Toronto, Ontario – February 3, 2011 – Humber College Broadcasting Television/Videography (BRTV) students will be part of the cool, and the cold, that comes with the Rockstar Ski Cross Grand Prix at Blue Mountain on February 10 and 11.
Humber students will be part of the Double Black Diamond Production (DBDP) live broadcast. As the only school invited to participate, Humber students will have a unique opportunity to complete work placement hours towards completing their diploma. Students will work on the live broadcast and the sports production teams, in roles including producer, technical directors, camera operators, editors, and more.
“Students will get the chance to cover a growing sport in challenging conditions. This brings the classroom to the slopes, and to real life,” said Michael Wright, a professor in the Humber BRTV department. “DBDP trusts our students to excel, which is why they invited Humber. This will give students valuable work experience in an intense environment, preparing them for the future.”
Ski cross took the sporting world by storm at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Last year, at the first ski cross at Blue Mountain, more than 3,000 spectators packed the slopes. This year, the Canadian team will be among the favourites after the success it had in Vancouver.
“I’m totally psyched to be working at a ski cross event that has Canadian Olympians competing,” said second-year student Jessica Bria, who will be working on video as part of the Blue Mountain Screen Presentation crew. “I remember watching the Olympics a year ago and it was the coolest event there. Now I get to be a part of it. This is the kind of experience I need to get a job.”
Humber students will be working with SCORPIO, Humber’s new high-definition (HD) television mobile truck. SCORPIO is the most technically advanced mobile in any college in Ontario. The compact 35’ mobile television facility features the latest in state-of-the-art HD broadcast equipment, including top-of-the-line high-definition cameras, a video production switcher, a digital recording system, broadcast graphics software, edit facilities and more.
The Rockstar Ski Cross Grand Prix will be broadcast live to more than 20 countries as well as streamed live on sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sportsnet will also broadcast in Canada in two one-hour shows on Saturday, Feb. 19.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 21,000 full-time students and 55,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 90 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies.
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For more information, please contact:
Andrew Leopold / Kevin Gonsalves
Humber Marketing and Communications
(o) 416.675.6622 ext. 4296 / 5778
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andrew.leopold@humber.ca / kevin.gonsalves@humber.ca
