Gregory A. Ardrey

TEACHING MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AT NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL IN NEWARK OHIO 2014-PRESENT

IN AUGUST OF 2014, ON MY FIRST VISIT TO MY NEW STUDIO, THIS IS WHAT GREETED ME:

I THINK SOMEONE PLANNED TO MAKE A NEWS DESK OUT OF THIS CHAIN LINK STRUCTURE

THERE WAS A PILE OF OLD EQUIPMENT AT THE BACK OF THE STUDIO

WITH THE HELP OF THE CUSTODIANS, I WAS ABLE TO CLEAN UP IN TIME FOR OPEN HOUSE

I ALSO CLEANED UP THE LAB, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MACS ON THE FRONT DESKS.

THIS IS THE CONTROL ROOM AT THE START OF THE FALL 2014 SEMESTER

IN OCTOBER, I WAS ABLE TO USE SOME GRANT MONEY TO PURCHASE A NEWTEK TRICASTER

WE PURCHASED A TRICASTER 40 AND THE CONTROL SURFACE

IN OCTOBER 2014, I REBUILT THE CONTROL ROOM AND INSTALLED THE TRICASTER SYSTEM

THIS IS THE CONTROL ROOM AFTER THE REBUILD WAS COMPLETED.

I ALSO MOVED THE DVD AUTHORING EQUIPMENT AND CLEANED UP THE CABLE RACK

HERE STUDENTS ARE USING THE TRICASTER’S VIRTUAL SETS TO PRODUCE A NEWSCAST

THE CONTROL SCREEN OF THE TRICASTER:

WE HAVE TWO STUDIO CAMERAS

HERE’S THE VIEW FROM THE SET.

STUDENTS SITTING IN FRONT OF A GREEN SCREEN WALL LIKE THIS…

… CAN LOOK LIKE THEY’RE SETTING ON A NEWS SET LIKE THIS!

ME WORKING WITH A STUDENT.

IN DECEMBER, WE WERE FEATURED IN THE NEWARK ADVOCATE FOR THE FIRST TIME

IN THE SPRING, WE SENT OUR OLD NEWS DESK TO WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL’S TV CLUB

WE CONVERTED OUR STUDIO TO A GREEN SCREEN ENVIRONMENT

STUDENTS PRODUCING A NEWSCAST

ANTOINE GROUTARS AND OTHER STUDENTS FILMING “THE BRIDGE”

A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT FOR “SINGING IN THE RAIN” PRESENTED AS PART OF THE PLAY

ANOTHER VIDEO FROM THE PLAY

PRODUCING A NEWSCAST

OUR SECOND STORY IN THE PAPER ABOUT OUR ENTRIES TO THE NATAS STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE EMMYS

“NEWARK SCHOOLS NOW!”

“NHS TODAY”

HONORABLE MENTION: “THE BRIDGE”

HONORABLE MENTION: “ROTARY EASTERN ADVENTURE – PART ONE: WASHINGTON DC”

HONORABLE MENTION: “THE NHS FRENCH CLUB TRIP TO FRANCE”

WINNER – PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT“RED CROSS PSA”

MR. ARDREY ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF ANTOINE GROUTARS FOR THE RED CROSS PSA

NATIONAL ACCADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES’ STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY CHAPTER

A TV INTERVIEW AT THE REGIONAL EMMY GALA

A PORTRAIT OF MR. ARDREY FROM THE 2015 EMMYS, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER REBOOTING THE TV PROGRAM AT NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL.

IN THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, CERTIFICATES AND POSTERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR ARE USED TO CREATE A “WALL OF FAME”.

THIS SERVES TO INSPIRE NEW STUDENTS TO AIM HIGH AND WORK HARD.

IN 2016, A NEW IMPROV COMEDY SHOW PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT HITS THE AIR.

“DRAMA DAVE’S ACTINGPAULOOZA” ALLOWS ACTING STUDENTS TO PERFORM IMPROV AND MEDIA STUDENTS TO PRODUCE A TV SERIES

BACKGROUNDS TO MATCH THE IMPROV SKIT ARE ADDED IN POST-PRODUCTION

THIS IS WHY WE SAY FROM WGSF-TV TO WNN: “LIVING THE LEGEND FOR OVER 50 YEARS”