By Nandini
Around 20 students along with two faculty members Dinesh Nirawdekar and Anzil Fernandes visited the media house for an interactive session with the editor Pramod Acharya, on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
Students were informed about the various shows produced by the channel and had a discussion regarding the popularity of the channel among Goans and other cities like Karwar and Belgaum.
The best part about the field trip was the interaction between the editor and the students. He gave insights about the field and advised the students to follow their passion. “The world will not tell you to play a helicopter shot. You should play it anyway because you can’t fail at 40, but if you fail at 20 you can recover,” he said.
While Speaking about the struggles in the media field, Pramod Acharya said “We are on a chessboard, the content we create is the king, revenue is the queen; the king is strong if the queen survives. There is a possibility that the king will fall so take care of the queen”.
Students were shown the editing software and a few techniques like chroma key and usage of templates. Later they were shown the newsroom where bulletins are shot using green screen and teleprompter. Prudent Media consists of high-tech equipment, newsroom and PCR where they manage the functioning of the channel. They have qualified staff consisting of three producers, two video editors along with other members in the news and multimedia department.
They use professional cameras like MX53 and Panasonic for outdoor shoots and their PCR consists of multiple screens and a sophisticated vision mixer and vMix software’s for switching. The students were shown the studio which consisted of a long table and a huge LED screen which is controlled with the help of a system.
Students had a good time learning about the technicalities of a media channel. They had the privilege to get a walk through in office, studio, newsroom and PCR etc.
Journalism in Goa, India - B.A. in Journalism 