, WE HAVE TRIPODS, CAMCORDER.” THERE'S ALSO A GREEN SCREEN PLUS THE SOFTWARE TO LIVE STREAM, RECORD AND EDIT ON THE STUDIO'S COMPUTER.
THE FACT THAT I CAN LITERALLY FILM, SHOOT, EDIT, HIT PUBLISH HERE, OH MY GOSH.. IT’S LIKE… DELIGHT.” THE LIST OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO REQUEST FOR USE IN THE STUDIO, PLUS THE INSTRUCTION MANUALS FOR THE EQUIPMENT, CAN BE FOUND ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.
“WE TRY TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT BY THE TIME YOU WALK IN YOU ARE READY TO DO YOUR THING BECAUSE WE DO NOT PROVIDE STAFF IN THE ROOM.” IT'S FREE TO RESERVE THE STUDIO, YOU JUST NEED TO HAVE A LIBRARY CARD IN GOOD-STANDING AND BE 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
PLUS THE GUEST WHO RESERVES THE ROOM MUST BE THE ONE WHO USES IT.
“YOU CAN RESERVE IT ONCE A DAY FOR 2 HOURS AND YOU CAN RESERVE IT UP TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE.” GUESTS WILL NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN SD CARD TO SAVE THEIR WORK AND ARE WELCOME TO BRING IN THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT.
I’M KIND OF EXCITED TO PLAY AROUND TO SEE HOW I CAN MAKE THAT A REALITY.” LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STUDIO AT FRISCOLIBRARY.COM/STUDIO.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.